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These two young men are having fun posing at a photography studio as cowboys in a saloon.

• Throwback Thursday

Who can resist the mouth-watering smell of fresh bread, cakes and pies!

• What's New Wednesday

Wishing all the little goblins, cowboys, bank robbers, ghosts and skeletons a safe and fun Halloween night!

• Throwback Thursday

Find your clown noses, cut some eye holes in a sheet and put on your butterfly wings - it’s time for trick or treats!

• What's New Wednesday

Seen in this photograph is the iconic Bummobile. The bumper sticker on the door of the Bummobile reads “SDSC Hobo Day Oct. 19, Brookings.”

• Throwback Thursday

This image by Charles Graham and a short article appeared in the magazine Harper’s Weekly on January 16, 1886. The article titled “Banking Up for Winter” talks about the frigid weather that frequents the northern plains.

• What's New Wednesday

Hired in 1916 as South ��ֱ���� Extension Service’s first agricultural engineer, Ralph Patty took an ancient construction method, scientifically studied it to benefit the farmers of South ��ֱ���� and in turn influenced rammed earth architecture world-wide.

• Throwback Thursday

This image was published in Harper’s Weekly on November 10, 1888. The steel engraving was produced from a photograph by H. R. Farr, a photographer from Minneapolis, MN. Far was primarily a stereoscopic view photographer. In this image there are eleven men and three dogs. Waterfowl are piled on the ground and attached to side of a railroad car. Also attached to the rail car is a fox and buffalo skulls.

• What's New Wednesday

October was chosen as National Pork Month because traditionally, October was the month in which most hogs were marketed. The top five pork producing states in the U.S. are Iowa, Minnesota, North Carolina, Illinois and Indiana.

• Throwback Thursday

The Jiffy Way Dependable Egg Candler was manufactured by Jiffy Way Products, Owatonna, Minnesota, ca. 1940s-1950s. It is an aluminum cylinder with a 2 ¼ inch diameter hole in one end and an electrical cord at the other end.

• What's New Wednesday