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Street View In Wadena, Minnesota, 1885
Street View in Wadena Minnesota, 1885
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Methodist Church, Wadena Minnesota, 1894
Methodist Church, Wadena Minnesota, 1894
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School in Wadena Minnesota, 1895
School in Wadena Minnesota, 1895
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Birds Eye View, Wadena Minnesota, 1900's
Birds Eye View, Wadena Minnesota, 1900s
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Merchants Hotel, Wadena Minnesota, 1905
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Chief Wadena, White Earth Minnesota, 1905
Chief Wadena, White Earth Minnesota, 1905
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Third Street, Wadena Minnesota, 1906
Third Street, Wadena Minnesota, 1906
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Catholic Church, Wadena Minnesota, 1906
Catholic Church, Wadena Minnesota, 1906
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Wadena High School, Wadena Minnesota, 1907
Wadena High School, Wadena Minnesota, 1907
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Episcopal Church, Wadena Minnesota, 1907
Episcopal Church, Wadena Minnesota, 1907
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Third Street in Wadena Minnesota, 1907
Third Street in Wadena Minnesota, 1907
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Third Street, Wadena Minnesota, 1908
Third Street, Wadena Minnesota, 1908
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Birds eye view, east side Third Street, Wadena Minnesota, 1908
Birds eye view, east side Third Street, Wadena Minnesota, 1908
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Birds eye view, Wadena Minnesota, 1909
Birds eye view, Wadena Minnesota, 1909
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Catholic Church and Parsonage, Wadena Minnesota, 1909
Catholic Church and Parsonage, Wadena Minnesota, 1909
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Main Street, Wadena Minnesota, 1909
Main Street, Wadena Minnesota, 1909
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Methodist Church, Wadena Minnesota, 1909
Methodist Church, Wadena Minnesota, 1909
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Wadena County Courthouse, Wadena Minnesota, 1909
Wadena County Courthouse, Wadena Minnesota, 1909
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Street Scene, Wadena Minnesota, 1909
Street Scene, Wadena Minnesota, 1909
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Public School, Wadena Minnesota, 1910
Public School, Wadena Minnesota, 1910
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First National Bank, Wadena Minnesota, 1910
First National Bank, Wadena Minnesota, 1910
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Methodist Episcopal Church, Wadena Minnesota, 1910
Methodist Episcopal Church, Wadena Minnesota, 1910
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Merchants Hotel, Wadena Minnesota, 1910
Merchants Hotel, Wadena Minnesota, 1910
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Merchants Hotel, Wadena Minnesota, 1910
Merchants Hotel, Wadena Minnesota, 1910
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Third Street, Wadena Minnesota, 1910's?
Third Street, Wadena Minnesota, 1910s
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Street scene, Wadena Minnesota, 1910's
Street scene, Wadena Minnesota, 1910s
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Birds eye view of Wadena Minnesota from the High School, 1910's
Birds eye view of Wadena Minnesota from the High School, 1910s
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Candy & Cracker Factory, Wadena Minnesota, 1910's
Candy & Cracker Factory, Wadena Minnesota, 1910s
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Residence street, Wadena Minnesota, 1910's
Residence street, Wadena Minnesota, 1910s
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High School, Wadena Minnesota, 1911
High School, Wadena Minnesota, 1911
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Third Street looking south, Wadena Minnesota, 1911
Third Street looking south, Wadena Minnesota, 1911
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Parochial School, Wadena Minnesota, 1913
Parochial School, Wadena Minnesota, 1913
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Residence scene, Wadena Minnesota, 1913
Residence scene, Wadena Minnesota, 1913
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Birds eye view, Wadena Minnesota, 1914
Birds eye view, Wadena Minnesota, 1914
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Northern Pacific Depot, Wadena Minnesota, 1914
Northern Pacific Depot, Wadena Minnesota, 1914
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Power Plant and Water Tower, Wadena Minnesota, 1914
Power Plant and Water Tower, Wadena Minnesota, 1914
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Congregational Church, Wadena Minnesota, 1915
Congregational Church, Wadena Minnesota, 1915
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Third Street in Wadena Minnesota, 1915
Third Street in Wadena Minnesota, 1915
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Congregational Church, Wadena Minnesota, 1916
Congregational Church, Wadena Minnesota, 1916
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3rd Street, Wadena Minnesota, 1918
3rd Street, Wadena Minnesota, 1918
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Methodist Episcopal Church, Wadena Minnesota, 1919
Methodist Episcopal Church, Wadena Minnesota, 1919
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Main Street, Wadena Minnesota, 1920
Main Street, Wadena Minnesota, 1920
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Wesley Hospital, Wadena Minnesota, 1920's?
Wesley Hospital, Wadena Minnesota, 1920s?
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Jefferson Street, Wadena Minnesota, 1920's?
Jefferson Street, Wadena Minnesota, 1920s?
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Fair Oaks Lodge Sanatorium, Wadena Minnesota, 1920's
Fair Oaks Lodge Sanatorium, Wadena Minnesota, 1920s
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Post Office, Wadena Minnesota, 1920's
Post Office, Wadena Minnesota, 1920s
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Wadena Cooperative Creamery, Wadena Minnesota, 1920's
Wadena Cooperative Creamery, Wadena Minnesota, 1920s
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Candy and Cracker Factory, Wadena Minnesota, 1920's
Candy and Cracker Factory, Wadena Minnesota, 1920s
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City Park, Wadena Minnesota, 1920's
City Park, Wadena Minnesota, 1920s
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Main Street looking north, Wadena Minnesota, 1920's?
Main Street looking north, Wadena Minnesota, 1923
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Main Street in Wadena Minnesota looking south, 1923
Main Street in Wadena Minnesota looking south, 1923
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Fair Oaks Lodge Sanatorium, Wadena Minnesota, 1925
Fair Oaks Lodge Sanatorium, Wadena Minnesota, 1925
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Congregational Church, Wadena Minnesota, 1930
Congregational Church, Wadena Minnesota, 1930
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Jefferson Street, Wadena Minnesota, 1930
Jefferson Street, Wadena Minnesota, 1930
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Jefferson Street from Colfax Avenue in Wadena Minnesota, 1930
Jefferson Street from Colfax Avenue in Wadena Minnesota, 1930
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Jefferson Street looking south in Wadena Minnesota, 1930's
Jefferson Street looking south in Wadena Minnesota, 1930s
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High School, Wadena Minnesota, 1930's
High School, Wadena Minnesota, 1930s
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US Post Office, Wadena Minnesota, 1930's
US Post Office, Wadena Minnesota, 1930s
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Street scene, Wadena, Minnesota, 1936
Street scene, Wadena, Minnesota, 1936
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Entering Wadena Minnesota on US Highway 10, 1937
Entering Wadena Minnesota on US Highway 10, 1937
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Street Scene, Downtown Wadena Minnesota, 1940
Street Scene, Downtown Wadena Minnesota, 1940
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Jefferson Street, Wadena Minnesota, 1940
Jefferson Street, Wadena Minnesota, 1940
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Street scene, Wadena Minnesota, 1940's
Street scene, Wadena Minnesota, 1940s
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Looking north, Wadena Minnesota, 1940's
Looking north, Wadena Minnesota, 1940s
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Street scene, Wadena Minnesota, 1940's
Street scene, Wadena Minnesota, 1940s
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Auditorium, Wadena Minnesota, 1940's
Auditorium, Wadena Minnesota, 1940s
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Congregational Church, Wadena Minnesota, 1940's?
Congregational Church, Wadena Minnesota, 1940s?
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Congregational Church, Wadena Minnesota, 1944
Congregational Church, Wadena Minnesota, 1944
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Park, Wadena Minnesota, 1947
Park, Wadena Minnesota, 1947
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Street scene, Wadena Minnesota, 1950's
Street scene, Wadena Minnesota, 1950s
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Street scene, Wadena Minnesota, 1950's
Street scene, Wadena Minnesota, 1950s
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Street scene, Wadena Minnesota, 1950's
Street scene, Wadena Minnesota, 1950s
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Post Office, Wadena Minnesota, 1950's
Post Office, Wadena Minnesota, 1950s
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National Guard Armory, Wadena Minnesota, 1950's
National Guard Armory, Wadena Minnesota, 1950s
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Christ Alliance Church and Parsonage, Wadena Minnesota, 1950's
Christ Alliance Church and Parsonage, Wadena Minnesota, 1950s
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Aerial view, Wadena Sawmill Company, Wadena Minnesota, 1950's?
Aerial view, Wadena Sawmill Company, Wadena Minnesota, 1950s?
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Merickel Lumber Mills, Wadena Minnesota, 1950's
Merickel Lumber Mills, Wadena Minnesota, 1950s
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Route 71 through Wadena Wadena Minnesota, 1959
Route 71 through Wadena Wadena Minnesota, 1959
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Street scene, Wadena Minnesota, 1960
Street scene, Wadena Minnesota, 1960
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Jefferson Street, Wadena Minnesota, 1960's
Jefferson Street, Wadena Minnesota, 1960s
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Model cottages on display, Merickel Lumber, Wadena Minnesota, 1960's
Model cottages on display, Merickel Lumber, Wadena Minnesota, 1960s
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Model cottages on display, Merickel Lumber, Wadena Minnesota, 1960's
Northwest Building Center, Wadena Minnesota, 1960's
Northwest Building Center, Wadena Minnesota, 1960s
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Twin Spruce Motel, Wadena Minnesota, 1970
Twin Spruce Motel, Wadena Minnesota, 1970
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Entering Wadena on Highway 71, 2007
Entering Wadena on Highway 71, 2007
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Street View and Water Tower, Wadena Minnesota, 2007
Street View and Water Tower, Wadena Minnesota, 2007
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Downtown Wadena Minnesota, 2007
Downtown Wadena Minnesota, 2007
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Downtown Wadena Minnesota, 2007
Downtown Wadena Minnesota, 2007
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An apparently cold summer afternoon in Wadena Minnesota, 2007
An apparently cold summer afternoon in Wadena Minnesota, 2007
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Sign for the abandoned Wadena Drive Inn Theater on Highway 71, 2007
Sign for the abandoned Wadena Drive Inn Theater on Highway 71, 2007
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View of Bryant Avenue in Downtown Wadena Minnesota, 2007
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