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Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Waiting on a train...

Waiting on a train in rural Minnesota, October 1970.

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Eastbound BN 2017 - Kandiyohi, MN - October 1970

Eastbound BN 2017 - Kandiyohi, MN - October 1970
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