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Cooperative creamery. Coleraine, Minnesota

Cooperative creamery. Coleraine, Minnesota

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A black and white photo of a man milking a cow, Minnesota. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of a man milking a cow, Minnesota. Farm Securi...

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Concentration plant for Danube Mine near Bovey, Minnesota

Concentration plant for Danube Mine near Bovey, Minnesota

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Joyce Estate, Guest Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Guest Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles...

Significance: Located in the Main Cabin Compound immediately to the north of the Joyce Cabin, this building was constructed during the estate's first season in 1917 for the use of guests of David Gage Joyce and... More

Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Significance: The Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam is one of six Mississippi River Headwaters Reservoirs dam sites that are historically significant for their association with the history of navigation, commerce, to... More

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

Joyce Estate, Playhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Playhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles n...

Significance: ... the Playhouse was constructed about 1927 for Beatrice Clotilde ("B.C.") Joyce, the only child of the estate's founder, David Gage Joyce. David Gage's probate inventory, dated 1938, itemizes "... More

Joyce Estate, Farmhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Farmhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles n...

Significance: As reported by the "Grand Rapids Herald Review" of 14 March 1917, initial plans for the Joyce Estate called for the construction of a "barn" and "farmhouse" before the end of the year. An early p... More

Joyce Estate, Men's Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Men's Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles...

Significance: ... this building was constructed "in the early 1920." It apparently was on site by 1924, when Waleski's father, Joseph, Sr., was hired as a bodyguard by the estate's founder David Gage Joyce and... More

Joyce Estate, Golf Clubhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Golf Clubhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 mi...

Significance: ... the Golf Clubhouse was constructed about 1925, along with the neighboring nine-hole, pitch-and-putt Golf Course. The Clubhouse is mentioned in a personal property inventory of the estate comp... More

Joyce Estate, Main Pump House, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Main Pump House, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 m...

Significance: In 1917, wealthy Chicagoan David Gage Joyce erected a complex of buildings on Trout Lake to serve as a family summer resort. A description of the Joyce Estate, published in 1922, notes that the s... More

Joyce Estate, Privy, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Privy, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north...

Significance: Little is known about the Privy, a small structure set in the woods about 40 feet behind (west of) the Maid's Cabin (HABS No. MN-146-M) in the Main Cabin Compound. ... This small, single-story str... More

Joyce Estate, Water Tank, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Water Tank, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles ...

Significance: There is no documentary or pictorial evidence concerning the age or origins of the Water Tank. A description of the Joyce Estate, published in 1922, noted that the sleeping cottages in the Main C... More

Loading logs onto railroad cars near Effie, Minnesota

Loading logs onto railroad cars near Effie, Minnesota

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Partially-loaded car of lumber near Effie, Minnesota

Partially-loaded car of lumber near Effie, Minnesota

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of lumber, lumberjack workers, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Construction of stalls and barn at logging camp near Effie, Minnesota

Construction of stalls and barn at logging camp near Effie, Minnesota

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Horses being watered at lumber camp near Effie, Minnesota. The trough was made from a log with a broad axe

Horses being watered at lumber camp near Effie, Minnesota. The trough ...

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Blasting crew in the Danube mine. Bovey, Minnesota

Blasting crew in the Danube mine. Bovey, Minnesota

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Joyce Estate, Main Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Main Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles ...

Significance: ... the Main Cabin was constructed during the estate's first season in 1917 to serve as a central dining and socializing area for Joyce Family members and their guests. Food preparation occurred ... More

Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Significance: The Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam is one of six Mississippi River Headwaters Reservoirs dam sites that are historically significant for their association with the history of navigation, commerce, to... More

Joyce Estate, Playhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Playhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles n...

Significance: ... the Playhouse was constructed about 1927 for Beatrice Clotilde ("B.C.") Joyce, the only child of the estate's founder, David Gage Joyce. David Gage's probate inventory, dated 1938, itemizes "... More

Joyce Estate, Moore Lake Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Moore Lake Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 ...

Significance: When wealthy Chicagoan David Gage Joyce constructed the first buildings for his summer retreat on the west side of Trout Lake in 1917, his estate enclosed about 2,600 acres. In following years, J... More

Bovey Water Tower, Eighth Avenue & T.H. 169, Bovey, Itasca County, MN

Bovey Water Tower, Eighth Avenue & T.H. 169, Bovey, Itasca County, MN

Significance: The Bovey water tower was constructed in 1907 of cast iron material for the tower with a wooden-stave tank. Research into the engineering literature of the first decade of the 20th century indica... More

Bovey Water Tower, Eighth Avenue & T.H. 169, Bovey, Itasca County, MN

Bovey Water Tower, Eighth Avenue & T.H. 169, Bovey, Itasca County, MN

Significance: The Bovey water tower was constructed in 1907 of cast iron material for the tower with a wooden-stave tank. Research into the engineering literature of the first decade of the 20th century indica... More

Joyce Estate, Dog Kennel, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Dog Kennel, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles ...

Significance: According to former Joyce Estate caretaker Joseph Waleski, Jr., the Dog Kennel was constructed "about 1955." ... This wood-frame, shed-roofed structure is of utilitarian design, typical of a farms... More

Lumberjacks at dinner. Camp near Effie, Minnesota

Lumberjacks at dinner. Camp near Effie, Minnesota

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Loading logs onto railroad cars near Effie, Minnesota

Loading logs onto railroad cars near Effie, Minnesota

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Dragging pulpwood on to main road. Logging camp near Effie, Minnesota

Dragging pulpwood on to main road. Logging camp near Effie, Minnesota

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A man standing next to a cow in a field, Minnesota. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A man standing next to a cow in a field, Minnesota. Farm Security Admi...

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Joyce Estate, Guest Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Guest Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles...

Significance: Located in the Main Cabin Compound immediately to the north of the Joyce Cabin, this building was constructed during the estate's first season in 1917 for the use of guests of David Gage Joyce and... More

Joyce Estate, Bathhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Bathhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles n...

Significance: ... the bathhouse was built about 1920. ... The Bathhouse is the only two-story building on the Joyce Estate. Since its construction, it has been transformed form a utilitarian bathhouse into a s... More

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

Joyce Estate, Farmhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Farmhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles n...

Significance: As reported by the "Grand Rapids Herald Review" of 14 March 1917, initial plans for the Joyce Estate called for the construction of a "barn" and "farmhouse" before the end of the year. An early p... More

Joyce Estate, Moore Lake Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Moore Lake Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 ...

Significance: When wealthy Chicagoan David Gage Joyce constructed the first buildings for his summer retreat on the west side of Trout Lake in 1917, his estate enclosed about 2,600 acres. In following years, J... More

Bovey Water Tower, Eighth Avenue & T.H. 169, Bovey, Itasca County, MN

Bovey Water Tower, Eighth Avenue & T.H. 169, Bovey, Itasca County, MN

Significance: The Bovey water tower was constructed in 1907 of cast iron material for the tower with a wooden-stave tank. Research into the engineering literature of the first decade of the 20th century indica... More

Joyce Estate, Gun Room, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Gun Room, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles no...

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Joyce Estate, Gun Room, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Gun Room, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles no...

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Joyce Estate, Oberservatory, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Oberservatory, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 mil...

Significance: ... the Observatory the Joyce Family's name for their rustic, log-framed gazebo was built "in the early 1920s." A description of the Joyce Estate, published in 1922, noted that the grounds in... More

Joyce Estate, Seaplane Hangar, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Seaplane Hangar, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 m...

Significance: ... the Seaplane Hangar was constructed in the early 1950s to house a seaplane owned by Beatrice Clotilde ("B.C.") Joyce, the daughter of the estate's founder, David Gage Joyce. B.C. used the air... More

Lumberjacks resting. Camp near Effie, Minnesota

Lumberjacks resting. Camp near Effie, Minnesota

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Bunkhouse at logging camp near Effie, Minnesota

Bunkhouse at logging camp near Effie, Minnesota

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Dragging pulpwood to loading platform at lumber camp near Effie, Minnesota

Dragging pulpwood to loading platform at lumber camp near Effie, Minne...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A black and white photo of a man leading a cow Farmers of Great Depression. Dust bowl refugees, Resettlement program.

A black and white photo of a man leading a cow Farmers of Great Depres...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

Joyce Estate, Utility Building No. 2, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Utility Building No. 2, Chippewa National Forest Road 21...

Significance: Although the date and original function of this building are note known, its wood-frame construction and drop siding are similar to that of the Moore Island Cabin, which seems to have been built i... More

Joyce Estate, Main Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Main Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles ...

Significance: ... the Main Cabin was constructed during the estate's first season in 1917 to serve as a central dining and socializing area for Joyce Family members and their guests. Food preparation occurred ... More

Lake Winnibigoshish Reservoir Dam, Deer River, Itasca County, MN

Lake Winnibigoshish Reservoir Dam, Deer River, Itasca County, MN

Significance: The Lake Winnibigoshish Reservoir Dam is one of six Mississippi River Headwaters Reservoir dam sites that are historically significant for their association with navigation, commerce, tourism, the... More

Joyce Estate, Guest Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Guest Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles...

Significance: Located in the Main Cabin Compound immediately to the north of the Joyce Cabin, this building was constructed during the estate's first season in 1917 for the use of guests of David Gage Joyce and... More

Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Significance: The Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam is one of six Mississippi River Headwaters Reservoirs dam sites that are historically significant for their association with the history of navigation, commerce, to... More

Joyce Estate, B. C. Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, B. C. Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles...

Significance: ... this cabin was built soon after completion of the Main Cabin and the first three sleeping cabins. It is apparently one of the seven "cottages" mentioned in an article about the estate in the ... More

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

Joyce Estate, Golf Course Tool Shed, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Golf Course Tool Shed, Chippewa National Forest Road 214...

Significance: In all probability, this structure is the "Golf Course Tool Shed" mentioned in a personal property inventory of the estate compiled in 1938 as part of David Gage Joyce's probate file. Apparently,... More

Joyce Estate, Root Cellar, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Root Cellar, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles...

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Joyce Estate, Greenhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Greenhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles ...

Significance: ... the Greenhouse was built in the early 1920s to provide ornamental shrubs and flowers for landscaping the grounds. David Gage Joyce's probate file, compiled in 1938, itemizes a "greenhouse" as... More

Joyce Estate, White Spruce Plantation, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, White Spruce Plantation, Chippewa National Forest Road 2...

Significance: No information is available that indicates why white spruce were planted at this location. ... Comprising a grove of about 100 mature trees, the White Spruce Plantation creates a woodsy canopy for... More

Joyce Estate, Bulb Storage Cellar, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Bulb Storage Cellar, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144,...

Significance: This cellar was used to store bulbs for landscaping the estate. It was probably built about 1923, when the estate's Greenhouse was erected. ... This simple, utilitarian structure is dug into a hi... More

Joyce Estate, Metal Garage, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Metal Garage, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 mile...

Significance: ... the Metal Garage was constructed at the south end of Trout Lake "in the early 1930s," and was subsequently moved to its present location at the north end of the Caretaker's Compound. Its relo... More

Dishing out and serving food in logging camp near Effie, Minnesota

Dishing out and serving food in logging camp near Effie, Minnesota

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Concentration plant for Danube Mine near Bovey, Minnesota

Concentration plant for Danube Mine near Bovey, Minnesota

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FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrower and wife. Cut-over area of Itasca County, Minnesota

FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrower and wife. Cut-over area of...

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Concentration or washing plant for Danube Mine near Bovey, Minnesota

Concentration or washing plant for Danube Mine near Bovey, Minnesota

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Family of FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrower. Cut-over area of Itasca County, Minnesota

Family of FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrower. Cut-over area o...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrower and wife. Cut-over area of Itasca County, Minnesota

FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrower and wife. Cut-over area of...

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FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrower, farmer of cut-over land. Itasca County, Minnesota

FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrower, farmer of cut-over land. ...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Joyce Estate, Main Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Main Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles ...

Significance: ... the Main Cabin was constructed during the estate's first season in 1917 to serve as a central dining and socializing area for Joyce Family members and their guests. Food preparation occurred ... More

Joyce Estate, Guest Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Guest Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles...

Significance: Located in the Main Cabin Compound immediately to the north of the Joyce Cabin, this building was constructed during the estate's first season in 1917 for the use of guests of David Gage Joyce and... More

Joyce Estate, Bathhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Bathhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles n...

Significance: ... the bathhouse was built about 1920. ... The Bathhouse is the only two-story building on the Joyce Estate. Since its construction, it has been transformed form a utilitarian bathhouse into a s... More

Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Significance: The Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam is one of six Mississippi River Headwaters Reservoirs dam sites that are historically significant for their association with the history of navigation, commerce, to... More

Joyce Estate, B. C. Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, B. C. Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles...

Significance: ... this cabin was built soon after completion of the Main Cabin and the first three sleeping cabins. It is apparently one of the seven "cottages" mentioned in an article about the estate in the ... More

Joyce Estate, B. C. Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, B. C. Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles...

Significance: ... this cabin was built soon after completion of the Main Cabin and the first three sleeping cabins. It is apparently one of the seven "cottages" mentioned in an article about the estate in the ... More

Joyce Estate, Barbeque Pit, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Barbeque Pit, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 mile...

Significance: According to former Joyce Estate caretaker Joseph Waleski, Jr., the Barbeque Pit was built "in the late 1940s." ... Constructed of heavily mortared, rubble fieldstone, the Barbeque Pit consists of... More

Joyce Estate, Joyce Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Joyce Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles...

Significance: Located in the Main Cabin Compound immediately to the north of the Main Cabin, this building was constructed during the estate's first season in 1917 for the use of David Gage Joyce and his wife B... More

Joyce Estate, Maid's Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Maid's Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 mile...

Significance: It presumably took a significant number of servants to maintain the "casual" lifestyle at the Joyce Estate. Given its name, the Maid's Cabin apparently housed one of more of the female staff. ...... More

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

Bovey Water Tower, Eighth Avenue & T.H. 169, Bovey, Itasca County, MN

Bovey Water Tower, Eighth Avenue & T.H. 169, Bovey, Itasca County, MN

Significance: The Bovey water tower was constructed in 1907 of cast iron material for the tower with a wooden-stave tank. Research into the engineering literature of the first decade of the 20th century indica... More

Bovey Water Tower, Eighth Avenue & T.H. 169, Bovey, Itasca County, MN

Bovey Water Tower, Eighth Avenue & T.H. 169, Bovey, Itasca County, MN

Significance: The Bovey water tower was constructed in 1907 of cast iron material for the tower with a wooden-stave tank. Research into the engineering literature of the first decade of the 20th century indica... More

Bovey Water Tower, Eighth Avenue & T.H. 169, Bovey, Itasca County, MN

Bovey Water Tower, Eighth Avenue & T.H. 169, Bovey, Itasca County, MN

Significance: The Bovey water tower was constructed in 1907 of cast iron material for the tower with a wooden-stave tank. Research into the engineering literature of the first decade of the 20th century indica... More

The bathhouse at logging camp near Effie, Minnesota

The bathhouse at logging camp near Effie, Minnesota

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Lumberjack washing his feet. Camp near Effie, Minnesota

Lumberjack washing his feet. Camp near Effie, Minnesota

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Barn boss cleaning shovel at logging camp near Effie, Minnesota

Barn boss cleaning shovel at logging camp near Effie, Minnesota

Public domain photograph of United States agriculture in the 1930s, country, farmer, farm, great depression, migration, dust bowl refugees, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrower, farmer of cut-over land. Itasca County, Minnesota

FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrower, farmer of cut-over land. ...

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Concentration plant for Danube mine near Bovey, Minnesota

Concentration plant for Danube mine near Bovey, Minnesota

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Children of FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrower on cut-over land. Itasca County, Minnesota

Children of FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrower on cut-over la...

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Loading car with washed ore at concentration plant near Bovey, Minnesota

Loading car with washed ore at concentration plant near Bovey, Minneso...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Joyce Estate, Mary Louise Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Mary Louise Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3...

Significance: ... this building was completed shortly after the construction of the Main Cabin and the initial three sleeping cabins. It apparently is one of the seven "cottages" mentioned in the "Grand Rapids... More

Joyce Estate, Main Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Main Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles ...

Significance: ... the Main Cabin was constructed during the estate's first season in 1917 to serve as a central dining and socializing area for Joyce Family members and their guests. Food preparation occurred ... More

Lake Winnibigoshish Reservoir Dam, Deer River, Itasca County, MN

Lake Winnibigoshish Reservoir Dam, Deer River, Itasca County, MN

Significance: The Lake Winnibigoshish Reservoir Dam is one of six Mississippi River Headwaters Reservoir dam sites that are historically significant for their association with navigation, commerce, tourism, the... More

Joyce Estate, Laundry, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Laundry, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles nor...

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Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Significance: The Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam is one of six Mississippi River Headwaters Reservoirs dam sites that are historically significant for their association with the history of navigation, commerce, to... More

Joyce Estate, B. C. Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, B. C. Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles...

Significance: ... this cabin was built soon after completion of the Main Cabin and the first three sleeping cabins. It is apparently one of the seven "cottages" mentioned in an article about the estate in the ... More

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

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