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Mississippi River Reservoir Dam System

The Headwaters Dams were built between 1881 and 1912 in the Mississippi headwaters. The dams served to regulate river flow and assist navigation until 1938, when they were relegated to a flood control role.

Leech Lake Dam, Cass County.

Leech Lake Dam, 1902–1909.

Lake Winnibigoshish Dam construction.

Renovations at Lake Winnibigoshish 1898–1899.

Franklin Cook, Minneapolis.

Franklin Cook circa, 1880.

St. Anthony Falls, Minneapolis

St. Anthony Falls following 1869 crisis.

Dam tender's quarters, Pokegama Falls Dam.

Dam Tender's residence at Pokegama Falls Dam, 1904.

Lake Winnibigoshish, Leech Lake, and Pokegama Falls Dams

Winnibigoshish, Leech Lake, and Pokegama Falls Dams were built in the Mississippi Headwaters during the late nineteenth century. These structures preceded the construction of the Headwaters reservoir system and played key roles in flood prevention and river control during the 20th century.

Employee Dick Liecting pushing a grocery cart for two shoppers at the Red Owl Store, Southdale Mall, Edina

Employee Dick Liecting pushing a grocery cart for two shoppers at the Red Owl Store, Southdale Mall, Edina, 1959.

Coffee display at the Red Owl Store, Southdale Mall, Edina

Forms part of Red Owl Store photograph collection, 1957.

Lindholm Oil Company Service Station, Cloquet

The R.W. Lindholm Service Station in Cloquet was designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Completed in 1958, it was the only building concept ever constructed from Wright's utopian vision of a model American community called Broadacre City.

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