Mail delivery, especially in the winter, was tough on the north shore of Lake Superior. During the wintertime, a combination of sleigh and dogsled were used to distribute mail and people north of Two Harbors. Not until 1925 when the roads were improved North of Two Harbors could mail carriers easily travel their routes.
Young male driver holding harness reins of race horse while seated in a light two-wheeled vehicle designed for one person and drawn by one horse. This photograph was taken by T. L. Bersagel and later copied by Mathias Bue.
Photographic postcard of Knudt Lee going to town with his horses and buggy. Knudt Lee was the owner of Lee Store in Wannaska and was postmaster of Wannaska beginning in 1904.
Portrait of two unidentified women getting into a horse drawn carriage. The location of this photograph is unknown; but the Iron Range includes parts of the following Minnesota counties: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis.
Mr. and Mrs. John Martinson and their daughter, Mary, in a sleigh going south on Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The Stark and Davis store is on the southwest corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Grace street. Joseph Mason's Hardware store is at right.
The LeTourneau family out for a buggy ride. A wooden sidewalk runs in front of the businesses along the street. A millinery shop and a sign that reads, "wood is for sale" are visible in the background. Pictured are: George LeTourneau, Mrs. George LeTourneau, Louis LeTourneau, Louie and Daisy LeTourneau.
St. Peter resident Harry Hedberg is shown on a horse-drawn wagon next to a hitching post in this old photograph. The photograph was taken on October 8, 1899 according to a note on the reverse.
Portrait of the "Little Jake." Tthe spirited racehorse is being held by Burt Bassett Sr. while Joe Holland sits in the sulky in preparation for a race.
Franklin H. Gray [1846-1922], pioneer business man of Fergus Falls, sits in horse drawn buggy. Five unidentified children, one sitting beside Mr. Gray. Four children stand on ground beside buggy, one holds horse reins.
Two adults and two children in a horse-drawn buggy with two horses. Note on the back says "Chicken coops." On the fornt of the image a hand-drawn arrow points to coops.
Erastus Church with a vegetable wagon and a white horse. Erastus Church was a colorful Worthington character who peddled vegetables, picked up junk and distinguished himself by having a street named in his honor, because he lived on that street. The photograph is dated September 26, 1900. Poster in the window promotes the candidacy of William McKinley over William Jennings Bryan. It proclaims: "McKinley was right in 1896." Note: This information taken from a newspaper article with same picture, in the Worthington Centennial July 22, 1972. We think it is a Buchan photo but don't know for sure.
View of the four hitch tanker wagon used for kerosene delivery with two men on it. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, "Delivering to surrounding town by Mr. Henry Boyer and Ed Jenkins of Round Lake, Round Lake School house in background."
Charley Cedarblade and his daughter Myrtle in a horse and buggy parked 3rd Avenue by the courthouse square. This was right in front of Buchan's Photograph Studio on 3rd Avenue, Worthington, Minnesota. Courthouse and 10th street are visible in the background.
Charles Fay going south on Front street in St. Peter in a horse-drawn wagon. The Standard Lumber Yard on the southwest corner of the intersection of Front street and Park Row is in the background.