The Midwestern United States, also referred to as the Midwest or the American Midwest, is one of four census regions of the United States Census Bureau (also known as “Region 2”). It occupies the northern central part of the United States. It is between the Northeastern United States and the Western United States, with Canada to the north and the Southern United States to the south.
The Midwest consists of 12 states in the north central United States: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The region generally lies on the broad Interior Plain between the states occupying the Appalachian Mountain range and the states occupying the Rocky Mountain range. Major rivers in the region include, from east to west, the Ohio River, the Upper Mississippi River, and the Missouri River.
Chicago is the most populous city in the American Midwest and the third most populous in the United States. Other large Midwestern cities include (in order by population) Columbus, Indianapolis, Detroit, Milwaukee, Kansas City, Omaha, Minneapolis, Wichita, Cleveland, St. Paul, St. Louis, and Cincinnati. Large Midwestern metropolitan areas include Metro Detroit, Minneapolis–St. Paul, Greater St. Louis, Greater Cincinnati, the Kansas City metro area, the Columbus metro area, and Greater Cleveland.
Most of these photos from William Creswell supposedly date from around 1913 and originate in the Midwest. At least one clue places these photos in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area.
1906 Ford, Model N, Roadster
Family in a 1910 Mitchell, possibly in Connecticut
A girl playing with a dog, circa 1913
A group of women and children in front of a house, circa 1913
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