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 Birds-eye view of Mankato, Minnesota, 1870 Courtesy Library of Congress - click image to enlarge Buy a framed print of this image - Buy a canvas with this image |
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 Front Street looking north, Mankato, Minnesota, 1905 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge Buy a reproduction of this postcard - Buy a print of this image |
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 Sibley Park and Race Track, Mankato, Minnesota, 1906 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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 First Congregational Church, Mankato, Minnesota, 1906 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
 Front Street, Mankato, Minnesota, 1907 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge Buy a reproduction of this postcard - Buy a print of this image |
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 New YMCA, Mankato, Minnesota, 1907 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
 South Front Street looking south, Mankato, Minnesota, 1908 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge Buy a reproduction of this postcard - Buy a print of this image |
 Birds-eye View, Mankato, Minnesota, 1908 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge Buy a reproduction of this postcard - Buy a print of this image |
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Traveled by mammoth-hunters and
motorcyclists alike, the Minnesota River Valley shows the
traces of a unique legacy: where else are you going to find
a political party with ideals based on honest conversation
and gymnastics? Not all of it is as lovely as the natural
scenery it accompanies--Mankato was the site of the largest
mass execution in United States history--but its heritage
demands contemplation. Discover the valley's most
enterprising characters, from Fort Snelling bootleggers like
Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant to the Granite Falls lawyer
behind Prohibition, Andrew Volstead. With a guide like
Johanneck, you might meet some familiar figures in
surprising circumstances as she steals up behind Dr. Mayo at
the grave he was robbing for medical research or catches FBI
director J. Edgar Hoover in a moment of unguarded
correspondence. Buy This Book |
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 Birds eye view, Mankato, Minnesota, 1908 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge Buy a reproduction of this postcard - Buy a print of this image |
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 Birds Eye View, Mankato, Minnesota, 1909 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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 Main Street, Mankato, Minnesota, 1909 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge Buy a reproduction of this postcard - Buy a print of this image |
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Blue Earth County, Minnesota (Images of America) |
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The first white settlers came to what is now Blue Earth County in 1852, and discovered an abundance of rich land, streams, rivers, and lakes for survival in southern Minnesota. Showcasing photographs from the area's first 70 years, the Blue Earth County Historical Society has compiled over 200 images of the lifestyles and advancements of its earliest settlers. The pioneers of Blue Earth County recognized the potential for success at the bend in the Minnesota River, and forged a vibrant community out of the big woods and prairies of southern Minnesota. Pictured here are the fruits of those settlers' labors, seen in vintage images from the townships of Blue Earth County, including life on the farms and in the towns. |
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 Second Street, Mankato, Minnesota, 1909 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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 Front Street looking north, Mankato, Minnesota, 1909 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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 Minnesota River, Mankato, Minnesota, 1910 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
 Normal School, Mankato, Minnesota, 1910 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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Steam Railroads of Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota |
| Steam railroading became an integral part of the communities in northern Iowa and southern Minnesota in the late 1800s. The railroad provided hundreds of jobs and the ability to transport both goods and passengers across the Midwest. The Chicago & North Western Railway, the Chicago Great Western Railroad, the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway, the Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific Railroad, and the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (called the Milwaukee Road by employees) served five principal gateways, which included Chicago, Illinois; Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota; Omaha, Nebraska; and Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri. Operating steam engines required tremendous manpower, and by the 1920s, some steam passenger trains were replaced by more efficient motor cars, fueled by oil-powered engines. Steam engines could no longer compete with the reduced operating costs, smaller crew requirements, and time savings provided by diesel, which ultimately led to the fall of steam in 1955. | |
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 Odd Fellows and Free Press Buildings, Mankato, Minnesota, 1912 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge Buy a reproduction of this postcard - Buy a print of this image |
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Check Out The Minnesota History Shop! Good Goods and Great Gifts!  |
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 Elks Building, Mankato, Minnesota, 1913 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge Buy a reproduction of this postcard - Buy a print of this image |
 Birds eye view, Mankato, Minnesota, 1913 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge Buy a reproduction of this postcard - Buy a print of this image |
 High School, Mankato, Minnesota, 1913 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge Buy a reproduction of this postcard - Buy a print of this image |
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 St. Joseph Hospital, Mankato, Minnesota, 1913 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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 Public Library, Mankato, Minnesota, 1914 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- - click to enlarge |
 Swedish Lutheran Church and Presbyterian Church, Mankato, Minnesota, 1914 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- - click to enlarge Buy a reproduction of this postcard - Buy a print of this image |
 Baptist Church and Methodist Episcopal Church, Mankato, Minnesota, 1914 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- - click to enlarge |
 Zoo in Sibley Park, Mankato, Minnesota, 1915 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- - click to enlarge |
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 Educational Institutions in Mankato, Minnesota, 1916 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge Buy a reproduction of this postcard - Buy a print of this image |
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 German Red Cross Bazaar, Mankato, Minnesota,1916 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge Buy a reproduction of this postcard - Buy a print of this image |
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 Zoo at Sibley Park, Mankato, Minnesota, 1938 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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 Academy and Chapel of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Mankato, Minnesota, 1940s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge Buy a reproduction of this postcard - Buy a print of this image |
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 Immanuel Hospital, Mankato, Minnesota, 1950s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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 Schwickert Hardware, Mankato, Minnesota, 1956 Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase |
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