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.
This image shows a World War One era United States War Savings Certificate Stamp. Nicollet County Chairman J. A. Poetz is shown in the center. The purchase price varied from month to month in 1918 as shown. The certificate matured in 1923.
This photograph shows the Nicollet County Courthouse in St. Peter. To its north (at far left) is the Gorman Building, which was demolished in order to construct the Carnegie Library. Two ladies can be seen walking on the boardwalks.
This is a photograph of Corporal Mathew J. Scheibel of Company K of the Second Infantry Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard, which was formed in St. Peter in 1908.
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 photograph shows the first of Minnesota's new armories that were authorized to be constructed in 1913. This armory in St. Peter was located on the east side of Minnesota Avenue, between Grace and Mulberry Streets, north of the neighboring Carnegie Library.
A group of uniformed soldiers in front of the St. Peter Armory, which was located on the east side of Minnesota Avenue, to the north of the Public Library, between Mulberry and Grace Streets.
A group of men in front of the St. Peter Armory, which was located on the east side of Minnesota Avenue, to the north of the Public Library, between Mulberry and Grace Streets.
This photograph shows the Nicollet County Poor Farm in Granby Township, which was located on the north side of Swan Lake, south of the Fort Road, which is today's County Road 5. It was on the west side of County Road 4.
This photograph shows some of the soldiers of St. Peter's Company I at an encampment in the vicinity of Red Wing in 1888. They were part of the Second Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard. Company I was formed in 1883, and was disbanded in 1893.
This photograph shows the members of Company I of the Second Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard from St. Peter at an encampment at Waseca in 1884. Company I was formed in 1883, and was disbanded in 1893.
Members of Company I of the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard at their camp in New Ulm in 1886. The company was based in St. Peter. J. C. Donahower and A. R. Davis are identified on the photo.
This photograph shows the induction of soldiers from Company K of the Second Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard in front of the St. Peter Armory in 1917. The Armory was located on the east side of South Minnesota Avenue, between Grace and Mulberry Streets.
Soldiers from Company K of the Second Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard in front of the St. Peter Armory in 1917. The Armory was located on the east side of South Minnesota Avenue, between Grace and Mulberry Streets.
This photograph shows a view of Camp Lakeview along the Mississippi River at Lake City, Minnesota. Soldiers of the Minnesota National Guard trained at the camp.
Civil War veterans of St. Peter's A. K. Skaro Post 37 of the Grand Army of the Republic with their banner. Gideon S. Ives, the post commander, is in front.
Officers of the Second Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard. Company K from St. Peter is represented by number one, Capt. Oliver Quane, number two, Lt. E. E. Miller, and number three, Lt. Frank Magner.
From left to right, the soldiers are: Lt. E. E. Miller, Capt. Oliver Quane, and Lt. Frank Magner. They were officers in St. Peter's Co. K of the Second Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard.
St. Peter members of the Ladies' Circle of the A. K. Skaro Post of the Grand Army of the Republic. Surnames include: Burg, Hoefer, Laumann, McCabe, Volk, and several others.
Members of the Ladies' Circle of the A. K. Skaro Post of the Grand Army of the Republic in St. Peter. Surnames include: Clark, Evenson, Gresham, Hoefer, Ives, and several others.
Civil War veterans who belonged to St. Peter's A. K. Skaro Post 37 of the G. A. R. Surnames include: Jones, Boutwell, Jenson, Newton, Clark, Hoefer, Filler, Moses, Randall, Lind, and others.
Soldiers of St. Peter's Co. K of the Second Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard in front of the Armory and the Library. The label indicates that they were leaving to fight in World War One.
This postcard shows Herman Turner, a member of St. Peter's Company K of the Second Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard, in his uniform. The company was formed in 1908.
This postcard shows several members of St. Peter's Company K of the Second Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard. From the left, numbers 5, 6, and 7 are: John Ryan, Maurice Peterson, and Herbert Simmons.
Members of St. Peter's Company K of the Second Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard. Herbert Simmons, Herbert Schade, Louis Vandiver, and Maurice Peterson are listed on the reverse of the postcard.
This postcard shows members of St. Peter's Company K of the Second Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard. John Ryan is the fourth man from the left.
This postcard shows August LaCroix, at left, and Frank Key, at right, at their tent with their equipment. These St. Peter men belonged to Company K of the Second Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard.
This photograph shows the soldiers of St. Peter's Company K of the Second Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard marching north on Minnesota Avenue as they leave for duty on the Mexican border in 1916.
This photograph shows soldiers from St. Peter's Company I of the Second Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard at their mess tent at an encampment in Winona.
This photograph shows a group of soldiers from St. Peter's Company I of the Second Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard at an encampment in Winona.
Portrait of cook J. A. Johnson, musician R. Erickson, and private H. Hanson, who were members of Company K of the Second Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard training at Sparta, Wisconsin.
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.
Three veterans of the Spanish-American War from St. Peter and local businessmen pose informally. In the front row, from left to right, they are: Frank Magner, Oliver Quane, and Charlie Key. St. Peter Herald owner Henry Essler is the man in the middle of the back row.
Portrait of St. Peter resident Lt. John Kinsman Hezlep, a member of the West Point Class of 1865 (where he graduated #14 in a class of 68). He was the son of George Hezlep, one of the members of the St. Peter Company, the group of men who founded the community of St. Peter. Hezlep served in the U.S. Infantry and Engineers and died in service of Yellow Fever on August 13, 1867 at Fort Morgan, Alabama.
Portrait of Lt. Matthew F. Magner, a member of Company F of the 43rd Battalion of the Virginia Cavalry. This unit served with Mosby's Rangers in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. The Magner family settled in Nicollet County prior to the war.
This photograph shows the Land Office building in St. Peter. The Land Office was located in St. Peter from 1858 until 1870 in several locations. The building shown in this photograph appears to be on the east side of Minnesota Avenue.
This photograph shows the construction of the Nicollet County Courthouse in St. Peter, which is located on the east side of the 500 block of South Minnesota Avenue. Construction began in 1880 and was completed in July of 1881.
This 1890 photograph shows the exterior of the Nicollet County Courthouse in St. Peter. To its left is the Gorman building, which was located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Mulberry street.
Members of St. Peter's Company I of the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard at an encampment at Lake City. Five soldiers are named on the reverse side of the photograph.
Members of St. Peter's Company I of the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard in front of the home of Gideon S. Ives in St. Peter. The names of most of the soldiers are on the reverse. The company existed from 1883 to 1893.
This photo shows members of St. Peter's Company I of the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard at their camp in Winona on July 7, 1884.
Members of Company I of the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard at their camp in Winona in 1883. The company was based in St. Peter. Names of the soldiers appear on the reverse side of the photograph.
This photograph shows several named members of Company I of the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard at a camp in Faribault in 1885. The company was based in St. Peter.