The E. A. Knowlton residence, built In 1875 by J. D. Blake and later owned by Albert Harrington, was sold to E. A. Knowlton in 1889. He owned the house until 1906 when it sold to John Kahler and some investors. The building was extensively remodeled and additions were added. In 1907 it opened as the Kahler Hotel. When the ""New"" Kahler Hotel was built in 1921, the name of this structure was changed to Damon Hotel.
View of women coeds sitting together at tables in the Dining Room at Lawrence Hall. Built as a dormitory for female students, Lawrence Hall was destroyed by fire in 1905.
Albumen print of a ferry crossing the Minnesota River between Shakopee and Eden Prairie. Seen in the image is a long wooden ferry nearing the bank of the river. Riding the ferry are three women and a man along with a man atop a horse. Visible in the background are concrete piers showing construction of the first Bloomington Ferry Bridge. Written along the top edge of the image is "New pier being built."
The first Crack Drill Squad at the College of St. Thomas. The officers in the front row are from left to right: Cadet 1st Lt. E. J. Carr, Cadet Major Louis Pepin, and Cadet 1st Lt. August Rhode. The original Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas is seen in the background.
Man fishing, boy wading into Crystal Lake with a net. The name Clara L. Nash appears in faded pencil on the back of the photo. The Nash Family operated the Crystal Bath House on Crystal Lake in Robbinsdale.
Began in 1890 as George W. Martin and Company followed in 1891 as Martin, Fitzsimmons and Warfield. Fitzsimmons - Derrig Company seems to date from 1894.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Fitzsimmons and Warfield are Charles Fitzsimmons and Andrew A. Warfield. Began in 1890 as George W. Martin and Company followed in 1891 as Martin, Fitzsimmons and Warfield. In 1892-1893 Fitzsimmons and Warfield are at 126 West Michigan Street. Later, Fitzsimmons - Derrig Company and Fitzsimmons and Palmer.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Hamline University state champion football team. Back row from left: Coach Benjamin H. Beck, Henry Hoffert, Assistant Coach John Kobs, Herbert Labbitt, Ivor Lindgren. Third row: Herbert Swanbeck, Harold Knudsen, Fred Pedlar, Carl Lidberg, John Simons, Lloyd Sundin, Chester Sprague, John Koors, Avold Kaplan. Second row: Emerson Cady, Martin Kruse, Glenn Krueger, Harold Dirks, Leroy Klaus, Leslie Scott, Mark Mathews. Front row: Donald Warren, Harvey Kaplan, Fergus Dennerly, Walter Higbe, Albin Westling, Delos Henry.
Hamline University football team. Back row from left: ? Holton, Richard A. Packard, ? McCarthy, Charles H. "Curly" Pierce, Clyde E. Wilson, C. Kirk Hillman. Center: Gordon E. Kidder, ? Pemberton, David W. Storberg, Arthur W. Mauel, Charles S. Kidder. Front: Charles G. Ellery, George N. Drew, Rolla K. Meacham.
Winona Normal School football team of 1896. This was the ""championship"" team which scored 135 points during the season while allowing opponents to score only 12. Other teams defeated included the University of Minnesota and Carleton College.
Contributing Institution:
Winona State University, Darrell W. Krueger Library
Spectators watch the Fourth of July celebration from the street and from the balcony on the Central Fire Station. Rochester Fire Department motorized equipment is displayed along with horse drawn fire equipment. By 1918, the fire department had become completely mechanized. This was the last public showing of the fire horses. The Tollefson Furniture and Undertaking store is visible on the right.
Students arranged on the front stairs of St. Margaret's Academy. St. Margaret's Academy (at two sites -- one in North Minneapolis and a second site (1960) in the Kenwood neighborhood) was owned and operated by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet from 1907-1974. It included a grade school from 1907-1920. It offered an excellent academic education, as well as courses in art and music, and in commercial subjects.