This contract, for a piece of land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between Samuel Haughton Graves of Close Brothers & Company for South Minnesota Land Company and William F. Ihde of Benton County, Iowa. It is for the northeast quarter of Section 25 in Township 105 North, of Range 47 west of the fifth principal meridian. This land is in Eden Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 160 acres for the sum of $1,420 and includes a detail of payment made between June 16, 1888, and 1889. The Close Brothers & Company, composed of William Close, James Close, John Close, Frederick Close and S.H. Graves, organized in 1876 and located in Pipestone in 1883. They also operated under the business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
This contract, for a piece of land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between James B. Close of Close Brothers & Company for South Minnesota Land Company and William G. Huntington of Boone County, Illinois. It is for the southwest quarter of Section 11 in Township 107 North, of Range 45 West of the fifth principal meridian. This land is in Grange Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 160 acres for the sum of $1,360 and includes a detail of payments made between July 24, 1885, and November 1, 1891. The Close Brothers & Company, composed of William Close, James Close, John Close, Frederick Close and S.H. Graves, organized in 1876 and located in Pipestone in 1883. They also operated under business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
This contract, for a piece of land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between James Brooks Close and S.H. Graves of Close Brothers & Company and William Grote of Kane County, Illinois. It is for the southwest quarter of Section 16 in Township 105 North, of Range 44 West of the fifth principal meridian. This land is in Osborne Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 160 acres for the sum of $1,560 and includes detail of payments made between July 1, 1885, and July 1, 1887. The Close Brothers & Company, composed of William Close, James Close, John Close, Frederick Close and S.H. Graves, organized in 1876 and located in Pipestone in 1883. They also operated under business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
This contract, for a piece of land in Graham County, Kansas, is between James Brooks Close of Close Brothers & Company for William Austin, Edward Ford North and Robert Edward Bateman of England, and William H. Myers of Henderson County, Illinois. It is for the northeast quarter of Section 1 Township 10 South, of Range 24 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian. This is in Graham County, Kansas. The contract involves 160.46 acres for the sum of $1,123.22 and includes a detail of payment made between March 12, 1887, and cancelled for nonpayment June 1892. The Close Brothers & Company, composed of William Close, James Close, John Close, Frederick Close and S.H. Graves, organized in 1876 and located in Pipestone in 1883. They also operated under the business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
This contract, for a piece of land in Trego County, Kansas, is between Samuel Haughton Graves of Close Brothers & Company for William Austin, Edward Ford North and Robert Edward Bateman of England, and William Hoobler of Livingston County, Illinois. It is for the south half of Section 15 in Township 14 South, of Range 23 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian. This land is in Trego County, Kansas. The contract involves 320 acres for the sum of $2,080 and includes a detail of payment made between December 24, 1886, and cancellation for nonpayment April 8, 1893. The Close Brothers & Company, composed of William Close, James Close, John Close, Frederick Close and S.H. Graves, organized in 1876 and located in Pipestone in 1883. They also operated under the business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
This contract, for a piece of land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between Samuel Haughton Graves of Close Brothers & Company for South Minnesota Land Company and William H. Swim of Scott County, Iowa. It is for the west half of the northeast quarter of Section 13 in Township 105 North, of Range 46 West of the fifth principal meridian. This land is in Troy Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 80 acres for the sum of $740 and includes a detail of payment made between September 24, 1886, and cancellation for nonpayment in 1889. The Close Brothers & Company, composed of William Close, James Close, John Close, Frederick Close and S.H. Graves, organized in 1876 and located in Pipestone in 1883. They also operated under the business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
This contract, for a piece of land in Trego County, Kansas, is between Samuel Haughton Graves of Close Brothers & Company for William Austin, Robert Edward Bateman and Edward Ford North of England, and William M. Spencer of Carroll County, Iowa. It is for the northwest quarter of Section 9 in Township 13 South of Range 24 West of the sixth principal meridian. This is in Trego County, Kansas. The contract involves 160 acres for the sum of $1,040 and includes a detail of payment made between December 1, 1886, and cancellation in October, 1888. The Close Brothers & Company, composed of William Close, James Close, John Close, Frederick Close and S.H. Graves, organized in 1876 and located in Pipestone in 1883. They also operated under the business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
This contract, for a piece of land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between Samuel H. Graves of Close Brothers & Company for South Minnesota Land Company and William Thiesen of Plymouth County, Iowa. It is for the southeast quarter of Section 11 in Township 108 North, of Range 44 West of the fifth principal meridian. This land is in Aetna Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 160 acres for the sum of $1,760 and includes a detail of payment made between October 2, 1891, and November 1895. The Close Brothers & Company, composed of William Close, James Close, John Close, Frederick Close and S.H. Graves, organized in 1876 and located in Pipestone in 1883. They also operated under the business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
This contract, for a piece of land in Graham County, Kansas, is between Samuel Houghton Graves of Close Brothers & Company for William Austin, Edward Ford North and Robert Edward Bateman of England, and William W. Yocom of Benton County, Iowa. It is for the northeast quarter of Section 27 in Township 9 south of Range 25 west of the sixth principal meridian. This is in Graham County, Kansas. The contract involves 160 acres for the sum of $1,100 and includes detail of payment from April 27, 1887, to cancellation for nonpayment August 1900. The Close Brothers & Company, composed of William Close, James Close, John Close, Frederick Close and S.H. Graves, organized in 1876 and located in Pipestone in 1883. They also operated under the business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
This contract, for a piece of land in Graham County, Kansas, is between Samuel Houghton Graves of Close Brothers & Company for William Austin, Edward Ford North and Robert Edward Bateman of England, and William W. Yocom of Benton County, Iowa. It is for the Southeast quarter of Section 27 Township9 South, of Range 25 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian. This is in Graham County, Kansas. The contract involves 160 acres for the sum of$1,120 and includes a detail of payment made between April 27, 1887, and cancelled for nonpayment August 1900. The Close Brothers & Company, composed of William Close, James Close, John Close, Frederick Close and S.H. Graves, organized in 1876 and located in Pipestone in 1883. They also operated under the business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
This contract, for a piece of land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between James Brooks Close of Close Brothers & Company for South Minnesota Land Company and W.M. McCardle of Pipestone County, Minnesota. It is for the west half of the northwest quarter of Section 7 in Township 107 North, of Range 44 West of the fifth principal meridian. This land is in Rock Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 77.33 acres for the sum of $637.97 and includes a detail of payments made between April 11, 1888, and paid in full March 19, 1892 The Close Brothers & Company, composed of William Close, James Close, John Close, Frederick Close and S.H. Graves, organized in 1876 and located in Pipestone in 1883. They also operated under the business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
This contract, for land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between James B. Close of Close Brothers & Company for Southern Minnesota Land Company and W.R. Lund of Cook County, Illinois. It is for the east half of the southwest quarter of Section 27 in Township 108 North, of Range 46 West of the fifth principal meridian. This land is in Altona Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 80 acres for the sum of $620 and includes a detail of payment made between August 14, 1885, and November 1, 1891. The Close Brothers & Company, composed of William Close, James Close, John Close, Frederick Close and S.H. Graves, organized in 1876 and located in Pipestone in 1883. They also operated under business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
This contract, for a piece of land in Pipestone County Minnesota, is between Samuel Haughton Graves of Close Brothers & Company for South Minnesota Land Company and Garret J. Vande Berg of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. It is for the north half of the southwest quarter of Section 5 in Township 107 North, Range 45 West of the fifth principal meridian. This land is in Grange Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 80 acres for the sum of $760 and includes detail of payment between September 1886 and May 1890 cancellation. The Close Brothers & Company, composed of William Close, James Close, John Close, Frederick Close and S.H. Graves, organized in 1876 and located in Pipestone in 1883. They also operated under business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
Panoramic view of landscape taken from a mine dump near Chisholm, Minnesota. The photograph depicts a roadway in the foreground with a vehicle on the left area of the photograph. The photograph depicts the town of Chisholm, Minnesota with the Chisholm High School, the water tower and several church bell towers in the background left area.
Landscape view of mill and area; photos probably by stereographic photographer, E. D. Mayo, who worked for Barnett and Record Company (a construction company that built grain elevators). The view includes river, river bank, and neighboring buildings from southeast looking north from east side of river.
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Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Workers husking sweet corn by hand at the Lanesboro Canning Company plant. Built in 1903 along Mill Pond, the company ceased operation during the Great Depression. Their product was called Lanesboro Pride Corn.
Interior shot of the Langlie Olson Fladager Company store in Lanesboro. Shelves of dry goods line the back wall. Toledo counter scale and meat wrapping paper rolls are visible.
Large crowd of people waiting outside the doors of Langlie Olson Fladager Company in Lanesboro on a cold winter day; the store was billed as Fillmore County's greatest general mercantile holds closing sale as it prepared to quit business.
Interior view of the Langseth Store in Thief River Falls in the early 1900s. Hans Langseth is the mustached man in center aisle and Willie Bakke is behind the counter. The third man and the woman behind the counter are not identified.
A photograph of the Ann River Logging company with the largest load of logs hauled. Weighing 37,120 pounds with 56 logs. Three men and four horses hauling.