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Little Log House Pioneer Village

TOURING the USA is always a journey laced with surprises and none more so than the day Bill Casey, resident of St Paul, Minnesota, guided us(myself and a couple of close Kiwi friends) to the Pioneer Village in Hastings, just south of St Paul. On the surface, it sounded cool, but on arrival, our interest piqued. Some of us collect cars, automobilia, others stamps, anything Coca Cola and a plethora of collectibles. But how about collecting historic buildings! That’s precisely what the Bauer family has done, and it’s become an attraction in its own right. Here, at NZHRM, we strive to photograph hot rods against backdrops that accentuate and compliment the subject. Often this need steers us towards historic buildings, but

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