This postcard shows acrobats performing on a stage on South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The Four Flying Banvards are shown in front of businesses along the west side of the 300 block on the avenue on the Fourth of July in 1908.
South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter extends diagonally upward from a point slightly above the lower left corner of this aerial view and runs across the width of the image. The side streets are, from left to right, Nassau, Park Row, and Broadway. The Nicollet County Bank, the Nicollet Hotel, and the Johnson & Company building are among the visible businesses.
Minnesota Avenue runs along the bottom of this aerial view of St. Peter. Park Row can be seen at the far right, and St. Paul Street can be seen at the far left. The campus of Gustavus Adolphus College is visible in most of the upper left quadrant of the image.
A portion of the business district in Lafayette, Minnesota, is shown in this postcard view of the community that was taken after a severe fire destroyed several businesses in 1908. The people at the center of the bottom of the postcard were on the south side of Main Street.
This postcard shows a view of the Auditorium building at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. The building was located to the north of Old Main, which stands at the west end of College Avenue.
The railroad tracks on the right side of this wide postcard go into Nicollet, Minnesota. Both residential and commercial buildings can be seen. From left to right, the creamery, the old water tower, the roof of the public school, two church spires, and a grain elevator are among the visible structures. A large smokestack of an unidentified business can be seen between the church spires and the elevator.
This postcard shows a view looking down on Camp Lakeview and the surrounding area at Lake City. The camp was the site of the encampments of the Minnesota National Guard.
This colorized postcard shows portions of the business district of St. Peter from a location east of the city. The Minnesota river, the courthouse, Gustavus Adolphus College, and the city water standpipe north of the college can also be seen.
This postcard shows a view of the Broadway Bridge across the Minnesota River at St. Peter. This swing bridge, used from 1887 to 1929, could be turned in order to allow the passage of riverboats.
This postcard mainly shows the vehicle bridge over Spring Lake, east of St. Peter. However, some of the piers of the railroad bridge beyond can also be seen. East is at left.
This colorized postcard shows the flooded road east of the Broadway bridge in St. Peter on June 25, 1908. The water of the Minnesota River has reached the Omaha Depot, which is shown in the center of the postcard. A steam locomotive is visible to the left of the depot.
This postcard shows the Broadway bridge over the Minnesota river at St. Peter. In the foreground is the western end of the bridge. A portion of the bridge deck collapsed in 1929 as a truck was being driven across it, leading to the construction of a new bridge at the same site.
This postcard shows a view of the Broadway Bridge over the Minnesota River at St. Peter. The top portion of a grain elevator east of the river is visible.
This postcard shows a view of the Broadway Bridge over the Minnesota River at St. Peter. A grain elevator, the railroad depot, and a train pulled by a steam locomotive are visible in the distance.
This postcard shows a view of the Broadway Bridge over the Minnesota River. The photo was taken from a location on the west side of the river, north of the bridge, at the time of a flood.
This postcard shows a view of the Broadway bridge over the Minnesota River in St. Peter. The building in the distance is on the east side of the river.
View of the west side of Minnesota Avenue, looking toward the northern portions of the avenue from a location at its intersection with Grace Street. The buildings from the far left to the center of the image are on the 300 block of South Minnesota Avenue. Horse-drawn wagons are visible in various locations.
West side of Minnesota Avenue, looking toward the northern portions of the avenue from a location at its intersection with Grace Street. The buildings shown start with those on the 300 block of South Minnesota Avenue at the far left and end with the Johnson & Company building at Broadway on the far right.
These St. Peter stores were located on the west side of the 300 block of South Minnesota Avenue. Moving northward along the block, the following stores can be seen, the Schaefer Bros. Drug Store, Paul Haesecke's Clothing Store, Casper Baberich's Dry Goods Store, Max Hoefer's Shoe Store, the Home Bakery, P. W. Satory's Drug Store, Max Schleuder's Jewelry Store, and Philip Dick's Clothing Store.
View of the St. Peter business district is centered on the intersection of South Minnesota Avenue and Nassau Street. The Nicollet County Bank at 224 S. Minnesota Avenue is to the right of the center of the image. Buildings along the 300 block are shown in the left half of the image.
St. Peter business district looking northward along South Minnesota Avenue from a location at its intersection with Grace Street. Many old cars are visible, and the signs of many of the stores can be read. The boulevard that started at Skaro Street can be seen in the far distance in the middle of the photograph.
The Joseph Mason Hardware Store in St. Peter was at the corner of Minnesota Avenue and Grace Street, on the 300 block. Moving northward along the block, the following stores can be seen, the Schaefer Bros. Drug Store, Paul Haesecke's Clothing Store, Casper Baberich's Dry Goods Store, Max Hoefer's Shoe Store, the Home Bakery, P. W. Satory's Drug Store, Max Schleuder's Jewelry Store, and Philip Dick's Clothing Store.
Northward view of the St. Peter business district begins at the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Nassau Street. It reaches as far as the beginning of the boulevard at Skaro Street. The Nicollet County Bank is at the left, and the First National Bank is at the right.
The watering trough at the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Broadway is in the center of this view of the St. Peter business district. The Johnson & Company building is at the far right. Buildings to its south include the Rinkel Dry Goods Store and the Nicollet Hotel.
The streetlights extend northward down the middle of Minnesota Avenue in this view of the St. Peter business district. The Armory is north of the Public Library, which is on the Mulberry Street corner at the far right.
The C. H. Feldman Hardware Store at the far left was located at 512 South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The photographer aimed his camera northward along the avenue from its intersection with Myrtle Street. A portion of the Nicollet County Courthouse is visible at the far right.
South Minnesota Avenue is at the left and Grace Street is on the right in this image of the St. Peter business district. The buildings in the foreground are on the east side of the avenue, on the 300 block.
This postcard shows a view of businesses along the west side of the 300 block of South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The corner building, at the Nassau street intersection, housed the Poetz Drug Store and the St. Peter Herald newspaper.
This postcard shows several businesses on the west side of the 200 block of South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The Nicollet County Bank is at left at the intersection at Nassau street. Also visible is the St. Peter Tribune building.
This postcard shows the west side of the 300 block of South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. Schaefer's Drug Store is at the left, near the south end of the block.
The building on the southeast corner of the intersection of South Minnesota Avenue and Grace Street in St. Peter contained the Post Office, the Sorenson Millinery Shop, and the I. O. O. F. meeting rooms. The building to the right, south of the corner building, housed the Nicholas Kneip Harness Shop.