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I'd Rather Be At The Cabin Unisex T-shirt
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Olivia Minnesota Gallery


St. Aloysius Church Park, Olivia Minnesota, 1908
St. Aloysius Church Park, Olivia Minnesota, 1908
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Depot, Olivia Minnesota, 1910
Depot, Olivia Minnesota, 1910
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Steam Railroads of Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota 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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Circus, Olivia Minnesota, 1910
Circus, Olivia Minnesota, 1910
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Heins Block and Grand Central Hotel, Olivia Minnesota, 1910's
Heins Block and Grand Central Hotel, Olivia Minnesota, 1910s
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New Armory, Olivia Minnesota, 1917
New Armory, Olivia Minnesota, 1917
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Street scene, Olivia, Minnesota, 1940s
Street scene, Olivia, Minnesota, 1940s
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St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Olivia Minnesota, 1940's
St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Olivia Minnesota, 1940s
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Methodist Church, Olivia Minnesota, 1940's
Methodist Church, Olivia Minnesota, 1940s
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Renville County Courthouse, Olivia Minnesota, 1940's
Renville County Courthouse, Olivia Minnesota, 1940s
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Armory, Olivia Minnesota, 1940's
Armory, Olivia Minnesota, 1940s
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Street scene, Olivia Minnesota, 1950's
Street scene, Olivia Minnesota, 1950s
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Street scene, Olivia Minnesota, early 1960's
Street scene, Olivia Minnesota, 1960s
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Street scene, Olivia Minnesota, 1960's
Street scene, Olivia Minnesota, 1960s
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