This is a photograph of Rev. Moses Newton Adams and his wife. Adams was a Presbyterian minister and missionary at Traverse des Sioux. He became the Indian Agent at the Sisseton Agency in 1871.
Ernest Levine lived on a farm west of St. Peter. His interest in farming was such that it was confidently prophesied that he would become a farmer. Here he is acting the part. He became, instead, a superintendent of schools.
This is a photograph of John Otherday, whose Dakota name was Ampatutokacha. Called Good Sounding Voice when he was young, he was born in the vicinity of Swan Lake in Nicollet County about 1819.
This is a photograph of Rev. Aaron H. Kerr, a Presbyterian minister in St. Peter, who became the chaplain of Minnesota's Ninth Regiment of Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War.
Displays at the Minnesota State Horticultural Society annual meeting at Normandale Community College in Bloomington, Minnesota. Left to right are Jerry Shannon, Don Miller, Elsie Miller, JoAnne Ray, Chris Ray, Andrew Ray
A photograph of J.C Pope and Henry Rines standing in the back and George H. Newbert and Rolly Pope sitting on the bench. The bottom portion of the photograph is broken off.
An arrangement of delphiniums and carnations beimng prepared for display and judging. Left to right: Mrs John T. Jackson, Mrs. Verle Nicholson, Mrs. William Klein.
Portrait of Swedish American fiddler who plays Swedish music at the American Swedish Institute with the ASI Spelmanslag. He created that group in 1985 and was recognized as an NEA National Heritage Fellow in 1996.
This photograph shows Anne Konsbruck of St. Peter and another young girl. The photograph appears to have been taken at the time of Ann's first communion.
This is a photograph of Rev. I. O. Nothstein, who served as the minister of the First English Lutheran Church in St. Peter from 1902 until 1906. The church is now known as Trinity Lutheran Church.
Five young women wearing freshman caps pose in this studio portrait. They are: (front) Marie Sigurdson, Elna Peterson, Myrtie Ostrom; (back) Irene Sander and Amy Turner.
Uniformed Gustavus Adolphus College Band members pose with instruments including drums, clarinets and brass. Band member Nathan Ofelt is seated 6th from the right, 2nd row.
This photograph shows Mrs. John A. Johnson (at left) and Mrs. Will Perry, both from St. Peter, in bathing costumes at an area lake, probably Lake Emily east of St. Peter. Mrs. Johnson's husband, John A. Johnson, served as the governor of Minnesota from 1905 until 1909.
This photograph shows two St. Peter women, Mrs. George Ribble (maiden name Mary Peterson) and Mrs. James Clark (maiden name Mary Ellen Nutter), wearing hats and dresses of their era.
This photograph shows Grace Bowden of St. Peter as a young woman. Grace and her mother both operated millinery businesses in the community for many years. Grace was a 1914 graduate of St. Peter High School.