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1898. Ephemera. Near fine. A remarkable series of uniform images of Wykoff, Minnesota, taken in 1898, documenting 35 commercial buildings (plus two interior views), with the inhabitants standing in front of the structure. This series includes all but two buildings on the 100 block of North Gold Street, now on the National Register of Historic Places. The remaining views include churches, the public hall, free-standing wood-frame structures on adjacent streets, and more industrial buildings, like the livery and stables, a lumber yard, a wagon and carriage shop, a blacksmith shop, an unidentified four-story factory, etc. These images offer a seldom-seen view of the commercial buildings of a small town at the end of the 19th century and offer insight into the number, gender, ages of the owners, employees, and residents of the structures. Based on Wykoff's application to the National Register of Historic Places, this set of images includes 14 of the 16 buildings on the 100 block of North Gold Street,… Read More

[Washington, DC]: (n.p.), 1865. First Edition. Ephemera. Fine. A request from the Minnesota legislature to appoint a new commission to award damages to those in the state affected by the war with the Sioux. The legislature states that soldiers fighting in the civil war and refugees currently living in other states were unable to apply for compensation under the previous process. 2 pages (single sheet, printed on both sides). 38th Congress, 2d Session. Senate Mis. Doc. No. 30. February 11, 1865. First edition (first printing). A fine copy but for a small hole in the bottom margin. Never bound; entirely as issued.