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 Vintage Map of Owatonna, Minnesota, 1870
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State Public School, Owatonna Minnesota 1906
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Public Library, Owatonna Minnesota, 1907
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First Universalist Church, Owatonna Minnesota, 1907
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South Cedar Street, Owatonna Minnesota, 1908
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Court House, Metropolitan Opera House and City Hall, Owatonna Minnesota 1908
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Public Library, Owatonna Minnesota 1908
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City Hospital, Owatonna Minnesota, 1909
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Mineral Spring Park, Owatonna Minnesota, 1909
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Steele County Courthouse, Owatonna Minnesota, 1909
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Rock Island Depot, Owatonna Minnesota, 1909
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Straight River, Owatonna Minnesota, 1909
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Central Park, Owatonna Minnesota, 1910
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City Hospital, Owatonna Minnesota, 1910
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Second Ward School, Owatonna Minnesota, 1910
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Bridge Street, Owatonna Minnesota, 1910
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Street Fair, Owatonna Minnesota, 1910
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Hotel Owatonna, Owatonna Minnesota, 1910's
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Pillsbury Academy, Owatonna Minnesota, 1910's
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Pillsbury Academy Buildings, Owatonna Minnesota, 1910's
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North Cedar Street, Owatonna Minnesota, 1910's
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Clinton Falls and Mill, Owatonna Minnesota, 1910's
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Music Hall, Owatonna Minnesota, 1910's
Music Hall, Owatonna Minnesota, 1910s
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Protestant Churches of Owatonna Minnesota 1910s
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Catholic Churches of Owatonna, Minnesota, 1910s
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Owatonna Schools, Owatonna, Minnesota, 1910s
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Pillsbury Academy, Owatonna Minnesota, 1910's
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The White Way, Owatonna Minnesota, 1914
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Park Scene, Owatonna Minnesota, 1915
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Union Depot, Owatonna Minnesota, 1917
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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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Public Library, Owatonna Minnesota, 1918
Public Library, Owatonna Minnesota, 1918
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High School, Owatonna Minnesota, 1920's
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North Cedar Street, Owatonna Minnesota, 1920's
North Cedar Street, Owatonna Minnesota, 1920s
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Armory, Owatonna Minnesota, 1920's
Armory, Owatonna Minnesota, 1920s
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Associated Church, Owatonna Minnesota, 1920's
Associated Church, Owatonna Minnesota, 1920s
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Steele County Court House, Owatonna Minnesota, 1920's
Steele County Court House, Owatonna Minnesota, 1920s
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New High School, Owatonna Minnesota, 1921
New High School, Owatonna Minnesota, 1921
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New High School, Owatonna Minnesota, 1921
New High School, Owatonna Minnesota, 1921
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Security State Bank, Owatonna Minnesota, 1924
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Central Block, Owatonna Minnesota, 1924
Central Block, Owatonna Minnesota, 1924
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Band Stand, Owatonna Minnesota, 1927
Band Stand, Owatonna Minnesota, 1927
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Post Office, Owatonna Minnesota, 1929
Post Office, Owatonna Minnesota, 1929
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Pillsbury Hall, Owatonna Minnesota, 1930
Pillsbury Hall, Owatonna Minnesota, 1930
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Hotel Owatonna, Owatonna Minnesota, 1930's
Hotel Owatonna, Owatonna Minnesota, 1930s
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Clinton Falls Nursery, Owatonna Minnesota, 1930's
Clinton Falls Nursery, Owatonna Minnesota, 1930s
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North Cedar Street, Owatonna Minnesota, 1930's
North Cedar Street, Owatonna Minnesota, 1930s
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Cedar Street, Owatonna Minnesota, 1930's
Cedar Street, Owatonna Minnesota, 1930s
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Court House, Owatonna Minnesota, 1930's
Court House, Owatonna Minnesota, 1930s
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Hospital, Owatonna Minnesota, 1940's
Hospital, Owatonna Minnesota, 1940s
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Physic Labratory, Owatonna Minnesota, 1940's?
Physic Labratory, High School, Owatonna Minnesota, 1940s?
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Mineral Springs Park, Owatonna Minnesota, 1940's
Mineral Springs Park, Owatonna Minnesota, 1940s
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Minnesota Implement Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Owatonna Minnesota, 1945
Minnesota Implement Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Owatonna Minnesota, 1945
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Court House, Owatonna Minnesota, 1945
Court House, Owatonna Minnesota, 1945
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North Cedar Street, Owatonna Minnesota, 1946
North Cedar Street, Owatonna Minnesota, 1946
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High School, Owatonna Minnesota, 1949
High School, Owatonna Minnesota, 1949
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Music Hall, Pillsbury Academy, Owatonna Minnesota, 1949
Music Hall, Pillsbury Academy, Owatonna Minnesota, 1949
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Greetings from Owatonna Minnesota, 1950's
Greetings from Owatonna Minnesota, 1950s
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Street scene, Owatonna Minnesota, 1950's
Street scene, Owatonna Minnesota, 1950s
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Cedar Street in Owatonna, Minnesota, 1950s
Street scene, Owatonna Minnesota, 1950s
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Inn Towne Motel, Owatonna Minnesota, 1950's
Inn Towne Motel, Owatonna Minnesota, 1950s
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Security Bank, Owatonna Minnesota, 1950's
Security Bank, Owatonna Minnesota, 1950s
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Hotel Owatonna, Owatonna Minnesota, 1950's
Hotel Owatonna, Owatonna Minnesota, 1950s
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Main Building at the State School in Owatonna, Minnesota, 1950s
Main Building at the State School in Owatonna, Minnesota, 1950s
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Washington Elementary School, Owatonna, Minnesota, 1950s
Washington Elementary School, Owatonna, Minnesota, 1950s
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Owatonna Country Club and Golf Course, Owatonna, Minnesota, 1951
Owatonna Country Club and Golf Course, Owatonna, Minnesota, 1951
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Country Hearth Motel, Owatonna Minnesota, 1960's
Country Hearth Motel, Owatonna Minnesota, 1960s
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Broadway and Cedar Street, Owatonna Minnesota, 1960's
Broadway and Cedar Street, Owatonna Minnesota, 1960s
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Fountain at Central Park, Owatonna Minnesota, 1960's
Fountain at Central Park, Owatonna Minnesota, 1960s
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Legend of Owatonna sign, Mineral Springs Park, Owatonna Minnesota, 2005
Legend of Owatonna sign, Mineral Springs Park, Owatonna Minnesota, 2005
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Waterfalls on Straight River, Owatonna Minnesota, 2010
Waterfalls on Straight River, Owatonna Minnesota, 2010
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Street scene, Owatonna Minnesota, 2010
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Central Park, Owatonna Minnesota, 2010
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