Street view with unpaved streets with horses and buggies; awnings extended on the first floor windows. Buildings in foreground could be the First National Hotel located at Washington Avenue at corner of 2nd Avenue South and Nicollet Avenue.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Street view; unpaved streets with horses and buggies; awnings extended on the first floor windows; building could be the First National Bank Building at Washington Avenue and Nicollet Avenue.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
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.
A portion of the business district in St. Peter. One store was a restaurant and bakery. Another store sold groceries and provisions. Their locations are not known.
This photograph shows a view of the Gorman building in St. Peter that was located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Mulberry street. It was replaced early in the twentieth century by a Carnegie library. To the north, at left, is the Cunningham Hotel.
At far right is the Cunningham Hotel in St. Peter. The lumber yard shown is at the southeast corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Grace street. It was operated by Laird and Norton.
First Suspension Bridge; note railroad tracks and toll keepers office in foreground; view from Minneapolis looking towards St. Anthony Falls; Winslow House Hotel can be seen in background.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Streetscape; scene not identified on back; may be of Minneapolis; view of construction of a building next to a completed building - perhaps the row house of Eastman Flats; photographed and published by Nowack and Chase located at 119 Washington Avenue North, Minneapolis; wholesale and retail.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
View looking towards Bridge Square; streetcar tracks in unpaved road; horses with wagons and carriage; from a series by Webster and Albee, Rochester, New York.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Pendleton Block lower side between first and second avenue west; people; Thomas Dowse Real Estate and Insurance; Superior street; boardwalk; J. C. Merritt dentist
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
A horse-drawn wagon is shown heading north on Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. From left to right, the buildings shown are the Cunningham Hotel, the Gorman building, and the Presbyterian Church. Mulberry street is between the Gorman building and the church.
Several Rochester landmarks are pictured in this early street scene. Some of the buildings visible are: Olmsted County Court House, Episcopal Church, Presbyterian Church, Congregational Church, Old Central School and the Universalist Church.
Early Barn Bluff businesses are shown. On the far left is the sawmill of Grannis, Daniels and Company. The Francis Ives building is in the center and the Metropolitan Hotel, which was later destroyed by a fire in 1869, is on the left.
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.
Nicollet is misspelled; unpaved street, power pole is visible; horse and wagon with driver and pedestrians are visible; from a series by Webster and Albee, Rochester, New York.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The Sauk Centre House was an early hotel, social gathering place, and used as a stage coach pick-up. It was destroyed by fire but rebuilt and renamed, The Palmer House.