A view of the first railroad bridge across the Minnesota River at St. Peter. It served the Winona and St. Peter Railroad. This wooden bridge was located between Kasota and the St. Peter State Hospital. The image is a reproduction made from an earlier photograph.
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.
This postcard shows a view of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad bridge across the Minnesota River at St. Peter. This steel bridge was located between Kasota and the St. Peter State Hospital.
Exterior view of the Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Omaha railroad depot serving St. Peter on the east side of the Minnesota river. A steam locomotive and several railroad cars are along the east side of the depot. North of the depot is the Farmers Elevator. There is a 1906 postmark on the postcard.
This postcard shows the Broadway bridge over the Minnesota river at St. Peter. In the foreground is the western end of the bridge. A portion of the bridge deck collapsed in 1929 as a truck was being driven across it, leading to the construction of a new bridge at the same site.
This postcard shows a view of the Broadway bridge over the Minnesota River in St. Peter. The building in the distance is on the east side of the river.
East side of the Omaha Depot at St. Peter, as well as a steam locomotive approaching the depot from the north. The depot was located east of St. Peter, across the Minnesota river.
View of the Omaha Depot at St. Peter, as well as a steam locomotive arriving at the depot from the north. The depot was located east of St. Peter, across the Minnesota river. The Farmers Elevator is visible at far right.
This postcard shows the east side of the Omaha railroad depot east of St. Peter across the Minnesota river. The spire of the Nicollet County courthouse is at far right.
This postcard shows a view of the Broadway Bridge across the Minnesota River at St. Peter. This swing bridge, used from 1887 to 1929, could be turned in order to allow the passage of riverboats.
This postcard mainly shows the vehicle bridge over Spring Lake, east of St. Peter. However, some of the piers of the railroad bridge beyond can also be seen. East is at left.
This postcard shows a view of the Broadway Bridge over the Minnesota River at St. Peter. The top portion of a grain elevator east of the river is visible.
This postcard shows a view of the Broadway Bridge over the Minnesota River at St. Peter. A grain elevator, the railroad depot, and a train pulled by a steam locomotive are visible in the distance.
This postcard shows a view of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad bridge across the Minnesota River south of St. Peter. The railroad passed through the grounds of the St. Peter State Hospital.
This postcard shows a view of the Broadway Bridge over the Minnesota River. The photo was taken from a location on the west side of the river, north of the bridge, at the time of a flood.
Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota died in office after surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, in 1909. The train shown on this postcard took the Governor's body from the Rochester depot to the depot that served his hometown of St. Peter, Minnesota.
This postcard shows the crowd waiting for the train carrying the body of Gov. John A. Johnson, a St. Peter resident. The St. Peter depot of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad is in the background.
This postcard shows the crowd waiting for the train carrying the body of Gov. John A. Johnson, a St. Peter resident, who died in Rochester. The St. Peter depot of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad is in the background.
This train took the body of Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota from Rochester, Minnesota, back to his hometown of St. Peter, Minnesota. Governor Johnson died in office from complications after surgery at the Mayo Clinic in 1909.
St. Peter resident Harry Hedberg is the man with the pump in this image of four men changing a flat tire on an early 20th century automobile. The postcard cancellation is difficult to read, but it appears to be from 1911.
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.
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.