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1. Mural - Kouba "Elk Country" mural, c.1936

   Mural "Elk Country" painted by Les C. Kouba of a large bull elk with a background of trees and Alpine lake in the Rocky Mountains being pursued by a predator mountain lion. Kouba painted it in 1936 when he was going to school in payment for his meals at Al Lake's Cafe, Hutchinson, MN. Kouba remembered that the financial deal with Al Lake was "X" amount in dollars and the balance in hamburgers, etc. The picture came with Rekow's Hamburger Shop ...

   Record Type: Object

   
2. Postcard - Main Street, Hutchinson, MN, c.1956

   Black & white photographic postcard with view of Hutchinson, MN Main Street looking north at Second Avenue South. Street lights and automobiles are on each side of the street. A traffic signal light is located at the intersection corner and a light hangs in the center of the intersection. This post card was sent to Orvel Setterlee, Westfield, Mass. from Hutchinson, MN, postmarked June 27, 1956, with a Jefferson two cent stamp. There is a number...

   Record Type: Archive

   
3. Print, Photographic - Henke's Cafe, Hutchinson, MN

   Black and white photograph of the building housing Henke's Cafe at 40 Main Street N., Hutchinson, MN. Two-story, brick construction, upper windows framed by shutters, shake-roofed awning. History of 40 Main Street North, according to an abstract for deed held by Mrs. Iola Henke: 1860 - U. S. Government to Charles Flandreau 1939 - to Emma and Al Lake (Al's Cafe) 1951 - to Edward and Daisy Rekow 1968 - to Milburn and Iola Henke (Henke's C...

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. Print, Photographic - Main Street, Hutchinson, c.1950 looking North

   Black and white photographic enlargement showing Main Street, Hutchinson, MN in 1954 looking north from the 2nd Ave. S. and Main Street intersection. On the right (east) side of Main Street visible storefronts and advertising are Gilberts Super Valu Grocery, Ostrom Our Own Hardware, McGannon Music Co., Quast's Furniture, The Smart Shop, Miller's Market, Rex Theater (shows 25 cents), New Bakery, and S & L Dept. Store. Library Square Park is just...

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. Print, Photographic - Main Street Hutchinson, MN

   Black and white reproduction photograph of Main Street, Hutchinson, MN. Store fronts on the west side between 2nd Ave SW and 1st Ave SW are shown. Note the clock, vintage vehicles and parking meters. Taken c.1948. Some recognizable stores: A. B. Jorgenson (140 Main St S), C-R Beauty Salon & Hager's Jewelry (138 Main St So), Charlie's Place, Chas. Colby, Prop.(134 Main St S), Firestone Store, A. F. Hoel (132 Main St S), Hutchinson Dry Cleaners ...

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. Print, Photographic - Main Street, Hutchinson, MN, 1954

   Sepia toned photographic enlargement showing Main Street, Hutchinson, MN in 1954 looking north from the 2nd Ave. S. and Main Street intersection. On the right (east) side of Main Street visible storefronts and advertising are Gilberts Super Valu Grocery, Ostrom Our Own Hardware, McGannon Music Co., Quast's Furniture, The Smart Shop, Miller's Market, Rex Theater (shows 25 cents), New Bakery, and S & L Dept. Store. Library Square Park is just nor...

   Record Type: Photo