Exterior view of the Schilz house, built in Minnesota territorial days (1860) has since been remolded. Present location (as of 2003) is 205 East Main Street. Front has open porch with four support posts - embellishments on upper end of posts. Tall tree on left edge of frame.
Eight Benedictine Sisters in rounded habits stand in front of a Queen Anne-style convent. They are all facing the same direction, but their gaze is cast slightly downwards. They are all holding their rosaries. The house has 10 steps leading from street level to porch. There are lace curtains in the window. A tall industrial building looms in the background. They were once presumed to be sisters of Notre Dame.
Building made of wood, gable front with shutters and large front windows. Wood picket fence, beer sign. Nick Walerious is the proprietor. 19 people are in front of building and two women are in upper story windows; they are family members of the proprietor. Border Collie type dog stands at a mans side.
Sacred Heart Parsonage and Church. Left side of iamge is a drawing of the Church with two steeples. Right side of image is photograph of Parsonage. Parsonage has white picket fence, three chimneys, shutters, barge board at gable. Wood stacked to facing left of house. Parsons standing on facing right porch. Barn in background. Father Kennedy reading a book from his library. Belle Plaine. The house was moved in 1928. Owned by Mary Kilduff. Later moved again. owned in 1984 by Pat Savage.
Street scene in Belle Plaine with horses at a hitching post. The building on the north side was once the Chard Shoe Store and was torn down in 1901. The building on south side was Miss Mersen's candy and millenery shop.
Portrait of Sam Bowler who owned the State Bank and Lumberyard (until 1904 at which time he moved to Colorado) and. F. J. Whitlock sitting in the back of a wagon. A boxcar on train tracks is visible behind them and a dog is looking up at them.
Interior of the Nicholas Neubeiser Meat Market in Belle Plaine. Meat and scale are on the counter. A kerosene lamp is hanging from ceiling. Sausage and ham are hanging from the wall. A calendar is hanging on the back wall. Lizzie Siegfried and Jake Schmitt are standing near the cash register.
Black and white print showing the interior of St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Belle Plaine. Seen are the main and side alters, a small balcony, several pews, banners, Stations of the Cross, and other decorations. Written on the backside of the image is "Decorated 1882/Inside of old Catholic Church Sts Peter and Paul/Belle Plaine, Mn."
Black and white photograph of a grocerry store, probably in Shakopee. The sign on the building reads, "Groceries & Provisions." Writing on the reverse side indicates it might have been H.H. Strunk, but it does not correspond to other photographs of other properties owned by Strunk.
Black and white photograph. View of Sacred Heart Church from balcony-alter in alcove behind large arch, serval pews and chandelier in foreground, curved arch over alter, carved wood pulpit on (photo's)right of alter, statues on either side of alter, with small cloth covered alters (candles and other items on alter) directly under statues, four frames hung on wall from ceiling coving (frames lean away from wall), religious paintings on either side of alter (high on wall) - above on heavy cardboard - embelished in corners geometric design and edges with lines in gold ink. Rear handwriting reads; blue ink "Sacred Heart Church", black ink "176", pencil "p169 top 100%", pencil "041" in circle.
Eight children dressed as "Indians" in photographers studio. They carry banners that show Native American scene, Wampum patterns, and especially advertisements for Round Oak Stoves, ranges and furnaces. Indentified in "people" category.
Large limestone house with newer brick addition off back of house. Second story of stone house has a small walkout porch with two people standing on it. Picket fence is in front of house and large chickens are standing in front of it. There is a poweline pole situated onf front of the house, but it does not appear to have lines running to it, yet. One man and three women stand in front of the house.
Interior of Fred Stier Meat Market on Main st. in Belle Plaine. Emma Stier, Evelyn Stier, Elmer Edberg. Two counters with marble tops, two large scales, bead board panneling, electric light bulb hanging from ceiling, cash register.
W. H. Weibler General Merchandise, Belle Plaine. Groupf of four men, three women, and four boys standing in front of store unidentified. Store has large glass windows in a brick building, with an awning pulled back.
Shoto walking with two walking sticks in Shakopee. Father J. J. Girrimondi of St. Mary's Church baptized 90-year-old Shoto in 1894 and buried him 1899. Shoto was one of Chief Shakopee's braves.
Black and white albumen print showing a side alter at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Belle Plaine. The alter is highly decorative carved wood with arches, finials, cut work, and a painted religion scene. It is also decorated with a nativity set. Written on the backside of the image is "Side alter at St. P. and P. Church/Belle Plaine."
Portrait of Dr. Maloney standing in the middle of the gravel road some 200 yards from the "Giraffe" water tower. He is wearing a suit and top hat with a chain watch in his pocket. His St. Bernard-type dog is standing at his side.
Brick building with large glass windows, second story is covered in shutters; probably summer. Signs in window read "Insurance, Money loaned, Buy or Sell Notes, Mortgages, Foreign, Domestic, Exchange, Passage Tickets to all parts of Europe, Collector Specialty." Group of children in front of building with two adults; one is probably the teacher the other is a man who likely is the bank owner/manager. One child is on a bicycle.
Mr. Charles Kopp is sitting in a chair wearing a suit with white necktie and leather gloves. Mrs. Kopp is standing at his side with a bouquet of flowers in a white dress with high collar and knee-length veil. Standing on small Oriental rug, faux scene on background.
Black and white 5"x 7" of interior of Neubeiser Hardware Store. Wood floor aisle front to rear of store, pressed tin ceiling, glass cases on left side with drawer cupboards behind cases reaching to within about 3' of ceiling. Three men at rear of store, one man leaning on glass case (Joe Neubeiser), one man in business suit and derby hat (Nic Walerius), one man in overalls and work shirt. Low table in foreground with shiny buckets and many glass jars filled with light colored items, seed packet display on right.
Black and white, split photo. Left side photo, drawing of Sacred Heart Church front with steeple. Right side photo of clap - board house, (Sacred Heart Rectory) white picket fence with woman standing in front of door on far right, embellishments at roof sofets, two center upper windows cathedral shaped, Shutters on either side of lower windows.
Black and white photograph mounted on paste board. Exterior view of the Southworth home, an L-shaped house with decorative molding at windows, porch, and roof-line. Eli Southworth, his wife, and their son (Walter) and daughter (perhaps Virginia, later Mrs. Harold Hoard) at fence. House located between Holmes and Lewis. Eli Southworth was a local lawyer.
Exterior view of the Faribault house. Circular garden enclosure containing cut tree stump is near the front door. Unidentified people are sitting on a bench under the trees to the right of the house.
Exterior view of the Frank Nicolin mansion on Main Street in Jordan. Queen Anne-style architecture with a tower rising from second story and carrying beyond third story and roof. Windmill to right of house. Bride and groom are posed on front steps for informal portrait. Several other people are surroundg the front of the house.
Thirteen men in front of brick store with awning and Hamm's beer signs. Written on back of photograph "Otto Spielman." The Otto Spielman name also appears at the bottom of one of the Hamm's beer sign and on the awning above the door. There is an Opera House advertisment in the window for February 26.
Exterior view of the Oliver Faribault house in the background. Young woman with walking stick sitting on the lawn next to a small child in a rocking chair, holding a walking stick. This image is a reprint from Patricia Cates.
William Ries posed with baseball. He is wearing a Shakopee baseball uniform. Right arm is stretched forward as if throwing, and right leg is back. He is looking straight on, but his eyes are to the right of the camera.
Two story brick building, 4 gabled windows on upper level, horse drawn carriage in foreground with two women dressed in black coats in front seat, possibly a third person in the backseat. Two dark horses are attached to carriage they are standing still for photo. A single story building is to the left of the bank, it says "Lumbe" (Lumber) along top, a man is standing in the doorway.
Open wagon pulled by two horses. Mr. and Mrs. Reis on front seat (Mr. Reis holding reins). Four people in wagon: Charles Townsend (standing), Magel Stratton (hat on), Dell Jackson (in white), and Mrs. Oberst (in rear). Buildings to left of wagon and dirt street to right, with houses in the distant. Electric poles directly behind wagon and into distance.
Black and white albumen print of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Belle Plaine. Seen are the front of the church with the rectory to the right of the building. A man, most likely the then current priest, is standing at the front entrance of the church. Written on the backside of the image is "Sacred Heart/Pelton Photo/1896/ Belle Plaine, Mn. Sacred Heart Church first steeple, which was struck by lightning and burned." The building was demolished in 1989.
Double wedding of Johanna and Paulina Meyer to John Hespenheide and Christ Woestehoff, respectively. 1897. Guests posed in front of house with grooms seated. The attendants are Henry Hespenheide and Emma Schmalz and Joe Ehlers and Ida Meyer. Bell on pole. Three chimneys visible with smoke coming from them. House is Greek Revival style with roof returns and front porch.
Schoell Drug Store, June 21st, 1898. One hundred block of East main street. John Schoell and brother George Schoell standing in front of store. Poster in window for July 4th celebration. Lace curtains in second story windows. Sepia photograph.
Portrait of Old Shoto. Photograph taken with a magazine by ars olclone camera. Contemporary handwriting on back. He is one of Chief Shakopee's braves, he was baptized by Father J. J. Girrimondi of St. Mary's church in 1894; he died in 1899. He is standing in front of a teepee with an open door.
Portait of Shoto in front of tepee. The book, "The Shakopee Story" says that Shoto was one of Chief Shakopee's braves. He was baptized by Father J. J. Girrimondi of St. Mary's Church in 1894. He died in 1899.
John Schoell telephone office, Belle Plaine. Two women at switchboard are Annie and Winnie O'Connor. Standing next to them is John Schoell. Behind switchboard is Joe Fidelduy. Man at facing left is unidentified. Walls wallpapered with large boarder. Bank of Belle Plaine calendar hanging on wall. Photograph very fragile.
Ward Brickyard - overhead view of brickyard, 10 rows of bricks in center of photo with two groups of people standing on far side of brick rows, open sided, tin roofed structures on left side of brick rows, one open sided tin roofed structure on right side. Four trees and hillside in foreground with dirt road on lower right side. Trees and houses in distance. Handwriting on rear in black ink reads "David Schultz on cart, Bill Hamann pushes cart, said Hawey Schultz", "Ward Brickyard Blakeley", "122", blue ink "105%", pencil "page 103", "047" in circle. Stamp in brown ink reads "Photo by Fred J Heiland, 128 So. Market Street, Belle Plaine, Minn. 56011.