Cabins on homestead of Mrs. Mary Hannah Cotton on the west shore of Lake Onamia, Mille Lacs County, 1897
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Sawmill and general store building of Cundy and McClure, Onamia Minnesota, 1900
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New England Hotel, Onamia Minnesota, 1905
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Lumber Camp, Twenty Miles from Onamia Minnesota, 1906
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Dahlgren Brothers store, Onamia Minnesota, 1908
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General views, Onamia Minnesota, 1909
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Chippewa Indians at Onamia Minnesota, 1909
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Indian camp at Lake Shakopee near Onamia Minnesota, 1910
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Chippewa Indians seated in front of Einen's Store, Onamia Minnesota, 1910
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Reverend Frank Pequette, Wadena and Meg-e-see, Onamia Minnesota, 1910
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Chippewa lodges near Onamia Minnesota, 1910
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Dwelling and church, Onamia Minnesota, 1910
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Railroad roundhouse at Onamia Minnesota, 1910
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Dahlgren Brothers Store, Onamia; Alof (Olaf) Dahlgren behind counter, 1911
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Dahlgren Brothers store, Onamia Minnesota, 1911
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Indian home on Lake Onamia, 1918
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On scenic highway northeast of Onamia Minnesota, 1919
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Main Street, Onamia Minnesota, 1919
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Mille Lacs Lake Resort, Onamia Minnesota, 1920's
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Rocky Reef Resort, Onamia Minnesota, 1920's
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The new cloister at Onamia Minnesota, 1922
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School bus for Onamia School, 1924
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Wadena and Me-gee-see with Rev Edward McCann, Onamia Minnesota, 1925
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Crosier Seminary, Onamia Minnesota, 1930
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Crosier Seminary, Onamia Minnesota, 1930's?
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Dahlgren Bros. grocery store, Onamia Minnesota, 1930's
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Lake near Onamia Minnesota, 1935
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Village Hall, Onamia Minnesota, 1936
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Street scene, Onamia Minnesota, 1939
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View at West Shore Resort on Lake Mille Lacs, Onamia Minnesota, 1939
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West Shore Resort on Lake Mille Lacs, Onamia Minnesota, 1939
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Street scene, Onamia Minnesota, 1940
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Aerial view, Onamia Minnesota, 1940
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Aerial view, Onamia Minnesota, 1940
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Aerial view, Onamia Minnesota, 1940
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High school, Onamia Minnesota, 1940
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Modern cabins at Izaty's Resort, Onamia Minnesota, 1940's?
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Street scene, Onamia Minnesota, 1940's
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Sheep shearing near Onamia Minnesota, 1947
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Croisier Monastery, Onamia Minnesota, 1950's
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Vineland Indian School on Mille Lacs Reservation near Onamia Minnesota, 1955
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Chippewa Indian family and a birchbark canoe, Onamia Minnesota, 1955
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Dahlgren Brothers supermarket, Onamia Minnesota, 1960
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Cozy Cove Resort and Store, Onamia Minnesota, 1960's
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Aerial view, Onamia Minnesota, 1970
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Rolf Olsen Center, Onamia Minnesota, 2007
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Lions Community Center, Onamia Minnesota, 2007
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City Hall, Onamia Minnesota, 2007
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Street scene, Onamia Minnesota, 2007
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Street scene, Onamia Minnesota, 2007
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Street scene, Onamia Minnesota, 2007
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Hospital, Onamia Minnesota, 2007
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Street scene, Onamia Minnesota, 2007
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