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Water boy at a lumber mill in Winton Minnesota, 1890
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

Swallow-Hopkins Lumber Mill, Winton Minnesota, 1900
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View of Winton Minnesota, 1905
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View of Winton Minnesota, 1905
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Railroad Depot, Winton Minnesota, 1905
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Interior of Sawmill, Winton Minnesota, 1905
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Lumberjacks at Edward Hines Lumber Company, Winton Minnesota, 1905
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Picture Rock on Crooked Lake near Winton Minnesota, 1915
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St. Croix Lumber Company mill at Winton Minnesota, 1915
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Dam construction on Fall Lake near Winton Minnesota, 1922
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Gravel plant and pit on north shore of Fall Lake used in the construction of the dam and power plant on south shore of Fall Lake near Winton Minnesota, 1922
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Dam and power plant construction on Fall Lake near Winton Minnesota, 1922
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Power plant on Falls Lake near Winton Minnesota, 1925
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Superior National Forest game wardens' headquarters, Winton Minnesota, 1926
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Post Office, Winton Minnesota, 1937
Courtesy US Library of Congress - no enlargement available

View of Winton Minnesota, 1937
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Barber Shop, Winton Minnesota, 1937
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Abandoned saloon, Winton Minnesota, 1937
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General store at Winton Minnesota, 1937
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Interior of store at Winton Minnesota, 1937
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Street scene, Winton Minnesota, 1937
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Old City Hall, Winton Minnesota, 1937
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Remains of engine house of sawmill, Winton Minnesota, 1937
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Birds eye view of Fall Lake, Winton Minnesota, 1939
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Border Lakes Outfitting Company, Winton Minnesota, 1940's
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Border Lakes Outfitting Company, Winton Minnesota, 1946
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Buildings along the Shagawa River, Winton Minnesota, 1954
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

Main Street in Winton Minnesota, 1959
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Winton Hydro Electric Dam, Winton Minnesota, 2007
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