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Click on picture to read the article from the Wadena Pioneer Journal printed in 1981.

magazine article about Banks

Small magazine article about Banks and Bankers in early Wadena

history of the Cozy Theater

Pictures and some history of the Cozy Theater

Go-Carts

“Go-Carts” of 1907

Burch's Opera House

Burch’s Opera House

Time Jewelry

Time Jewelry Opened in 1966

Uptown Cafe

Uptown Cafe patrons enjoy service for 50+ years

Wadena Pioneer Journal over 100 years ago

What it was like to read the Wadena Pioneer Journal over 100 years ago

Oldest Continuous Business in Wadena

Wadena Pioneer Journal, Oldest Continuous Business in Wadena

Zosel's Wadena Hardware

Zosel’s Wadena Hardware

Mason Bros. Wholesalers

Mason Bros. Wholesalers, around since 1920

more postcards and photos of the past

See our historic photos page for more postcards and photos of the past

 

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