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 .
View of Excelsior from Lake Minnetonka shows a paddlewheel boat at the dock, and several buildings, including the Blue Line, the White House Hotel, and the casino.
Image shows view from International Milling Company facing east. On the left is the mill pond. The Farmers Lumber Company and Westerman Lumber Company is located in front of the mill pond.
Minneapolis Saint Paul and Saulte Ste Marie Railroad
Date Created:
1912-1916
Description:
Photocopies of blueprints for the Sam Parker House Hotel at the Soo Line depot in Glenwood. It was designed for the Minneapolis Saint Paul and Saulte Ste Marie Railroad by the office of Buildings and Bridges. The dates on the pages vary. There are four sheets: First Floor Plan, Second Floor Plan - Drawn January 4, 1912, Basement Plan and cross section�- Drawn January 4, 1912, and Trim details - drawn March 28, 1916.
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).
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.
A view of the commercial district of Hickson, North Dakota. From left to right is J.A. Blegen General Merchandise, Bergstrom Bros. General Merchandise, and T. T. Kinneberg Fruit & Confectionary. There are several horse drawn wagons on the street, and train tracks to the right.
A view of the commercial district of Hickson, North Dakota. On the left hand side are some grain elevators, in the middle are train tracks and two the right are some businesses.
Image of the tugboat, Edna G., at dock in Two Harbors. A whaleback vessel is docked alongside the tugboat. Ice appears around the tugboat, snow covers railroad tracks alongside dock. Note the eagle on top of the pilot house. When the Edna G. returned to Two Harbors from WWI service, the eagle had been removed.
Panoramic view of Mesaba Transportation Company busses (four in all) and drivers parked on McKinley Street in North Hibbing. In the background of this photograph are a water tower to the far left, the Lincoln School and St. Louis County Courthouse in the center background and a housing area to the far right.
Panoramic view Cooley Location (West of Hibbing, Minnesota). Photograph includes a large industrial building on the left, a water tower (with the word: "COOLIE" printed on it, a garage style building in the center, and an office type building on the right with housing in the far right of the photograph.
Panoramic view of housing area behind a railroad tracks across the left half of the photograph. The center of the photograph depicts the North Hibbing Power Plant with smoke stack and water tower. The right area of the photograph depicts a housing area and mine reclamation dump in the background. Approximate area/view of this photograph is along North Street in North Hibbing.
Panoramic view of the Cooley Location (west of Hibbing, Minnesota). Photograph includes a large industrial building on the left, a water tower (with the word: "COOLIE" printed on it, a garage style building in the center, and an office building on the right with houses in the far right of the photograph.
Panoramic view of firefighter company posed in ranks in front of an unknown building (not Hibbing, Minnesota) for a group photograph. The left area of the photograph depicts the officers of the firefighter company. The center of the photograph depicts the firefighter band posed with their instruments in front of the front entrance of this unknown building. The right area of the photograph depicts the rank and file firefighters posed with a fire wagon and crossed hose nozzles.
Panoramic view of firefighter company posed in ranks in front of an unknown building (not Hibbing, Minnesota) for a group photograph. The left area of the photograph depicts the officers of the firefighter company. The center of the photograph depicts the firefighter band posed with their instruments in front of the front entrance of this unknown building. The right area of the photograph depicts the rank and file firefighters posed with a fire wagon and crossed hose nozzles.
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.
Panoramic view of North Hibbing in winter. Notable buildings and businesses looking from left to right are: Hibbing Village Hall; Service Station; the Oliver Hotel, and the Public Comfort Station.