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"The Rugged Four"

Date: 1926
Description: Sigurd Olson, second from the left, with one of the early groups that he guided into the wilderness near Ely, Minnesota. The other men are identified as Dr...
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Fishing with the Boys

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Description: Elizabeth Olson, her sons, and another boy, in canoes owned by the Border Lakes Wilderness Outfitting Company. This photograph was probably taken for publi...
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Sigurd Olson

Date: 1942
Description: Sigurd Olson standing in a Border Lakes Outfitting Company canoe.
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Sig Olson and Wilderness Guides

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Description: Sigurd Olson (second from the left), his two sons on the right, and two unidentified men, thought to be wilderness guides who worked for his Border Lakes O...
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Knopf in Minnesota

Date: 08 1961
Description: Publisher Alfred A. Knopf, Sr., photographed while visiting the cabin of author Sigurd Olson at Listening Point. Knopf published all eight of Olson's books...
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Ely House Yardwork

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Description: Conservationist Sigurd F. Olson pruning a tree in his Ely house yard.
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Sig Shoveling Snow

Date: 1954
Description: Conservationist and outdoorsman Sigurd F. Olson taking a break from shoveling snow outside his home.
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Drill Grounds and Armory on Government Inspection Day

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Description: Elevated view of military formations on the drill grounds on government inspection day. A band plays for the military drill, and a flag waves on a pole on ...
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Eighteenth Annual National Encampment of G.A.R.

Date: 1884
Description: Elevated view of the Eighteenth Annual National Encampment of Grand Army of the Republic in Minneapolis, Minnesota in July 1884.
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Iceboats on Lake Crystal

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Description: People use five iceboats on frozen Lake Crystal.
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Amish Woman

Date: 2002
Description: View through window of an Amish woman arriving at Winona by bus. Other passengers are standing behind her.
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Amish at Bus Stop

Date: 2002
Description: Elevated view of a group of Amish gathered together outside a bus terminal.
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Tourist Campground

Date: 1924
Description: View across lawn of automobiles parked beneath trees at a tourist campground. A group of people are standing near a picnic table.
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Public School

Date: 1928
Description: The exterior of the public school building. A man sits on the steps.
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Young Woman and F-1800 Truck

Date: 1976
Description: Young woman standing among what appears to be branches of a cherry tree. An man is driving an International truck, possibly a Fleetstar F-1800, in the back...
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First Avery 20-35 Tractor

Date: 1915
Description: Rear view of a man using an Avery 20-35 tractor and a disc harrow to work in a field.
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Looking in at Main Entrance to the Palace #1536

Date: 1887
Description: A person is standing under the arched entrance of the Saint Paul Winter Carnival's ice palace. Inside the palace there is an ice animal sculpture on a plat...
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Brovald Moving Beehives

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Description: Andrew C. Brovald moving a hive with a wooden wheelbarrow. A row of beehives are on the left, and more beehives are sitting in the grass in the background....
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August Laechelt and Minnesota Honey Queen

Date: 1971
Description: August Laechelt (La Valle, Wisconsin) and the Minnesota State Honey Queen at the Minnesota State Fair. The Honey Queen is wearing a sash and tiara. Behind ...
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Apiary of J.E. Cady

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Description: View across field of the house and apiary of J.E. Cady. There is a man in a horse and carriage in front of the house. The carriage has a sign on the side t...

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