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Tower Minnesota Gallery

Miners and car in the pit, Tower-Soudan Mine, 1890 Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

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Locomotive and cars at Tower-Soudan mine, 1890 Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

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Tower Brewery, on the site of the present day Iron Ore Bar in Tower,1890 Courtesy of the Tower-Soudan Historical Society

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Lake Vermilion from Iron Mine Hill, Tower Minnesota, 1898 From the LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection

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The Vermillion Hotel, Tower Minnesota, 1905 Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

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Bird's-eye view of Tower Minnesota, 1905 Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

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McKinley Monument, Tower Minnesota, 1907 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge

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Public School, Tower Minnesota, 1908 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge

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Main Street, Tower Minnesota, 1909 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge

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Tower Lumber Company Saw Mill, Tower Minnesota, 1908 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge

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McKinley Monument, Tower Minnesota, 1909 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge

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Vermilion Lake Indian Reservation School near Tower Minnesota, 1909 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge

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McKinley Park, Tower Minnesota, 1909 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge

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Nels J. Benson's Hunting Party, Tower Minnesota, 1909 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge

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Hydro-electric Power Plant on Pike River, Tower Minnesota, 1910 Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

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Public School, Tower Minnesota, 1910 Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

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Old Settlers parade, Tower Minnesota 1910 Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

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Government Indian school, Tower Minnesota, 1910 Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

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A two hour catch at Goodwills Summer Home on Lake Vermillion, Tower Minnesota, 1911 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge

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The Vermillion Hotel, Tower Minnesota, 1912 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge

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Vermillion Hotel, Tower Minnesota, 1912 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge

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Birds eye view, Tower Minnesota, 1913 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge

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Government Indian School, Tower Minnesota, 1920 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge

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Main Street looking west, Tower, Minnesota, 1920s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge Buy a reproduction of this postcard - Buy a print of this image

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Dining room with walls of birch, Birch Point Inn, near Tower Minnesota, 1920s Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

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Public School, Tower Minnesota, 1920s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge

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Lounging room, Everett Bay Lodge, Tower Minnesota, 1935 Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

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Closed and abandoned Miners & Merchants State Bank, Tower, Minnesota, 1937 Courtesy Library of Congress - click image to enlarge Print a print of this image  -  Buy a framed print of this image

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Abandoned locomotive at old sawmill, Tower Minnesota, 1937 Courtesy US Library of Congress

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Street view, Tower Minnesota, 1937 Courtesy US Library of Congress

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Early morning scene, Tower Minnesota, 1937 Courtesy US Library of Congress

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Shoe store at Tower Minnesota, 1937 Courtesy US Library of Congress

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Bill of fare, advertising board and goods in restaurant, Tower Minnesota, 1937 Courtesy US Library of Congress

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Dining room, Pike Bay Resort on Lake Vermilion near Tower Minnesota, 1940 Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

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Black Bear Cafe, Tower Minnesota, 1940 Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

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City Hall, Tower Minnesota, 1940 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge

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Tower City Hall, Tower Minnesota, 1940 Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

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Main Street, Tower Minnesota, 1940 Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

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Main Street, Tower Minnesota, 1940s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge

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Iron Mine at Soudan, near Tower Minnesota, 1940s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge

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Cabin at Seager's Everett Bay Resort, Tower Minnesota, 1940s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge

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Dining Room at Birch Point Inn on Lake Vermilion, Tower Minnesota, 1940s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge

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Sawmill at Tower Minnesota, 1948 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge

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Main Street Tower Minnesota 1950 Courtesy of the Tower-Soudan Historical Society

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Last steam train into Tower Minnesota, 1953 Courtesy of the Tower-Soudan Historical Society

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Street scene, Tower Minnesota, late 1950s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge

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Lake Vermilion just out of Tower Minnesota, 2004 LakesnWoods.com Photo

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Entering Tower from the east on Highway 169, 2004 LakesnWoods.com Photo

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Tower Minnesota street scene, 2004 LakesnWoods.com Photo

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Tower Minnesota street scene, 2004 LakesnWoods.com Photo

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