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Bas-relief on the Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank building in downtown Minneapolis, which--along with neighboring St. Paul--is one of Minnesota's famous "Twin Cities." The 1942 landmark is now (as of 2020) a Westin hotel

Minnesota · 1850–1939

Bas-relief on the Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank building in downtown Minneapolis, which--along with neighboring St. Paul--is one of Minnesota's famous "Twin Cities." The 1942 landmark is now (as of 2020) a Westin hotel, Minnesota, 1850–1939
Bas-relief on the Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank building in downtown Minneapolis, which--along with neighboring St. Paul--is one of Minnesota's famous "Twin Cities." The 1942 landmark is now (as of 2020) a Westin hotel, Minnesota, 1850–1939. Banks — Modern Federal Architecture, from the Library of Congress record.

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