This photograph shows the badly damaged Broadway Bridge in St. Peter after a portion of its deck collapsed under the load of a heavy truck. The bridge was repaired and moved to one side in order to allow construction of a new bridge on the original site of the old one.
This photo shows May, Nellie, and Jessie McOuat in a horse-drawn wagon going north on Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter from a location in front of the Courthouse.
This photograph shows a horse-drawn sled in St. Peter on South Third Street. The old Fire Station, with its steeple, can be seen near the far left, and the J. M. Peterson blacksmith shop can be seen on the future site of the St. Peter Post Office.
Dated the fourth day of March in 1871, this bond was issued by the Borough of Saint Peter in order to raise money to finance the construction of the Winona & Saint Peter Railroad. The value of the bond at maturity was five hundreds dollars. The railroad crossed the Minnesota River and entered Nicollet County near the site of the St. Peter State Hospital in May of 1871. The railroad eventually extended through St. Peter, Traverse, Oshawa, Nicollet, and Courtland in Nicollet County before it crossed the Minnesota River into Brown County.
This photograph shows the original wooden Winona and St. Peter Railroad bridge near the St. Peter State Hospital. The view appears to be toward the community of Kasota in Le Sueur County. This bridge was replaced by an iron bridge in 1879.
This view of the original Winona and St. Peter Railroad bridge over the Minnesota River that was completed in 1871 appears to look toward Kasota from a location near the St. Peter State Hospital. The bridge was replaced about 1879 by a metal one. Some of the stone supports for the new bridge can be seen to the right of the wooden bridge.
This stereo view of the Winona and St. Peter Railroad Bridge over the Minnesota River shows the St. Peter State Hospital in the distance. A building and large piles of wood are visible below the bridge.
This photograph shows a man with a horse-drawn wagon in front of the William Rinkel Dry Goods and Groceries Store in St. Peter at 108 South Minnesota Avenue. The caption on the reverse indicates that Chas. H. Clark was going camping at Lake Emily, and that the name of the horse was Prince. Dr. G. F. Merritt's office can be seen at right.
The new bridge across the Minnesota River at Broadway in St. Peter is shown next to the old bridge, which was built about 1887. The old bridge partially collapsed in 1929, making the construction of a new bridge a necessity.
View of a steam locomotive crossing the railroad trestle across Spring Lake east of St. Peter in the Spring of 1903. The railroad was the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha.
This photograph shows three men in an old automobile in an alley off of Grace Street in St. Peter. In the background can be seen the Jensen and Lampert Lumber Company and, on the far right, the Central Hotel. The lumber company was located on the southeast corner of the intersection of Third and Grace Streets. The hotel was on the northwest corner.
View of the highway bridge and the railroad bridge that crossed Spring Lake east of St. Peter. The railroad bridge is in the foreground, and the highway bridge is in the distance to the north.
A view of the bridge across Spring Lake, east of St. Peter. This negative was used to produce postcards. This image was made from a glass plate negative.
Three girls in a two-wheeled horse-drawn cart. The reverse side of the photograph indicates that the cart belonged to Sadie Davis, who was graduated from St. Peter High School in 1906.
View of the riverboat "Lorene" and a passenger barge on the Minnesota river at North Mankato in 1908. Portions of the city of Mankato can be seen on the far side of the river.
View of the riverboat "Henrietta" on the Minnesota River at St. Peter in 1897. The Broadway bridge, which could swivel to let the riverboat pass, is shown.
View of the riverboat "Henrietta" on the Minnesota river at Mankato in 1897. The bridge leading to North Mankato is in the background. Portions of North Mankato can be seen across the river from the Henrietta.
This photograph shows the riverboat Henrietta at the Broadway Bridge in St. Peter in 1897. The swing bridge is shown in the open position in order to permit the passage of the riverboat. This was the last riverboat to reach St. Peter.