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View of Main Street in Red Lake Falls, looking toward the courthouse, ca. 1910.
Zumbrota's Main Street, c.1925. The community was founded in 1856 during Minnesota territorial period by a New England emigration society.
Mainquist farm house, Rockford Township, Wright County, ca. 1920.
Drawing of a maize or corn plant enjoying warm weather in Southern Mexico. Drawing by Emmeline Hall.
Major Alfred B. Brackett, c.1863.
Major Brackett and his aide, Van Garren, at a camp in Dakota Territory, 1864.
Major Charity E. Adams (right) and Captain Mary Kearney (left) inspect the 6888th Battalion in England on February 15, 1945. NAID: 531249, local ID: 111-SC-200791.
Map of the United States showing major and minor corn growing areas.
Major General C. C. Andrews, ca. 1865.
Major General Gouverneur Kemble Warren, United States Army, ca. 1863.