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Canal at St. Anthony Falls during construction

West side canal, engineered by William de la Barre, under construction, c.1890. Photographer: Henry R. Farr.

Canning peas, Green Giant Company, LeSueur.

Canning peas at the Green Giant factory in La Sueur, c. 1968.

Captain Jonathan Carver

Portrait of Jonathan Carver, who was an early explorer of the area that later became Carver County.

Carleton College campus; note Goodsell Observatory

Image of original 1878 astronomical observatory (at right).

Carver County Fair Entrance, 1912

The original entrance to the Carver County Fair in Waconia, circa 1912.
Rights held by the CCHS.

Carver County Fair Entrance, 1913

This photo shows fair visitors entering the second annual fair held on the Waconia fairgrounds. This is the original entrance to the fair, changed in the 1930s through Works Progress Administration work..
Rights held by the CCHS.

Carver County Fairgrounds

An aerial photo showing the fairgrounds in Waconia, circa the 1940s or 1950s. Shows the back of the grandstand in the bottom left of the image. Cars and busses are seen in the middle of the photo.
Rights held by the CCHS.

Carver County Fairgrounds, 1941

An aerial photo of the Carver County Fairgrounds in Waconia, circa 1941. The image shows the roadways and buildings on the grounds.
Rights held by the CCHS.