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 Birds eye view of Winona, Minnesota, 1867 Created by Chicago Lithographing, 1867, image courtesy Library of Congress - click image to enlarge |
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Upper Mississippi
River at Winona (Images of America) |
| Winona, located on an island where the upper Mississippi River flows from west to east, has been linked to the river from its earliest days. Before the community's settlement, Native Americans and white explorers sailed past Wapasha's Prairie in birchbark canoes, keel boats, and small sailboats. As early as the 1820s, steamboats plied the river while carrying people and goods to and from the state's interior. Before bridges began to crisscross the river, merchants had to use boats to bring people and supplies to Winona before they could travel farther west. The first bridge to cross the river was a swing bridge that allowed steamboats to pass. Images of America: Upper Mississippi River at Winona uses images collected and archived in the Winona County Historical Society's History Center to illustrate the history of the Mississippi River near Winona. Many of the photographs exhibited in this book have rarely been seen by the general public and have never been published. | |
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 Birds-eye view of Winona, Minnesota, 1874 Courtesy Library of Congress - click image to enlarge Buy a poster and hanger with this image - Buy a custom framed print of this image |
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 Winona Hotel, Winona, Minnesota, 1880 Photo from Detroit Publishing Company, image courtesy Library of Congress - click image to enlarge |
 Winona County Court House, Winona, Minnesota, 1880 Photo from Detroit Publishing Company, image courtesy Library of Congress - click image to enlarge |
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 Residences on Broadway, Winona, Minnesota, 1890 Photo from Detroit Publishing Company, image courtesy Library of Congress - click image to enlarge |
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 Mississippi River at Winona, Minnesota, 1898 Created by Chicago Lithographing, 1898, image courtesy Library of Congress - click image to enlarge |
 Winona, Minnesota from the Bridge, 1898 Photo from Detroit Publishing Company, image courtesy Library of Congress - click image 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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Winona (Images of America) |
| Located on an island in the Mississippi River in southeastern Minnesota, Winona has been home to the transportation industry from its earliest days. Before Winona was a city, Native Americans and European explorers sailed past "Wapasha's Prairie" in birch bark canoes, keel boats, or small sailboats. As early as the 1820s, steamboats plied up and down the "Father of Waters," carrying people and goods to and from the interior. Until bridges were built, it was necessary to use ferryboats to cross this great river. The first bridge to cross the river was a railroad swing bridge that allowed steamboats to pass by. With the bridge in place, rail traffic arrived in Winona and a terminal was established along the riverfront. | |
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 High School, Winona, Minnesota, 1905 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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 Mississippi River near Winona, Minnesota, 1905 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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 Railroad west of Winona, Minnesota, 1905 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
 Third Street, Winona, Minnesota, 1905 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
 Court House, Winona, Minnesota, 1905 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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 Levee Front, Winona, Minnesota, 1906 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
 Riverside Park from High Bridge, Winona, Minnesota, 1907 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
 Looking down Mankato Avenue from Sugar Loaf Drive, Winona, Minnesota, 1907 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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 Lake Winona, Winona, Minnesota, 1907 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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 Old Stone Road looking north from Sugar Loaf, Winona, Minnesota, 1908 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
 Old Stone Road, Winona, Minnesota, 1908 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
 Winona Free Public Library, Winona, Minnesota, 1908 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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Winona In Vintage Postcards (Postcard History Series) |
| Before its founding by white settlers, Winona, Minnesota, was the home of a band of Sioux led by the great Wapasha dynasty. After white settlement began in 1851, the city's growth was fueled by the Mississippi riverboat trade. Groups of immigrants passed through the "Gate City," and many stayed, founding enduring ethnic communities and building a city that for a brief time rivaled Minneapolis. The settlement covered the sandy flats with houses, churches, colleges, and factories, and carved the hill "Wapasha's Cap" into the landmark now known as Sugar Loaf. Yesterday's riverboats have given way to today's recreational vehicles, but Winona's factories and businesses still sell products to the national market, and the colleges -now universities -are a significant part of the city's life. Through their combined collections of rare postcards, authors Chris Miller and Mary Pendleton take readers on a visual tour of Winona's history, exploring the city's Native American heritage, natural scenery, development, historic landmarks, and long relationship with the Mississippi River. | |
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 Park Hotel, Winona, Minnesota, 1908 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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 Court House, Winona, Minnesota, 1910 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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 Huff Street Bridge, Winona, Minnesota, 1910 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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 William Morris 5 and 10 Cent Store, Winona, Minnesota, 1910s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
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I Love Winona Tote Bag |
| This great design is available on over 100 different items - t-shirts, caps, mugs, women's clothing, sweatshirts & more! | This great design is available on over 100 different items - sweatshirts, baby clothing, journals, mugs & more! | Above merchandise also available for dozens of other cities in Minnesota! |
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 Canoing on Lake Winona, Winona, Minnesota, 1910s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
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 North Western Railroad Yards, Winona, Minnesota, 1910s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
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 Congregational Church, Winona, Minnesota, 1910s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
 Central Methodist Church, Winona, Minnesota, 1910s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
 Winter Park Scene, Winona, Minnesota, 1910s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
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 Wisconsin end of High Wagon Bridge over the Mississippi, Winona, Minnesota, 1911 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
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 Residence of Bishop Cotter, Winona, Minnesota, 1911 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
 Chicago and Northwestern Railway Station, Winona, Minnesota, 1912 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
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 Landon Fountain, Central Square, Winona, Minnesota, 1912 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
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 View on Sugar Loaf Road, Winona, Minnesota, 1914 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
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 J. R. Watkins Medical Company, Winona, Minnesota, 1915 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
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Historic Tales of the Hiawatha Valley |
| Adored for its tremendous beauty, the Hiawatha Valley also harbors a rich and varied history. Native Americans settled on the sandy shores of the Mississippi River and gave rise to the legend of Wee-no-nah. Later settlers arrived by steamboat and horse cart to tame the rugged hills and valleys and raise the finest of America’s crops, industries and children. The “gandy dancer” of early railroading drove his spikes, and pickle makers fed the troops in early war efforts. All the while, the Mighty Mississippi beckoned to hardy explorers, Mark Twain among them. Join local author Kent Otto Stever as he blends historic events, places and people with personal reflections on everyday life in the valley. | |
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 Steamer Capital, Winona, Minnesota, 1920s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
 North view of Winona, Minnesota, 1920s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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 Scenic Highway near Winona, Minnesota, 1920s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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 Hotel Winona, Winona, Minnesota, 1923 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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Winona, Minnesota |
| "Winona, Minnesota" features over 70 images of this captivating river town. Topics include Winona's downtown and lakes, the Highway 43 Bridge, the Mississippi River, Latsch Island boathouses, and more. | |
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 Winona County Farm Bureau Picnic at Farmers Park, Winona, Minnesota, 1926 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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 Lakeside Park, Winona, Minnesota, 1928 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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 FW Woolworth Store, Winona, Minnesota, 1930s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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 Entrance to Woodlawn Cemetery, Winona, Minnesota, 1933 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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 Stockton Hill Road, Winona, Minnesota, 1936 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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 Sugar Loaf Rock, Winona, Minnesota, 1937 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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 View of Winona, Minnesota from Garvin Heights Park, 1939 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
 Statue of Wenonah, Fountain Park Park, Winona, Minnesota, 1940 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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 Winona General Hospital. Winona, Minnesota, 1940s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
 Watkins Headquarters and Factory, Winona, Minnesota, 1940s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
 Winona Country Club, Winona, Minnesota, 1940s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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Winona,
Minnesota: A Photographic Collection, Volume II |
| This second volume of Winona, Minnesota, photographs by Kari Yearous expands on the topics covered in the first volume. Enjoy over seventy images featuring scenes from Winona's Levee Park and bridge, Sugarloaf, Latsch Island, John A. Latsch State Park, and a variety of classic scenes around Winona. | |
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 Golf Links, Country Club, Winona, Minnesota, 1940s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
 Latsch Island, Winona, Minnesota, 1940s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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 St. Peter Martyr Priory at Stockton Hill, Winona, Minnesota, 1940s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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 St. Mary's College, Winona, Minnesota, 1945 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
 Winona National and Savings Bank, Winona, Minnesota, 1945 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge  |
 Schuler Chocolates, Winona, Minnesota, 1945 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
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 The Hot Fish Shop and Sugar Loaf Mountain, Winona, Minnesota, 1947 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
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 Sterling Motel, Winona, Minnesota, 1950s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge Buy a reproduction of this postcard - Buy a print of this image |
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 Williams Hotel, Winona, Minnesota, 1950s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge  |
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Growing Up on the
Mississippi: The 1950s in Winona, Minnesota |
| Charming stories of small town life in Winona, Minnesota, in the 1950s. The book is "a joyous autobiography containing stories, local histories and snippets of life found in the river town of my youth." A reviewer writes that the new book "opens the floodgates of memory for long-time Winonans and kick-starts a time machine that sends all readers back to vivid scenes from Winona's past. Mixing extensive research with personal narrative, Stever's 'Growing Up On the Mississippi' offers more than dry history, but the vibrant details of life in another time in the island city." It is "a love affair with a town and growing up." | |
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 View from Garvin Heights Park, Winona, Minnesota, 1954 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
 Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Winona, Minnesota, 1955 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
 Memorial Hall at Winona State Teachers College, Winona, Minnesota, 1955 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
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 Sundown Motel, Winona, Minnesota, 1958 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge  |
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 Interstate Bridge, Winona, Minnesota, 1960s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
 View of Winona, Minnesota from Garvin Heights, 1960s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
 Aerial view of St. Mary's College, Winona, Minnesota, 1960s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
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 Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Winona, Minnesota, 1960s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
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 Maxwell Library, Winona State College, Winona, Minnesota, 1960s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
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 St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, Winona, Minnesota, 1960s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
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 Hiawatha Belle Boat, Winona, Minnesota, 1960s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
 Paul Watkins Memorial Methodist Home, Winona, Minnesota, 1960s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
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 Winona National and Savings Bank, Winona, Minnesota, 1960s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
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 Greetings from Winona, Minnesota, 1965 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
 Merchants National Bank, Winona, Minnesota, 1968 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge  |
 Sterling Motel, Winona, Minnesota, 1968 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
 Aerial view, Winona, Minnesota, 1970s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
 View of Winona, Minnesota from Garvin Heights, 1970s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
 View of Sugarloaf from bridge, Winona, Minnesota, 1970s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
 Westgate Motel, Winona, Minnesota, 1970s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
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 Library at St. Stanislaus Elementary School, Winona, Minnesota, 1976 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
 Downtown Mall, Winona, Minnesota, 1980s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
 College of St. Teresa, Winona, Minnesota, 1980s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
 KOA Kampgrounds, Winona, Minnesota, 1980s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge  |
 KOA Kampgrounds, Winona, Minnesota, 1980s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
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