Winona has a rich and interesting history. Since this will be "home" for the years you are at Winona State, you are urged to investigate the history of the area and of the university using a wide range of library resources.

But you may find these old photographs interesting as you compare the timeless bluffs of the Mississippi with the ever-changing face of the community itself. A brief explanation of each photo is given at the bottom.

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Top Row, Left to Right: Winona Teachers' College, 1924; The Winona Railroad Station, 1914; the Railroad Bridge Across the Mississippi in 1904; the Winona Railroad Yards, 1920

Second Row: Third Street in 1911; Third Street in 1920; Third Street in 1930; St. Mary's College, 1923.

Third Row: Lourdes Hall of the College of St. Theresa; the Original Wooden Bridge Across Lake Winona; the "New" Bridge Spanning the Mississippi That Replaced the Original Circular, Wooden "High Bridge;" a Later Photo of Winona Teachers' College.

Fourth Row: Sugar Loaf and the Bluffs, 1902; Sugar Loaf, 1908; the Hot Fish Shop with Sugar Loaf in the Background, 1949; Bathing Beach, Lake Winona, 1941.

Fifth Row: Mississippi Levee Park, Near Current Jefferson's, 1904;Levee Park, 1934; Levee Park, 1907; Burlington Twin Vista Dome Trains Nearing Winona, 1952.

Bottom Row: 1867 Panorama Map of Winona; Panorama Map of Winona, 1889.