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The Minnesota Historical Society preserves and makes available a wide range of materials chronicling Minnesota's history and culture. The goals of the Collections Department are to collect and preserve; provide access and interpretation; and engage in education and outreach. This blog is a tool to share these stories and let people know what is happening in the department.
Main Street, Austin, Minn.
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| Item of the Day
| March 9, 2023
These postcards from our collection show two different perspectives of the city of Austin, MN: A Main Street scene from 1920, and an Interstate off-ramp in about 1975.
Main Street postcard: http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display?irn=10462991
Freeway postcard: http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display?irn=10463357