Farm equipment auction poster

Farm equipment auction poster

Poster announcing the sale at auction of farm equipment by Al Trochaic, auctioneer. Printed by Haymarket Press, published by Ox Head Press in Marshall, Lyon County, Minnesota, 1981.

Foreclosure auction poster

Foreclosure auction poster

Poster announcing the foreclosure of family farms, ca. 1984.

Farm Crisis, 1979–1987

Minnesota’s farmers enjoyed an economic boom in the 1970s. Land values soared, United States exports of agricultural products grew, and farmers gained access to easy credit to expand their operations. When the 1980s brought a sharp decline in exports and land values, rising production costs, and higher interest rates on loans, many farmers found themselves in serious financial trouble. The farm crisis of the 1980s caused many farm foreclosures and bankruptcies—the worst economic conditions the agricultural sector had seen since the Great Depression.

Crescent Grange Hall #512

Crescent Grange Hall #512

Crescent Grange Hall #512, located on Typo Creek Road in Linwood Township. Photographer and date unknown, but post–1916 (the protruding alcove added at that time is clearly visible). Anoka County Historical Society, Object ID# 264.1.02. Used with the permission of Anoka County Historical Society.

Crescent Grange Hall #512

Crescent Grange Hall #512

The front side of Crescent Grange Hall #512. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user Bobak Ha'Eri. CC BY 3.0.

Crescent Grange Hall #512

Crescent Grange Hall #512 in Linwood Township is an artifact of Reconstruction-era Minnesota (1865–1877). During this period, rural residents united in response to economic upheaval and high interest rates. Farmers, particularly those in the south and west of the state, struggled to make a living in a volatile and unregulated economy.

Dome of the Winona Public Library

Dome of the Winona Public Library

Dome of the Winona Public Library, designed by Otto Heinicke. Photograph by Greg Gaut, 2019. Used with the permission of Greg Gaut.

Winona Public Library

Winona Public Library

Winona Public Library, ca. 1900.

Winona Public Library

Winona Public Library

Winona Public Library, front elevation view. Photograph by Wikimedia user McGhiever, 2017.

David Park House

David Park House

The exterior of the David Park House in winter, 2018. Photograph by Gary Rozman. Beltrami County Historical Society.

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