This building was originally constructed in 1855 as the Winslow House in St. Peter. It has been used for several other purposes over the years. The building still stands, minus the original top floor, on the northwest corner of the intersection of Third and Walnut Streets. It once served as the first building of the St. Peter State Hospital.
The Wilson Store and residence in Maine, Minnesota. A picket fence is front of the house and a large tree grows between the store and house. There is a sign in the store window advertising the "The Lanpher Hat" (made by the Lanpher, Skinner and Copmany, located in St. Paul, Minnesota).
Sidewalks continue across the street while the sidewalks themselves are well above the street. This era was a mixture, the automobile along with the horse and wagon.
The First National Bank, clothing store, drug store, the PJ Ness cash store and hardware store are some of the business on early Main Street. Wooden traffic signs, Model T Fords and a few people are seen. Many of these buildings remain today much as they were.
W. H. Weibeler Merchandise Store, clothing, boots, shoes. Prior to 1913. Joe Grosser, Gerry Weibeler, Frank Weibeler, Annie Weibeler, Mayme Weibeler, and Mr. and Mrs W. Weibeler.
Workmen in their Wahl Company workroom with wrapped boxes of chocolates. John Wahl had a wholesale confectionery for many years at different locations.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Workers in the workroom where chocolate covered caramels are being made. John Wahl had a wholesale confectionery for many years at different locations.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Panoramic view of mining operations in Winter. The left area of the photograph depicts a mine drill. The center and right areas of the photograph depict mining shovels in various positions of mining operations. The photograph depicts the beginning stages of open pit mining possibly in or near North Hibbing, Minnesota.
This view of Crosby, Minnesota, taken from the water tower, shows the Spalding Hotel in the center and the White School at center top. The Miner's Hospital is the three-story building to the left of the school. A message on the back to Mrs. Chas. Berg is in a language other than English.
Mining facility in winter. 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.
Mining location in winter, featuring facilities and bridge. 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.
This long three-story wooden building in its shaded setting provides a porch along its entire first floor, and a tower that climbs to four stories giving additional views of Lake Minnetonka. This postcard was printed as an advertisement. The message announces that fancy balls, dancing parties, musicales and concerts, banquets, conventions, yacht races, and rowing regattas are of frequent occurrence at Tonka Bay, and it is only two miles from Big Island with its 65-acre park .
A part of Pitt, Minnesota showing timber yards. Written on the photograph is, "Estimated March 4, 1912: 600,00 posts, 40,000 ties, 30,000 poles and 1,000 cords of wood valued at over $100,000.00".
St. Paul, Chicago, and New York City are shown standing in front of Uncle Sam, holding U. S. Postal Savings account books. Nearby, the Minnesota Gopher holds a sign that reads, "See our Paul gopher the savings."
The Swallow and Hopkins Lumber Mill was the second largest mill in Winton. It opened in 1899 as the Fall Lake Lumber Company and continued operations until shortly after World War One.
The Sunbeam Theater was located at 109 West Superior Street beginning in 1908. The silent film "Highbrow Love" was out in 1913. In 1922 the motion picture theater the Astor took that address, and the Sunbeam moved to 103 West Superior Street where it remained until 1930.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Lantern slide of the Stuart Block, built in 1913 on Main Avenue; housed several retail businesses on the main level and doctors offices on the second level.
This was once the St. Peter Public Library. The building is located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Mulberry Street in St. Peter. This photograph was taken prior to the construction on the National Guard Armory to the north in 1913.
A view of three businesses in Underwood. Several horse drawn wagons are parked in front of the buildings. Two men stand on a wooden sidewalk in front of one of the businesses.
Winton's first lumber mill. It started as the Knox Lumber Company but was renamed after its sale. Like Swallow and Hopkins, it, too, closed in the 1920s.
The Spalding Hotel sits on Main Street, Crosby, Minnesota. On the far right stands Andrew Burud, Chief of Police. A child's wagon is parked beside the light pole and two horses stand on the side street. People are visiting on the street.
Panoramic view of the rail scrap yard in Cooley, Minnesota. Photograph depicts a steam locomotive hauling scrap in gondola cars, a water tower, a large industrial building (warehouse or shop type), housing area on the left side of the photograph and mining operations on the right side of the photograph.
Photograph of a scrap pile with a woman sitting in the foreground while a man can be seen standing in the background. Samuel Karon founded Northwestern Scrap Iron and Metal Company in Duluth.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
The manicured grounds of the Virginia & Rainy Lake Co. Mill No. 3 are shown, as is a sign for Yard F. This is the left half of a panoramic photograph included with the U.S. Steel Traffic Committee photo album.
View is to the south along 1st Street North from 2nd Avenue North. Visible are the tracks of the Fargo and Moorhead Electric Street Railway. Thomas Erdel's Rathskeller Saloon at left, the House of Lords Saloons just beyond, John Haas' Midway Saloon at the far end of the block and Sam Diemert's Saloon on the right.
Laundry supplies and wicker baskets are arranged around the interior of the Rochester Steam Laundry. The business was located at 107 South Main (First Avenue SW).
Several people are working at looms inside the Rochester Rug Factory. Different types of looms and other rug making equipment are arranged around the room. A stove is located in the center of the space.