Photograph of Bear Creek Valley, near Rollingstone. Train climbing the valley on left side of photo and farm in the valley and tresel to the right of the farm.
Spectators are walking along the Chicago Great Western Railroad bridge assessing the damage from the flood waters. Much of the ground supporting the tracks has been washed away. The Zumbro River overflowed its banks in Rochester early on the morning of June 26, 1908.
Four views from Baudette including the E.A. Engler Lumber Company sawmill; dredge at work in Baudette channel; the International Railway Bridge (CNR); and the Williams Dray Line.
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.
Spectators assess damage to the Chicago Great Western Railroad bridge during the flood of 1908. The mill and elevator can be seen in the background. The Zumbro River overflowed its banks in Rochester early on the morning of June 26, 1908.
A train approaches a bridge over Vining Creek. Three men standing on the bank of the creek watch the approaching train. Leafless trees stand on both sides of the tracks.
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 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.
The Winona and Southwestern Railway train is pictured moving over a trestle bridge on it's way from Spring Valley to Winona. In 1890, tracks were laid from Winona through St. Charles, Dover, Eyota, Simpson and Stewartville to Spring Valley and Osage. The railroad became the Winona & Western in 1894. A spur was built in 1900 from Simpson to Rochester. In 1901, the Winona & Western line was sold to the Chicago Great Western Railroad.
Under the Minneapolis Western Bridge; railroad tracks running between trestle piers; barrels and carts are along the river banks; also includes to Lower dam water power station Bedrock and the Gasworks.
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.
View of the Stockwood Fill railroad trestle and an approaching train. The Stockwood Fill was a three-year attempt by the Northern Pacific Railroad to re-grade a portion of the track in the Red River Valley.
A view of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad bridge across the Minnesota River near the St. Peter State Hospital. The swing bridge is shown in an open position, which would allow the passage of a riverboat.
View of the Winona and St. Peter Railroad bridge over the Minnesota River at St. Peter. The St. Peter State Hospital was the first stop beyond the west side of the bridge.
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 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.
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.