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Black and white photograph of Crookston from Childs photo album, ca. 1890–1915.

View of Crookston from Childs photo album

View of Crookston from Childs photo album, ca. 1890–1915.

Close-up picture of Carman in 1902 plat book

Photograph of page in Polk County plat book (1902) showing locations of Carman’s creamery, hotels, school, and artesian wells.

Carman as pictured in plat book, 1902

Photograph of a page in a Polk County plat book (1902) showing Carman’s street layout, including a creamery, hotels, a school, and artesian wells.

E. D. Childs and family

Ellsworth D. Childs with wife Eliza (far left) and two unidentified women, ca. 1890–1900.

Childs, Ellsworth D. (1843–1927)

A man of diverse interests and talents, Ellsworth D. Childs was a farmer, city councilman, businessman, entrepreneur, church planter, village planter, and writer. As all of these, and more, he profoundly influenced the development of the city of Crookston.

Black and white photograph of a woman and baby posing in front of the band shell in Hanover, ca. 1925–1930.

Woman and baby pose in front of the band shell in Hanover

A woman and baby pose in front of the band shell in Hanover, ca. 1925–1930.

Townsite plat Exhibit A, Block A

Townsite plat Exhibit A, Block A, 1886, Wright County Abstract.

Downtown Hanover

Downtown Hanover seen from the Hennepin County side of the Crow River, ca. late 1800s. Used courtesy of the Hanover Historical Society.

Aerial view of Hanover

Aerial view of Hanover, 2015. Photographed by Nick Hill via drone camera.

City of Hanover petition for incorporation

First page of the original petition for town incorporation signed by local residents in September 1891. Photographed by Mary Coons, 2004. Used courtesy of the City of Hanover.

Gale Family Library