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August 1937. "Abandoned store building and old sidewalk on what was the main street. Gemmel, Minnesota." Don't miss our big Fall Sale! Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
I wonder which way the prevailing winds blew in Gemmel, Minn. East to West or vice versa?
Yah, shure. Yu betcha. Home of the original Ole and "Leaner" Joke. Told by a tourist from Bahstan.
Distance between Gemmell and Mizpah (https://www.shorpy.com/node/16833) along Highway 71.
According to Wikipedia, a post office called Gemmell was established in 1905, and remained in operation until 1974. The community was named for W. H. Gemmell, a railroad official. It's in Koochiching County, central and very far north in Minnesota.
For more history of Gemmell, see this article.
Ok I have to admit I laughed out loud seeing Shorpy at the bottom left, appropriately italicized. Bravo sir, bravo.
They might be the only thing holding it up!
I've never figured out how a building can lean that much without the windows breaking.
Streetview didn't even make it up there. (Sticks!)
this represents the main street of many, many towns and villages in the province of Saskatchewan.
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