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Photos: Stone cutting, from buildings to the curling rink

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Stone carving
The original crew of stone carvers and cutters pose at Rich-McFarlane Cut Stone Co. in Minneapolis, about 1918. Dean McFarlane's great-grandfather is sixth from the right.
Courtesy of Dean McFarlane
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Flagpole base
The McFarlane Stone Co. has worked on dozens of projects around the Twin Cities since its beginnings in the early 1900s, including a flagpole base of Kasota limestone at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis.
Courtesy of Dean McFarlane
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Stone carving
The original crew of stone carvers and cutters pose at Rich-McFarlane Cut Stone Co. in Minneapolis, about 1918. Dean McFarlane's great-grandfather is sixth from the right.
Courtesy of Dean McFarlane
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Rich-McFarlane Cut Stone Co.
The original Rich-McFarlane Cut Stone Co., located in Minneapolis, is pictured here in 1917.
Jeffrey Thompson/Courtesy of Dean McFarlane