This image shows the main chapel building on the Mission Grove campus, known as the Memorial Chapel, as it looked shortly after completion.
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–This is described as an early completion photo because there is another photo of the same area with a large building where here there are trees.
This image likely dates from the 1930s.
This image is taken from the top of one of the chapels on the campus of Mission Grove/Farms, and looks down on the entrance drive and the inn for guests and visitors.
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–The building in the left foreground is a chapel that will be shown in a couple of later postings. The view shows a pair of vehicles which indicate that this card dates from the 1930s.
This image shows the view of the Mission Farms buildings as viewed from the south on Medicine Lake in Plymouth, Minnesota.
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–The founding organization has a short history of this site, which will be detailed over the next two weeks. The Mission Farms was a working farm that provided work and assistance to those in need. It was established in 1927, and served a large number of people during the ensuing depression.
This image likely dates from the 1930s.
This image shows a much better view of the Kennebec River than the previous posting. At this point, which is not identified, the river is fairly wide and shallow.
Bicknell Mfg. Co., 16 Pitt St. Portland, ME
This image, taken from the high ground above the town of Bingham, shows the Kennebec River valley as it appears in central Maine.
Bicknell Mfg. Co., 16 Pitt St. Portland, ME
This image shows the reservoir of the Kennebeck River known as Wyman Lake. it is formed by the Wyman Dam, a hydroelectric source for central Maine.
Bicknell Mfg. Co., 16 Pitt St. Portland, ME
This image shows the beach that lines the town of Biddeford Pool, Maine. The Pool is a tidal basin off of Sacco Bay.
Bicknell Mfg. Co., 16 Pitt St. Portland, ME
This image shows a train headed by a steam locomotive of the era as it waits at the Hanging Bridge, where it was common to stop for several minutes to allow passengers to view the canyon.
Published by Van Noy-Interstate Co., Denver
This image shows a steam locomotive as the train it is pulling crosses the Hanging Bridge in Royal Gorge, Colorado.
Published by Van Noy-Interstate Co., Denver
This image shows a view of the Hanging Bridge from the opposite side of the previous posting, with a better view of the support beams and cabling, and a clearer view of the unsupported underside of the bridge.
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