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The Palms
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Text on front reads: "The Palms... Pioneers of the Frog Leg Dinners in the Midwest." On the reverse text reads: "Northeast of St. Paul. Frog Leg, Steak and Chicken Dinners." A two-story clapboard restaurant with sidewalks and trees on all sides. The sign reads: "The Palms, Fine Foods, Liquors."
1948
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