Image of the woolen mill building with three men standing and one man sitting on roof top and two women standing on ground level outside building. A bicycle is set up against the building.
Image includes two, two horse drawn vehicles and man standing beside bicycle. Mr. Orr near bicycle; Mr. McFadden (hospital farmer); Bert Hoxie and Laura Titus in wagon. Mr. Titus and nursing staff in carriage.
Storefronts include: A. C. Daley shoes, Jacob Frey Meat Market, George Cowing Hardware and Thomas Agern saloon. Image includes groups of men and children, a bicycle and carriage.
Stereoscope view of Lincoln Avenue. Image contains view of businesses along both sides of Lincoln Avenue including the North Star Restaurant and several horse drawn carriages and wagons.
Stereoscope view of Lincoln Avenue including the Mel Lowry Bakery and Restaurant and the Advocate office. The smoke stack of Wright steam saw mill in the distance.
Images shows several businesses including: John F. Nagle's grocery on corner; No. 2 is Jacob Niebels Gun Store; No. 3 is the Allen and Cutler block at 211-213 Lincoln Avenue West. People and a horse and buggy are also present.
The St. Charles Hotel was located on the Northeast corner of Washington (aka, Bismarck) Avenue and Cascade Street. This images also includes Charles J. Wright's office at 310 Cascade Street South and several men, women and children.
This building is also known as the Upper Newman block. W. R. Smith owned this book and stationary shop. The American Express Company agent was E. W. McCune. Two men stand in the doorway of the shop.
Images includes members of the Angus family, their dog, boy on tricycle and bicycle leaning against tree. R. J. Angus was a dealer in land, loans and insurance.
Stereoscope view. Image contains edge of wooden railing of the Union Avenue bridge, a man standing along the edge of the river and residences and businesses in the distance.
Stereoscope view. Group of young people stand near jail. This jail, located on the corner of Mill Street and Junius Avenue, was built in 1885 and destroyed by the 1919 cyclone.
Portrait of Judge Oliver Olson [1851-1924]. Mr. Olson came to Otter Tail County in 1870. He was appointed clerk of the probate court. In 1894 he was elected judge of probate court. Mr. Olson also ran a successful insurance business.
Street scene, looking southwest from the corner of Lincoln Avenue and Court Street. Image includes two men standing outside business and a man standing along side delivery carriage.
View of the collapsed Mill Street bridge. The collapse happened in September of 1907. Several persons narrowly escaped injury. View of back of Lyceum Theatre on right. Two people wade in the river near bridge.
Medical staff of St. Luke's hospital. Gentleman in the middle is Dr. Olaf Sherping [1864-1929]. Dr. Sherping was the first chief of staff and remained so for 26 years, until his death in 1929.
Images taken when snow was on the ground and includes several businesses including: a dress shop; Harry Svensgaard Bicycle Company; Fergus Falls Water Works Company and grocery.
Stereoscope view of Lincoln Avenue. Image contains view of the Fergus Falls Meat Market and G. O. Dahl's Hardware Store, dirt street and horses, a wagon and a man standing on boardwalk.
Portrait of J. W. Earl. Mr. Earl was a pioneer implement dealer, member of the firm Earl and Hansen and an active member of the Methodist church. He was also the mayor of Fergus Falls from 1889-1891.
Stereoscope view of Lincoln Avenue looking west from Cascade Street. Image includes view of dirt road lined with early businesses including the Fergus Falls Daily Journal office and Cataract Hotel. Image also includes covered wagons and carriages.
Portrait of John W. Mason [1846-1927]. John Mason was born in La Peer, Michigan. With his parents, he came to Minnesota shortly before the Civil War. He studied law under G. B. Cooley, being admitted to the bar in 1871. He arrived in Fergus Falls on June 7, 1871 and soon became city attorney.
Images includes members of the Barke family both in the yard and on the porch. The house is surrounded by a picket fence. Outbuildings and portions of neighboring dwellings also included. J. O. Barke was a lawyer.
John Lauritzen came to Fergus Falls in 1887 and was in charge of the construction of the State Hospital and was responsible for many fine brick buildings in Fergus Falls and the surrounding area.
Portrait of Joe Whitford. Mr. Whitford built the first cabin on the townsite in the summer of 1857 and was responsible for naming the city in honor of his benefactor, James Fergus.
Stereoscope view. Image shows two one-horse carriages racing and a large crowd lined up along the dirt track. This track was located where the State Hospital was later built.
Baseball team stands in front of spectators in bleachers. From Lt to Rt: Iver Leidal, Bert Boen, Johnson, Halvor Oftelie, Axel Fagerland, Knutson, Ford, Ed Skow, Bearslie, Ed Sand, John Wylie.