This was once the home of the Zachris Peter Hedberg family in St. Peter. The house is located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Fourth and Walnut Streets, facing Fourth Street. Zachris is sitting in a chair on the lawn, below his wife, Johanna, and his daughter, Hilda. Son Harry is in the corner tower, and Johanna's parents, Fajer and Hanna Knutson, are sitting on a bench on the lawn.
This photograph shows the badly damaged Broadway Bridge in St. Peter after a portion of its deck collapsed under the load of a heavy truck. The bridge was repaired and moved to one side in order to allow construction of a new bridge on the original site of the old one.
These students served as cadets during World War I. They are shown in their uniforms beside the High School that was constructed in 1907 in St. Peter, Minnesota.
W. O. Powell's Paint Shop in St. Peter was able to do several types of work, including paper hanging, whitening ceilings, and kalsomining, in addition to house and sign painting. This is a stereo image of the shop.
This photograph shows a tinsmith shop in St. Peter that was located on the west side of the 300 block of South Minnesota Avenue. Owner C. R. Woods sold stoves and tinware. Charles Feldman, C. R. Woods, and Harry Woods are in front of the shop.
This image shows a view of the Women's Geriatric building at the St. Peter State Hospital in 1958. This postcard negative, marked 5128, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This photograph shows a group of St. Peter women in costumes. Top row, left to right: Isabelle Daniels, Iris Johnson, Claudia Reynolds, unknown. Middle, l to r: Annabelle Weibezahn, Amy Strauss, Dorothy Moss, unknown. Bottom, l to r: Leah Johnson, unknown. These women were mainly 1923 or 1924 graduates of St. Peter High School.
This photo shows May, Nellie, and Jessie McOuat in a horse-drawn wagon going north on Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter from a location in front of the Courthouse.
Richard and Marlene Witty suffered extensive damage to their home at 318 South Washington Avenue in a March 1998 tornado in St. Peter, Minnesota. The house to the south, at left in this photograph, was completely destroyed.
This postcard shows a winter view along Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The view looks to the north from a location at Grace street. Businesses along the west side of the avenue are visible, including the Mason Bros. Hardware store at left. The card has a 1909 cancellation date.
This postcard shows a winter view along Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The view to the north is from a location at Grace street. Businesses along the west side of the avenue are visible, including Mason Bros. Hardware at left.
This winter scene shows buildings along the west side of South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The Cook Brothers Billiard Parlor, the office of the St. Peter Tribune newspaper, and the Charles Clark Drug Store can be seen on the 200 block of the avenue. The Nicollet Hotel is visible to the north on the 100 block on the right side of the image.
This photograph shows a horse-drawn sled in St. Peter on South Third Street. The old Fire Station, with its steeple, can be seen near the far left, and the J. M. Peterson blacksmith shop can be seen on the future site of the St. Peter Post Office.
This photograph shows the future site of the St. Peter Post Office. The photo was taken from Nassau Street, west of Third Street. The old St. Peter Fire Station, with its steeple, is at far right.
The large building in the background is the St. Peter Feed Mill at 103 East Broadway in St. Peter, next to the bridge across the Minnesota River. Large mounds of snow along Broadway are visible in this winter view.
This winter scene shows buildings along the west side of South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The Cook Brothers Billiard Parlor, the office of the St. Peter Tribune newspaper, and the Charles Clark Drug Store can be seen on the 200 block of the avenue. The Nicollet Hotel is visible to the north on the 100 block on the right side of the image.
This photo of the St. Peter business district is dated February 9, 1909. A horse-drawn sleigh is visible as it goes northward on Minnesota Avenue. A portion of the sign of the Nutter Brothers Hardware Store, which was located on the 400 block of South Minnesota Avenue can be seen at the far left.
This winter scene shows businesses on the west side of South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter, ranging from the 300 block at the left to the 100 block on the right. The Danby Cigar Factory, Schleuder's Jewelry Store, the Nicollet County Bank, and the Nicollet Hotel are among the businesses that can be easily identified.
Snow covers South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter in this view taken from a location near the intersection with Broadway and looking toward the Nicollet County Courthouse at Mulberry Street.
This postcard shows a winter view of Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The Mason Brothers Hardware Store sign at far left is along Grace Street. The view is to the north.
This building was originally constructed in 1855 as the Winslow House in St. Peter. It has been used for several other purposes over the years. The building still stands, minus the original top floor, on the northwest corner of the intersection of Third and Walnut Streets. It once served as the first building of the St. Peter State Hospital.
This building was built by James M. Winslow in 1855 as a hotel in St. Peter. The building has had many owners over the years. It served as a hospital during the Dakota Conflict in 1862 and as the first location of the St. Peter State Hospital. It is located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Third and Walnut Streets.
Dated the fourth day of March in 1871, this bond was issued by the Borough of Saint Peter in order to raise money to finance the construction of the Winona & Saint Peter Railroad. The value of the bond at maturity was five hundreds dollars. The railroad crossed the Minnesota River and entered Nicollet County near the site of the St. Peter State Hospital in May of 1871. The railroad eventually extended through St. Peter, Traverse, Oshawa, Nicollet, and Courtland in Nicollet County before it crossed the Minnesota River into Brown County.
This photograph shows the original wooden Winona and St. Peter Railroad bridge near the St. Peter State Hospital. The view appears to be toward the community of Kasota in Le Sueur County. This bridge was replaced by an iron bridge in 1879.
This view of the original Winona and St. Peter Railroad bridge over the Minnesota River that was completed in 1871 appears to look toward Kasota from a location near the St. Peter State Hospital. The bridge was replaced about 1879 by a metal one. Some of the stone supports for the new bridge can be seen to the right of the wooden bridge.
This stereo view of the Winona and St. Peter Railroad Bridge over the Minnesota River shows the St. Peter State Hospital in the distance. A building and large piles of wood are visible below the bridge.
This house at 402 South Fourth Street in St. Peter, Minnesota, was originally owned by William Schimmel, a local businessman who also served as the president of the First National Bank from 1871 to 1889.
This photograph shows a man with a horse-drawn wagon in front of the William Rinkel Dry Goods and Groceries Store in St. Peter at 108 South Minnesota Avenue. The caption on the reverse indicates that Chas. H. Clark was going camping at Lake Emily, and that the name of the horse was Prince. Dr. G. F. Merritt's office can be seen at right.
This photo shows the William Rinkel general store in St. Peter. It was located on the west side of the 100 block of South Minnesota Avenue. Several members of the Rinkel family appear in front of the building, including Mrs. Wm. Sr., G. H., W. H., and B. O. (as a small boy).
This photo shows the shop of wagon master William Kohl in St. Peter. The photo shows the south side of the building on the northeast corner of the intersection of Broadway and Third street.
The William Klein furniture store on the east side of the 200 block of South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The store was built in 1872 and was destroyed in a major fire in St. Peter in November of 1887.
This photograph shows William Jennings Bryan speaking from a stage in St. Peter. The stage faced east and was located on Park Row, at its intersection with Minnesota Avenue, along the south side of the Nicollet Hotel. The photo is dated Oct. 2, 1900.
This photo shows William Jennings Bryan speaking in St. Peter. The City Bakery and Restaurant in the background was located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Park Row.
This photograph shows William Jennings Bryan speaking in St. Peter in 1900. Bryan is standing on a platform on Park Row, at its intersection with Minnesota Avenue. A flag is visible on top of the Nicollet Hotel.
This photo shows William G. Laumann in the office he shared with attorney C. R. Davis in St. Peter. Laumann sold real estate and insurance. The office was located in the O'Brien building.
This photograph shows the William Clark home in St. Peter, which was located on Myrtle Street. Three adult women are shown, one of whom is seated in a rocking chair on the porch. Two children and a baby carriage can also be seen.
This photograph shows the original home of Captain William B. Dodd in St. Peter. Dodd, who founded St. Peter, was killed in New Ulm in 1862 while helping to defend the city against attacks by the Dakota Indians.
Bill Ritt sold Edison phonographs and records at this store at 500 South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. Posters of famous musicians are on the walls, and an assortment of phonographs are visible along the walls. A note on the reverse states that the store carried the complete catalog of Edison records, nearly five thousand of them.
Bill Ritt sold Edison phonographs and records at this store at 500 South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. Examples of both items can be seen in the photograph among an assortment of bicycles, spark plugs, and other items. Bill Ritt is at the right, and Harold Hulett is at the left in this photograph.
Bill Ritt sold Edison phonographs and records at this store at 500 South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. Examples of both items can be seen in the photograph among an assortment of bicycles and other items.
Exterior view of William Ritt's music, radio, electric shop, sporting goods, and auto supplies store in St. Peter at 500 South Minnesota Avenue. Also visible are Baker's Garage and signs for Red Crown Gasoline and Mobiloil.
The William A. Ritt store was located at 500 South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. Crates of Edison phonographs are lined up in front of the building. To the south, the O. L. Lindstrom grocery store was at 504 South Minnesota Avenue.
The William A. Ritt store was located at 500 South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The Baker Garage was at 504 South Minnesota Avenue. Various signs in the photograph advertise music, radios, Red Crown gasoline, and Mobiloil. Gasoline pumps are visible along the sidewalk.
Interior view of the W. H. Holz cigar factory in St. Peter. The factory opened in 1898, and was located on the east side of the 400 block of South Minnesota Avenue.
This is a circus poster from George Engesser's Circus, which was based in St. Peter. The circus was one of the largest motorized circuses in the United States during the 1920s and 1930s. Many ""Ole Shows"" were presented by the circus, which was known under the Clarion Brothers, Zellmar Brothers, and Schell Brothers names.
This is a circus poster from George Engesser's Circus, which was based in St. Peter. The circus was one of the largest motorized circuses in the United States during the 1920s and 1930s. Many ""Ole Shows"" were presented by the circus, which was known under the Clarion Brothers, Zellmar Brothers, and Schell Brothers names.
This is a circus poster from George Engesser's Circus, which was based in St. Peter. The circus was one of the largest motorized circuses in the United States during the 1920s and 1930s. Many ""Ole Shows"" were presented by the circus, which was known under the Clarion Brothers, Zellmar Brothers, and Schell Brothers names.
This is a circus poster from George Engesser's Circus, which was based in St. Peter. The circus was one of the largest motorized circuses in the United States during the 1920s and 1930s. Many ""Ole Shows"" were presented by the circus, which was known under the Clarion Brothers, Zellmar Brothers, and Schell Brothers names.
During the 1965 flood, water diverted from Sunrise Drive in St. Peter is shown flowing along West Madison Street toward the Recreation Field on the east side of North Fifth Street. It then made its way to the Minnesota River. The building beyond the North Fifth Street sign was at the site of the local ice skating rink.
Diverted flood water from Sunrise Drive is shown along West Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. The image was taken from a location slightly west of the intersection with North Washington Avenue. The white house at the center of the image is at 325 North Washington Avenue.
In order to relieve stress on a sandbag dike on Sunrise Drive during the 1965 flood in St. Peter, water was diverted to this street, West Madison. This image looks toward the Recreation Field from a location near the intersection of Madison with North Washington Avenue. The volume and force of the water was enough to remove the pavement from the street.
People are inspecting the damage done to West Madison Street in St. Peter at the time of the 1965 flood. This water came from the west, not from the Minnesota River. It was diverted from Sunrise Drive to the Recreation Field shown here in the distance. From there it made its way to the river. This photograph was taken from near North Washington Avenue.
Water diverted from Sunrise Drive during the 1965 flood in St. Peter has removed pavement from West Madison Street to create a waterfall at the intersection with North Washington Avenue. The house with the purple siding and white trim was the home of Howard Thomas at 324 North Washington Avenue.
A map showing the proposed community of Washington, Minnesota Territory, including streets, blocks, and lots. The Minnesota River is included. Washington was to be located in Section 4, T110N, R26W in Nicollet County, Minnesota. It was surveyed by Chas. Snyder in 1858. The Minnesota River would have been at the southeastern corner of the community, and the southern boundary would have bordered a proposed canal that would have entered the river.
This image shows a view of Wahlstrom Hall, one of the dormitories on the Gustavus Adolphus College campus in St. Peter. This postcard negative has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows Wahlstrom Hall, a dormitory that was located on the southern end of the Gustavus Adolphus College campus in St. Peter. After many years of use, the building was demolished. This postcard negative, marked 4139, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows a view of Wahlstom Hall, one of the dormitories at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. This domitory has been demolished. This postcard negative, marked 478, has been converted to a digital positive image.
A map of a proposed community named Waheoka, including streets, blocks, and lots. The Minnesota River is included. The community was apparently to be located in Nicollet County, with southern and eastern boundaries along the Minnesota River, apparently near St. Peter and Traverse des Sioux. Spring Lake, looking more like a small stream on the map, divided the community into an east section and a west section. Waheoka was surveyed by Z. Wise in 1854 for Lyman Leach and Monroe Wright.
On December 27th, 1862, Phiney Wells signed this document in St. Peter to enlist in the First Mounted Rangers. Wells stated that he was born in New York and that he was 25 years and eight months old. He listed his occupation as a farmer. Wells had blue eyes, dark hair, a light complexion, and was 5 feet 10 inches tall. The document was signed by D.R. Kennedy, who was the quartermaster of the regiment. Wells was obligated to serve for up to 12 months.
Group portrait with several people from St. Peter, including H. J. Essler, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Sackett, and Mrs. Ribble, at Volk's Resort at Lake Emily in 1891.
A view to the south along Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. John Martinson's building, at left, was located on the southeast corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Park Row.
This postcard photo was taken from Levee Park in St. Peter in 1908 during a Minnesota river flood. The view to the east shows the Broadway bridge at left and the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha railroad depot (right of center) across the river in Le Sueur county.
This colorized postcard shows a view of St. Peter from a location east of the city. Identified structures include the Courthouse, the Power House, the St. Peter Roller Mills, buildings at Gustavus Adolphus College, and the city stand pipe.
This postcard view of St. Peter was taken from a location on the western edge of the city. Smoke can be seen from the Engesser brewery in the distance at center. The spire of the First Lutheran church at Fourth and Elm is slightly to the right of the smoke.
This postcard shows a view of St. Peter taken from the courthouse. The view is to the west, looking across South Minnesota Avenue from the east side of the 500 block. Postcard E7247 extends this view to the right (to the north).
This photograph shows a view of St. Peter taken from Old Main at Gustavus Adolphus College on November 6, 1904. The Nicollet County Courthouse is visible in the distance. The spires of churches near Gorman Park can also be seen.
This postcard shows a view of portions of the St. Peter business district from a location east of the city. The St. Peter Roller Mills are visible in the center of the photo. The spire of the courthouse is at far left. Other buildings shown include the Power House, Old Main, and the Nicollet Hotel.
This photo shows a view of St. Peter from a location east of the city. The image was used to create postcard E7821. Identified structures include the courthouse, Old Main, the city water standpipe, the Power House, the St. Peter Roller Mills, and the high school.
This photograph was taken before the buildings shown were destroyed by a fire in 1887. John Martinson's Saloon is at the far left, on the southeast corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Park Row. E. E. Malmo's Barber Shop and Oliver Anderson's store are also shown.
This postcard shows a view to the north along Third street in St. Peter from a location near its intersection with College Avenue. The Union Presbyterian church is at left. The spire of the Church of the Immaculate Conception is visible right of center. A streetlight hanging above Third street is also visible at center.
This stereocard shows a view to the east from St. Peter during the flood on the Minnesota river in April of 1881. A portion of the bridge across the river at Broadway is visible in the foreground.
This stereocard shows a view to the west toward St. Peter during the flood on the Minnesota river in April of 1881. The bridge across the river at Broadway is at far right.
This image was made from a glass plate negative. It shows a view of Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter, looking to the north from a location south of Mulberry Street.
This image shows a view of the St. Peter business district in 1958, looking to the south from a location at the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Broadway. This postcard negative, marked 5148, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This postcard shows a view along Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The view is from south to north. Grace street is at left. Postcard E7244 extends this view to the right to include buildings along the east side of Minnesota Avenue.
This postcard shows a view of Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter, looking to the south from the intersection at Broadway. A watering trough is in the middle of the intersection. See also E7394.
This colorized postcard shows a view in St. Peter looking to the south along Minnesota Avenue from its intersection with Broadway. Businesses along both sides of the avenue are visible. A watering trough stands in the middle of the intersection. See also E7395.
This postcard shows a view of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter in 1886. The building with the clock tower is Old Main, which is located at the west end of College Avenue.
This photo shows a view of the Gustavus Adolphus College campus in St. Peter. The largest building is Old Main, which is located at the west end of College Avenue.
This view of St. Peter looks to the east and south from a location near Gustavus Adolphus College. Smoke can be seen rising from the Engesser brewery, and the spire of the First Lutheran Church can be seen to the right of the smoke.
This postcard shows a view of portions of St. Peter from the east, across the Minnesota River. The Courthouse, Gustavus Adolphus College, and the city's standpipe are visible.
This postcard shows a view of the business district on South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter from Grace street, at left, to Broadway in the distance at far right.
This postcard shows a view of the business district on South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter from Grace street, at left, to Broadway in the distance at far right.
This postcard shows a view of a foundry in St. Peter. The image is a reproduction made from an earlier photograph. Several horse-drawn vehicles are shown.
This photo in St. Peter looks to the north along Minnesota Avenue. From a location slightly north of Mulberry street, businesses and horse-drawn wagons can be seen on both sides of the avenue.
This photograph shows a view of the grounds of the St. Peter State Hospital. The superintendent's house is to the left of the center of the photo. A view of the community of St. Peter is in the distance.
This postcard shows a view of St. Peter taken from the courthouse on the east side of the 500 block of South Minnesota Avenue. The Nutter Bros. hardware store is on the west side of the 400 block of the avenue. Postcard E7285 extends this view to the left (south).