1950-12
Christmas 1950 Berta Lea and Rodney Rau with cousin Barbara Born in the home of Meldon and Bert Born
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1951
Rau farm home located north of Watertown, SD. Pictured are Walter Rau and dog "NIcky"
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1951
Rollo Rau with cabin number 1 of the Rau's Kabekona Bay Resort, Leech Lake, MN
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1951
Paul Born on east side of his home
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1951
Berta Lea Rau, October 29, 1945
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1951-06
Berta Lea Rau at the headwaters of the Mississippi River in Itaska State Park near Bemidji, MN
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1951-06
Rodney and Berta Lea Rau infront of a Chippawa tipee at Itaska State Park, near Bemidji, MN
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1951-12-24
Santa Claus vist to Berta Lea and Rodney Rau at Paul Born's Home
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1952
"Nicky", a black lab, came to live with Carl Rau family in 1950. Berta Lea carried him around until he got bigger than she. Was know as a great protector, did not allow strangers out of their cars with his loud bark and hair standing up on his back. Berta remembers responding to one such stranger, " No, he doesn't bite me," as she reached up to put her arm around his neck. "Nicky" was a faithful companion riding in Carl's cab tractor with him and being part of the family until 1962.
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1952
Walter Rau on the farm north of Watertown, SD which he farmed with his brother Carl
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1952
Born's Lake place with high water in the spring Date questionable
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1952-05
Minneapolis Moline Cab Tractor purchased by the Rau Brothers (Carl and Walter) in 1939. Carl took the bus from Watertown, SD to Minneapolis, MN to pick it up. Drove back to SD at 40 mph, the running gear of the tractor. Only a few were made because, the Jeep Company claimed the Moline Complany violated patent rights in building this tractor. It served the Rau Brothers well and Carl took very good care of it keeping it the shed or barn when not in use. It was used until the early 70's when it was retired because tires were difficult to obtain. It had a heater, fan, windows that opened, two seats, Rodney and Berta Lea often ran to the edge of the yard when
Carl was returning from the field to get a ride to the barn. The dog, "Nicky" always rode with Carl in the Cab. The tractor was sold by son Rodney in the 80's to a man from ND.
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1952-05
Back of Minneapolis Moline Cab Tractor
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1952-05
Minneapolis Moline Cab Tractor owned by the Rau Brothers of Watertown, SD.
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1952-06
Carl Rau, Augusta Rau Livingston, Magalena Rau, Rodney Rau aqnd Berta Lea Rau at Gussie's house on north Maple, just north of the home of Augusta and Carl Ludwig Rau. Berta is wearing a yellow nylon seeksucker dress made by Letha Rau in the spring of 1952. Berta wore this dress for her first grade spring play. She was a yellow butterfly with lavender wings! The dogs, Beans and Timmie, are Lena's special friends.
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1952-12-24
Same as 3993 Rodney and Berta Lea Rau, Christmas Eve at Grandpa Paul Born' home, Watertown, SD
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1952-12-24
Rodney and Bera Lea Rau, Christmas Eve 1952 at Grandpa Paul Born's home, Watertown, SD
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1953
Augusta Rau
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1953
At Lou and Lil Born's on Lake Kampeska
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1953
May Born Waldorf
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1953
Rodney Rau, Paul Born, Meldon Born, Barbara Born, Lou Born at the home of Meldon and Bert Born
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1953-05
Carl Rau with Berta Lea and Rodney. Berta was most proud of her blue nylon dress. Picture was taken on the east side of the Paul Born home.
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1953-12
Letha and Carl Rau with Barbara Born and Berta Lea and Rodney Rau at the home and Bert and Mel Born
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1954-06
The lodge home of Rollo and Ida Rau, at the Kabekona Bay Resort on Leech Lake, Walker,MN. The orignal log cabin on the east end on already built when they moved there in the 30's.
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