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Roots of the Red River Valley

Feature on Russell Lee's photos taken during a 1940s sugar beet harvest in Polk County.

03/08/2021

Prairie Public Shorts

Roots of the Red River Valley

3/8/2021 | 4m 15sVideo has Closed Captions

Feature on Russell Lee's photos taken during a 1940s sugar beet harvest in Polk County.

Ken Mendez with the University of Minnesota Crookston stumbled onto historical photographs by famed photographer Russell Lee, and curated the photos in an exhibit that was presented at the University of Minnesota Crookston and the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead, Minnesota. The photos reveal struggle, hope, and family bonding.

03/08/2021

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Roots of the Red River Valley

3/8/2021 | 4m 15sVideo has Closed Captions

Ken Mendez with the University of Minnesota Crookston stumbled onto historical photographs by famed photographer Russell Lee, and curated the photos in an exhibit that was presented at the University of Minnesota Crookston and the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead, Minnesota. The photos reveal struggle, hope, and family bonding.

03/08/2021

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