Many Minnesotans appreciate the rural beauty of Minnesota’s prairies and farmland. There’s something so pure about the scenery, all those rolling hills and endless fields spotted with rustic farmhouses, that makes us nostalgic for simpler times. Speaking of simpler times, looking back on early 20th century photos is the perfect way to enjoy the nostalgia and beauty of rural Minnesota, which is exactly what we found in these 12 captures.
- Olaf Ryskedahl bought this beautiful farm with a tenant purchase loan in Freeborn County.
Photogrammar/John Vachon
- The snow blowing around this farm in McLeod County is a reminder of Minnesota’s unforgiving weather.
Photogrammar/John Vachon
- The views from this farm near Fergus Falls are outstanding with stacks of wheat and corn in the foreground.
Photogrammar/Marion Post Wolcott
- On this beautiful farm near Littlefork, they were threshing alfalfa seed.
Photogrammar/Russell Lee
- In 1937, this is how how famers in MN would prepare to stock up on supplies in town.
Photogrammar/Russell Lee
- This adorable farm is situated right outside of Faribault.
Photogrammar/John Vachon
- This is the farm of a FSA (Farm Security Administration) rehabilitation borrower on cut-over land in Itasca County.
Photogrammar/John Vachon
- Baled hay at an adorable dairy farm in Dakota County.
Photogrammar/Arthur Rothstein
- This cut-over land near Mizpah is so quaint with the cows grazing in front.
Photogrammar/Russell Lee
- This sprawling farmland in Beltrami County is for sale. Who wants to travel back in time and buy it?
Photogrammar/John Vachon
- This is a 700-acre onion field scattered with workers in Rice County.
Photogrammar/Arthur Rothstein
- Another side of the sprawling onion field shows how large it really is.
Photogrammar/Arthur Rothstein
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Photogrammar/John Vachon
Photogrammar/Marion Post Wolcott
Photogrammar/Russell Lee
Photogrammar/Arthur Rothstein
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