Elevator row, Clara City

Elevator row, Clara City

Description

This postcard of "Elevator Row" in Clara City, Minnesota, c.1910, shows one of the major reasons rural people have gone to town since the 1880s: to connect to the railroad to sell grain.

More Information

http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresources/details.cfm?imageid=195950

Articles

St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Minnesota's Urban Origins

Topics

Cities and Towns