Forest L. Pinney, one of the early settlers of the state, came to Minnesota in 1856 and located himself at Monticello and Anoka where he worked as a surveyor.
This photograph shows Gov. and Mrs. John A. Johnson and their friends. The names of the people are on the back of the photograph. All, or nearly all, are St. Peter residents.
This image was made from a glass plate negative. It shows a view of the funeral procession of Gov. John A. Johnson. The soldiers are moving south on Minnesota Avenue, between Nassau and Grace Streets.
Portrait of Captain Frank Magner from St. Peter. Magner served in St.Peter's Company K of the Second Infantry Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard, which was organized in 1908. [E1498 is cataloged as E6292]
Photo collage celebrating the charter members of the Odin Club at the time of the club's 25th Anniversary. The Odin Club was organized on February 15, 1899.
This photograph shows Nora Johnson, the wife of Gov. John A. Johnson. The photograph was given to Gov. Johnson's sister, Hattie. The Governor and his sister were from Nicollet County.
This photograph shows the interior of the Myrum Memorial Fieldhouse on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. Superimposed onto the photograph is an image of George Myrum, after whom the building was named. It was demolished in 1984.
Portrait of Mrs. Nancy Faribault McClure Huggins in 1926 at the boulder that marks the site of the signing of the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux in 1851. Nancy married David Faribault there while the treaty negotiations were in progress.
This is a photograph of Hiram Jacoby, who operated a photograph studio in St. Peter for many years. He was a very early resident of the city. Jacoby took a very large number of photographs of the city and of area residents.
General William Carey Brown was born at Traverse des Sioux in 1854. He was graduated from West Point in 1877. Following many years of service, including duty in the Philippine Islands and Mexico, he retired as a Brigadier General. Brown earned many medals, including the Distinguished Service Medal.
Two men speak in the library of the American Swedish Institute. General George E. Leach was mayor of Minneapolis from 1921-1929. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.