Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.), photograph taken in Tracy on April 28, 1912 to commemorate the 93rd Anniversary of the American I.O.O.F. organization's existance in Tracy, MN. The photo was taken in front of the Tracy Citizens State Bank by F.K. Ives. Shown are: 1. Wm. Harriman 2. E.E. Converse 3. M.W. Baker 4. W.B. Harwood 5. Chas. Herder 6. Jacob W. Hirshfield (dry goods store) 7. C.W. Bulen (postmaster) 8. Ulric "Bim" Dilger (mail carrier) 9. J.P. Olson (dry goods store) 10. John Olson 11. W.B. Thompson 12. J.T. Jackson 13. Col. Charles Berdan (auctioneer) 14. Buck Swoffer (?)
Pairs of men march down the center of the street, rounding the corner with the "The Headlight" saloon at the intersection of Cedar Street and First Avenue. Each man is carrying an American Flag or small shovel. Eugene LaForce was the Proprieter of The Headlight.
Rolland Robert Freeman is shown in front of his Implement, Bicycle and Hardware store. The building was built by Freeman in 1892 and he sold it to a soloon operator in March of 1898. The sales promotion is 'buy a binder and recieve a bicycle for free.'
Image shows freshly cleared dirt road lined with clapboard sided single story structures. The Old Two Harbors courthouse is on the right side of the image.
Herman Nierenhausen holds a bull set while Leonard Deters is in the process of hitting it with a sledgehammer to "strike" a granite slab at Cold Spring Granite Company.