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Postcard of the Svenska Amerikanska Posten building, ca. 1935.
A color page of Svenska Amerikanska Posten from the “Sångarfäst=Nummer” edition (July 21, 1903).
The August 30, 1905 issue of the Svenska Folkets Tidning, with an article detailing the history of the paper since 1881 on the front page.
Swan Turnblad, longtime manager and publisher of Svenska Amerikanska Posten, ca. 1890s.
Swan Turnblad at about age sixteen, ca. 1876.
Swan Turnblad, ca. 1900 driving his Waverly automobile—the first commercially available car owned by a Minnesotan.
Swan Turnblad in his office at the Svenska Amerikanska Posten, ca. 1920.
Swan Turnblad, ca. 1915.
Swathing equipment and grain being swathed by a team of four horses during the fall harvest, 1910.
Swede Hollow, c.1969.