The Hinckley fire house, firemen, and Waterous steam fire engine, before September 1, 1894. The steam fire engine was manufactured in South St. Paul.

Hinckley fire house

The Hinckley fire house, firemen, and Waterous steam fire engine, before September 1, 1894. The steam fire engine was manufactured in South St. Paul.

Oxen pulling a sled of white pine logs near Hinckley in Pine County, 1885.

Oxen pulling logs near Hinckley

Oxen pulling a sled of white pine logs near Hinckley in Pine County, 1885.

View of the Hinckley main street the morning after the fire, 1894.

Main Street in Hinckley

View of the Hinckley main street the morning after the fire, 1894.

Thorstein Veblen in 1880, about the time he graduated from Carleton College. He was twenty-three years of age.

Thorstein Veblen

Thorstein Veblen in 1880, about the time he graduated from Carleton College. He was twenty-three years of age.

Thomas and Kari Veblen in Nerstrand, ca. 1870.

Thomas and Kari Veblen

Thomas and Kari Veblen in Nerstrand, ca. 1870.

Aerial view of the Coal Creek Station, 2019.

Aerial view of the Coal Creek Station, 2019.

Aerial view of the Coal Creek Station, 2019.

A drum puller and reels of cable being strung for the Cooperative Power Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota/United Power Association, Elk River, Minnesota high-voltage power-line construction through Grant County, Minnesota, 1976–1978.

CPA/UPA cable drum puller

A drum puller and reels of cable being strung for the Cooperative Power Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota/United Power Association, Elk River, Minnesota high-voltage power-line construction through Grant County, Minnesota, 1976–1978.

A crane helicopter lining up a power-line tower’s top portion with its base during construction of a high-voltage power line through Grant County, Minnesota, 1976-1978.

Crane helicopter above a power-line tower

A crane helicopter lining up a power-line tower’s top portion with its base during construction of a high-voltage power line through Grant County, Minnesota, 1976-1978.

Workers finish connecting the upper and lower portions of a high-voltage power-line tower in Grant County, Minnesota, 1976–1978.

Power line in Grant County

Workers finish connecting the upper and lower portions of a high-voltage power-line tower in Grant County, Minnesota, 1976–1978.

Peaceful March For Justice flyer, undated. The march was organized to protest the construction of power lines in rural Minnesota in the late 1970s or early 1980s. Used with the permission of Pope County Historical Society.

Peaceful March for Justice flyer

Peaceful March For Justice flyer, undated. The march was organized to protest the construction of power lines in rural Minnesota in the late 1970s or early 1980s. Used with the permission of Pope County Historical Society.

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