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1. Wanda Gag House, New Ulm, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Exterior view of the Gag family home, built in 1894. Wanda Gag was born March 11, 1893, to Anton and Lissi Gag in New Ulm. She was the first of their seven children. Wanda Gag lived there until age 20. After the death of her parents, Wanda was forced to provide for her sisters and one brother. She also wanted to pursue her dream of becoming an artist. She wrote and illustrated "Millions of Cats", which was published in 1928. Wanda Gag died in 1946. The Gag house is located at 226 North Washington Street and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Contributing Institution:
Wanda Gag House Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

2. Turnblad family, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Brush, James A.
Date Created:
1890?
Description:
Studio portrait of publisher Swan J. Turnblad, wife Christina Nelson Turnbald and their daughter Lillian, circa 1890.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

3. Svenska Amerikanska Posten offices, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1899-02
Description:
A February 1899 fire destroyed a building near the offices of Svenska Amerikanska Posten, visible in the photograph.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

4. Working Man's Reading Room at Minnesota Avenue, Bemidji, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
The Working Man's Reading Room at Minnesota Avenue, circa 1900 (description from, "The Bemidji Area Looking Back" Pediment Publishing, 2004). Next door to the Reading Room is The People's Barber Shop and a shoe repair shop.
Contributing Institution:
Beltrami County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5. Peterson's Restaurant, Beltrami County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Peterson's Restaurant in Beltrami County, circa 1900 (description from, "The Bemidji Area Looking Back" Pediment Publishing, 2004). The sign reads, "Log Cabin Restaurant Lodging."
Contributing Institution:
Beltrami County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

6. Ed Smith behind his hand plow, Blackduck, Minnesota

Date Created:
1901
Description:
Ed Smith behind his hand plow in 1901, Blackduck (description from,"The Bemidji Area Looking Back" Pediment Publishing, 2004).
Contributing Institution:
Beltrami County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

7. Running logs on Bullhead Lake, Kelliher, Minnesota

Date Created:
1907
Description:
Running logs on Bullhead Lake in Kelliher (description from, "The Bemidji Area Looking Back" Pediment Publishing, 2004).
Contributing Institution:
Beltrami County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

8. Fred Rhoda and F. S. Arnold bicycling with their wives, Bemidji, Minnesota

Date Created:
1905?
Description:
Fred Rhoda and F. S. Arnold bicycling with their wives, circa 1905 (description from,"The Bemidji Area Looking Back" Pediment Publishing, 2004).
Contributing Institution:
Beltrami County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

9. Hakkerup's Photo Studio, Bemidji, Minnesota

Date Created:
1905
Description:
Horse and buggy parked in front of Hakkerup's Photo Studio located at 113 3rd Street in Bemidji (description from,"The Bemidji Area Looking Back" Pediment Publishing, 2004).
Contributing Institution:
Beltrami County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

10. Engine on the Minnesota and International Railroad bridge over the Battle River, Blackduck, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Engine on the Minnesota and International railroad bridge over the Battle River. Claude Ritchie is the engineer, Art Setterholm is the fireman, John Vanhouse, is the brakeman and Roy Rice is the pilot. (description from,"The Bemidji Area Looking Back" Pediment Publishing, 2004).
Contributing Institution:
Beltrami County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

11. Band concert on the lake front, Bemidji, Minnesota

Date Created:
1905?
Description:
Band concert on the lake front in Bemidji, circa 1905 (description from,"The Bemidji Area Looking Back" Pediment Publishing, 2004).
Contributing Institution:
Beltrami County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

12. High School construction site, Bemidji, Minnesota

Date Created:
1908
Description:
Lining up for the foundation of the high school, Bemidji, 1908 (description from,"The Bemidji Area Looking Back" Pediment Publishing, 2004).
Contributing Institution:
Beltrami County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

13. Steamer "Marguerite" on the Mississippi River, Beltrami County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Steamer "Marguerite" on the Mississippi River, circa 1900 (description from, "The Bemidji Area Looking Back" Pediment Publishing, 2004).
Contributing Institution:
Beltrami County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

14. Basketball team, Bemidji, Minnesota

Date Created:
1901-12
Description:
Bemidji basketball team, December 1901. Players in the back are Arthur Brannon and Harry Geil. In the front are Erton Geil and William Boskell. John Raymond is in the middle. Note the picture of Chief Bemidji on their uniforms (description from,"The Bemidji Area Looking Back" Pediment Publishing, 2004). The basketball is inscribed, "B.A.C. 1902."
Contributing Institution:
Beltrami County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

15. Indian boarding school, Ponemah, Minnesota

Date Created:
1901?
Description:
Indian boarding school, Ponemah, shortly after construction in 1901 (description from, "The Bemidji Area Looking Back" Pediment Publishing, 2004).
Contributing Institution:
Beltrami County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

16. Hunting party hauling moose out of the timber, Beltrami County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
View of an early 1900's hunting party hauling a moose out of the timber. Emil Falk in the first man on the left (description from,"The Bemidji Area Looking Back" Pediment Publishing, 2004). The moose is on a handmade sled.
Contributing Institution:
Beltrami County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

17. City Opera House, Bemidji, Minnesota

Date Created:
1905?
Description:
City Opera House was located at 401 Minnesota Avenue, Bemidji, circa 1905 (description from,"The Bemidji Area Looking Back" Pediment Publishing, 2004).
Contributing Institution:
Beltrami County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

18. "City of Bemidji" cruise boat on Bemidji Lake, Bemidji, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
W. B. Mclachlan was captain of the cruise boat, "City of Bemidji" around the turn of the last century (description from,"The Bemidji Area Looking Back" Pediment Publishing, 2004).
Contributing Institution:
Beltrami County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

19. Chief Bemidji and his family, Bemidji, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900
Description:
Chief Bemidji, whose real name was " Shay-Now-Ish -Kung," received his new name from Lake Bemidji which was called Bay-me-ji-ga, or "lake with cross waters." He was born near Inger, Minnesota, in 1833 or 1834 and lived in the Leech Lake and Cass Lake area. In 1860, he married a Leech Lake Pillager Indian woman and they had eight children, three boys of whom died at early ages. Four daughters and one son grew up and lived to older ages. In 1882, Chief Bemidji's wife died. Saddened by her death, he loaded all his possessions and children in his birch bark canoe and paddled up the Mississippi River to settle on the south shore of Lake Bemidji. He was the first permanent settler of Bemidji (from p. 107,"The Bemidji Area Looking Back" 2004).
Contributing Institution:
Beltrami County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

20. National Pole Company steam hauler and mojie, Beltrami County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1905
Description:
National Pole Company steam hauler and mojie, 1905 (description from, "The Bemidji Area Looking Back" Pediment Publishing, 2004).
Contributing Institution:
Beltrami County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

21. Third Street looking toward Lake Bemidji, Bemidji, Minnesota

Date Created:
1898
Description:
Third Street looking toward Lake Bemidji in 1898. On the left is a shoe store, Schroeder Brothers Feed and Seed, and Naylor and Young furniture. On the right is a furniture store, Hotel Northern, and Bank of Bemidji. (description from, "The Bemidji Area Looking Back" Pediment Publishing, 2004).
Contributing Institution:
Beltrami County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

22. Soderville farming, Anoka County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1892?
Description:
Olof Peterson family on their farm.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

23. Main Street, Anoka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1880?
Description:
Main Street of Anoka looking east between Second and Third Streets.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

24. Ham Lake Schoolhouse, Ham Lake, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890
Description:
Exterior view of the Ham Lake School District #42 in 1890.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

25. Third Avenue Hotel, Anoka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Third Avenue Hotel and Swan Johnson's livery stable located at 2124 Third Avenue North in Anoka.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

26. Dr. Kline's Sanitarium, Anoka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1906?
Description:
Postcard of Dr. Kline's Sanitarium located on Ferry Street at the east side of the end of the Mississippi River bridge in Anoka.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

27. Main Street, Anoka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1886 - 1914
Description:
Main Street in Anoka from First Avenue looking east.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

28. Paddlewheel steamboat J. B. Bassett, Anoka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1880
Description:
The paddlewheel steamboat "J. B. Bassett" was a Mississippi "Wanagun" which was a cook boat that followed the log drives. Here the Bassett is moored at the landing on the Rum River.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

29. Gertrude Gow Greenwald driving a buggy, Anoka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1880 - 1899
Description:
Gertrude Gow Greenwald riding in buggy owned and built by her brother David S. Gow. Gertrude married Louis Greenwald.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

30. Portrait of Forest L. Pinney, Anoka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1880?
Description:
Forest L. Pinney, one of the early settlers of the state, came to Minnesota in 1856 and located himself at Monticello and Anoka where he worked as a surveyor.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

31. Children's library program at the Anoka Public Library, Anoka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Children's library program held on the second floor of the Ticknor Building at Second Avenue and Main Street. This was the Anoka Public Library at that time.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

32. Potato buyers, Anoka County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1905
Description:
Group of potato buyers in Anoka County in 1905. Left to right: Charles Galup, Charles Larkin, George Porter, Fred Larkin, George Morrill, James Mahaney, Albert Pratt, Mascot George Ehlen.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

33. Grist mill, Anoka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860?
Description:
A Grist Mill once stood where the present city of Anoka is currently located. This was on the east bank of the Rum River on the north side of the Main Street bridge.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

34. Washburn Mill, Anoka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1895?
Description:
The logs being stored on the river at the Washburn Mill. Taken from across the Rum River looking to the east bank.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Stereographs

35. Queen's Float at Anoka Street Carnival, Anoka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1906-10
Description:
Queen's Float at theAnoka street carnival on October 11-13, 1906. Queen Margaret Saunders and King Robert Streetly are seated in the back of the float. Driver is Charles Weaver, Sr. Catheine Casey is seated sixth from right, Maree Johnson is the young attendant seated closest to queen.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

36. John Boehm's horse barn, Columbus Township, Minnesota

Creator:
Maud, J. W.
Date Created:
1900-05-24
Description:
John Boehm's horse barn Columbus Township, Anoka County, Minnesota on May 24, 1900.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

37. Street Fair on Main Street, Anoka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1906?
Description:
Street fair on Main Street looking east.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

38. H. F. Brown's logging camp, Anoka County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Group of unidentified men standing in front of building at H.F. Brown's Camp.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

39. Log drive on the river, Anoka County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Riverboat and wanigan, the J.B. Bassett, during a log drive. Crew members and loggers unidentified.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

40. Irving School, Anoka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
The Irving School was located on the corner of Monroe and Second Avenue in Anoka, MN. It was built in 1866 and demolished in 1903 to make way for a new building.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

41. Horse drawn street car, Anoka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1885 - 1895
Description:
Horse drawn street car. First street car in Anoka was located on Ferry Street.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

42. Fishing party, leaving Geneva Beach, Alexandria, Minnesota

Creator:
Olson, W. O.
Date Created:
1883 - 1920
Description:
Painted postcard picturing a group of boats and people on Geneva Beach.
Contributing Institution:
Douglas County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

43. Geneva Beach Hotel, Alexandria, Minnesota

Date Created:
1883 - 1920
Description:
Group of people standing near a tent in front of the Geneva Beach Hotel. The name C R Johnson appears on the back. In 1896, J.L. Dickinson acquired the Alexandria Hotel at Geneva Beach from Mr. Letson, an early resort builder, and changed the name to the Geneva Beach Hotel. The hotel burned down on September 2, 1911.
Contributing Institution:
Douglas County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

44. Geneva Beach Hotel, Alexandria, Minnesota

Date Created:
1908 - 1920
Description:
Front entrance, driveway and landscaped grounds of the Geneva Beach Hotel. In 1896, J.L. Dickinson acquired the Alexandria Hotel at Geneva Beach from Mr. Letson, an early resort builder, and changed the name to the Geneva Beach Hotel. The hotel burned down on September 2, 1911.
Contributing Institution:
Douglas County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

45. Geneva Beach Hotel, Alexandria, Minnesota

Creator:
Olson, W. O.
Date Created:
1907
Description:
View of the Geneva Beach Hotel from Lake Geneva with people standing at the top of the hill and on the dock in front of the hotel. There is a man rowing a boat in the lake. In 1896, J.L. Dickinson acquired the Alexandria Hotel at Geneva Beach from Mr. Letson, an early resort builder, and changed the name to the Geneva Hotel. The Hotel burned in Sept 2 1911. It was thought that the "new fangled" electric lights was the cause.
Contributing Institution:
Douglas County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

46. Waterfront at Geneva Beach , Alexandria, Minnesota

Creator:
Olson, W. O.
Date Created:
1883 - 1920
Description:
A group of boats in the lake front of the hotel and gazebo. There are people on the boats and on the shoreline.
Contributing Institution:
Douglas County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

47. Lake Geneva and the Geneva Beach Hotel, Alexandria, Minnesota

Creator:
Trenham, N. J.
Date Created:
1883 - 1920
Description:
View of the Geneva Beach Hotel from Lake Geneva. There are people standing at the top of the stairs and down by the water. A sailboat, the dock and gazebo are all visible. In 1896, J.L. Dickinson acquired the Alexandria Hotel at Geneva Beach from Mr. Letson, an early resort builder, and changed the name to the Geneva Beach Hotel. The hotel burned down on September 2, 1911.
Contributing Institution:
Douglas County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

48. Geneva Beach Hotel, Alexandria, Minnesota

Date Created:
1883 - 1920
Description:
Groups of people gathered on the lawn of the Geneva Beach Hotel. There is a tent set up in front of the hotel. In 1896, J.L. Dickinson acquired the Alexandria Hotel at Geneva Beach from Mr. Letson, an early resort builder, and changed the name to the Geneva Beach Hotel. The hotel burned down on September 2, 1911.
Contributing Institution:
Douglas County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

49. Geneva Beach Hotel Lake Geneva, Alexandria, Minnesota

Date Created:
1883 - 1920
Description:
The Geneva Beach Hotel with a partial view of Lake Geneva and an automobile in the foreground. There is small tent in front of the hotel. In 1896, J.L. Dickinson acquired the Alexandria Hotel at Geneva Beach from Mr. Letson, an early resort builder, and changed the name to the Geneva Beach Hotel. The hotel burned down on September 2, 1911.
Contributing Institution:
Douglas County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

50. Geneva Beach Hotel , Alexandria, Minnesota

Date Created:
1883 - 1920
Description:
Side exterior view of the Geneva Beach Hotel. "Miss Eunice Claremont" is written on the back and there is a partial of 2 cent stamp. In 1896, J.L. Dickinson acquired the Alexandria Hotel at Geneva Beach from Mr. Letson, an early resort builder, and changed the name to the Geneva Beach Hotel. The hotel burned down on September 2, 1911.
Contributing Institution:
Douglas County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

51. Dickinson Inn, Lake Geneva, Alexandria, Minnesota

Date Created:
1883 - 1920
Description:
Side/exterior view of the Dickinson Inn with two ladies walking away from the camera in front of the hotel.
Contributing Institution:
Douglas County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

52. Dickinson Inn, Lake Geneva, Alexandria, Minnesota

Date Created:
1915?
Description:
Side/exterior view of the Dickinson Inn in Alexandria, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Douglas County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

53. Dickinson Inn, Lake Geneva, Alexandria, Minnesota

Creator:
Pederson
Date Created:
1883 - 1920
Description:
A photograph of the Dickinson Inn at Lake Geneva in Alexandria, Minnesota. The name "Art Johnson" is written in pencil, on the back.
Contributing Institution:
Douglas County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

54. Dickinson Inn, Lake Geneva, Alexandria, Minnesota

Date Created:
1883 - 1920
Description:
Side view of the Dickinson Inn with a young boy walking down the hill toward the camera.
Contributing Institution:
Douglas County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

55. Fish strung up at Geneva Beach Hotel, Alexandria, Minnesota.

Date Created:
1883 - 1920
Description:
Fish strung up on a branch in front of Lake Geneva and the gazebo at the Geneva Beach Hotel. Groups of people look on from the gazebo. In 1896, J.L. Dickinson acquired the Alexandria Hotel at Geneva Beach from Mr. Letson, an early resort builder, and changed the name to the Geneva Beach Hotel. The hotel burned down on September 2, 1911.
Contributing Institution:
Douglas County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

56. Gazebo at Geneva Beach, Alexandria, Minnesota

Date Created:
1883 - 1908
Description:
String of fish in front of the gazebo at Geneva Beach Hotel flanked by fishermen. A group of onlookers stand in the background and a sailboat is visible behind the gazebo. In 1896, J.L. Dickinson acquired the Alexandria Hotel at Geneva Beach from Mr. Letson, an early resort builder, and changed the name to the Geneva Beach Hotel. The hotel burned down on September 2, 1911.
Contributing Institution:
Douglas County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

57. People on the shoreline of Lake Geneva in front of the Geneva Beach Hotel, Alexandria, Minnesota

Date Created:
1883 - 1920
Description:
People and boats on the shoreline of Lake Geneva in front of the Geneva Beach Hotel gazebo. A sailboat is in the background. In 1896, J.L. Dickinson acquired the Alexandria Hotel at Geneva Beach from Mr. Letson, an early resort builder, and changed the name to the Geneva Beach Hotel. The hotel burned down on September 2, 1911.
Contributing Institution:
Douglas County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

58. Geneva Beach Hotel on Lake Geneva, Alexandria, Minnesota

Date Created:
1883 - 1920
Description:
People standing in front of and around the exterior of the Geneva Beach Hotel. In 1896, J.L. Dickinson acquired the Alexandria Hotel at Geneva Beach from Mr. Letson, an early resort builder, and changed the name to the Geneva Beach Hotel. The hotel burned down on September 2, 1911.
Contributing Institution:
Douglas County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

59. Geneva Beach Alexandria, Minnesota

Date Created:
1883 - 1920
Description:
View of the Geneva Beach Hotel and gazebo from Lake Geneva. There are people standing on the docks and a man rowing a boat toward the camera. In 1896, J.L. Dickinson acquired the Alexandria Hotel at Geneva Beach from Mr. Letson, an early resort builder, and changed the name to the Geneva Beach Hotel. The hotel burned down on September 2, 1911.
Contributing Institution:
Douglas County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

60. People posed in front of the Geneva Beach Hotel gazebo in Alexandria, Minnesota

Date Created:
1883 - 1920
Description:
Unidentified people posed in front of the gazebo at the Geneva Beach Hotel at Lake Geneva. In 1896, J.L. Dickinson acquired the Alexandria Hotel at Geneva Beach from Mr. Letson, an early resort builder, and changed the name to the Geneva Beach Hotel. The hotel burned down on September 2, 1911.
Contributing Institution:
Douglas County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

61. Aerial view of Dickinson Inn and Lake Geneva, Alexandria, Minnesota

Date Created:
1915?
Description:
An aerial view of the Dickenson Inn on the shores of Lake Geneva and the countryside surrounding Alexandria, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Douglas County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Aerial photographs

62. Hotel Alexandria / Geneva Beach Hotel, Alexandria, Minnesota

Creator:
Trenham, N. J.
Date Created:
1883 - 1920
Description:
The Geneva Beach Hotel with people on the porch. In 1896, J.L. Dickinson acquired the Alexandria Hotel at Geneva Beach from Mr. Letson, an early resort builder, and changed the name to the Geneva Beach Hotel. The hotel burned down on September 2, 1911.
Contributing Institution:
Douglas County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Albumen prints

63. Freeborn County Courthouse, Albert Lea, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Exterior view of the Freeborn County Courthouse.
Contributing Institution:
Freeborn County Historical Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

64. View of downtown, Mallard, Minnesota

Date Created:
1905 - 1908
Description:
Mallard, now a Minnesota ghost town, originally thrived during the logging boom of early Clearwater County. Photograph taken before 1909. By 1930, the town of Mallard had been abandoned.
Contributing Institution:
Clearwater County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

65. August Widmark's homestead, Clearwater County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1902
Description:
The August Widmark homestead was typical of the Clearwater County homesteads prior to 1909. A team of oxen, a few cows and a market for the timber was all one needed for a start in this county.
Contributing Institution:
Clearwater County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

66. Bird's eye view, Bagley, Minnesota

Date Created:
1902 - 1905
Description:
Clearwater County was new, the county seat was new, and buildings were springing up over night. View of Bagley during the early 20th century.
Contributing Institution:
Clearwater County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

67. Logging by the Wild Rice Lumber Company, Clearwater County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890 - 1900
Description:
Logging in Clearwater County by the Wild Rice Lumber Company. Cut logs are hauled out of the woods with a steam engine. The early days of the county were days of the big logging era. The Wild Rice Lumber Company and many others were the first in and first out of the county.
Contributing Institution:
Clearwater County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

68. Downtown, Farmington, Minnesota

Date Created:
1867
Description:
View of downtown, Farmington.
Contributing Institution:
Dakota County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

69. Downtown, Farmington, Minnesota

Date Created:
1867
Description:
View of downtown, Farmington.
Contributing Institution:
Dakota County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

70. Barn raising on the Stapf farm, Empire, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890?
Description:
View of the barn raising on the Stapf family farm.
Contributing Institution:
Dakota County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

71. Dakota County Tribune office, Farmington, Minnesota

Date Created:
1908
Description:
Interior view of the Dakota County Tribune office.
Contributing Institution:
Dakota County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

72. Packers baseball team, South St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
View of the Packers baseball team in uniform.
Contributing Institution:
Dakota County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

73. Ramsey Mill, Hastings, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Exterior view of the destroyed Ramsey Mill.
Contributing Institution:
Dakota County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

74. Spiral Bridge, Hastings, Minnesota

Date Created:
1895?
Description:
View of the Hastings Spiral Bridge (constructed in 1895 and demolished in 1951).
Contributing Institution:
Dakota County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

75. Spring Lake Mill, Nininger, Minnesota

Date Created:
1907
Description:
Exterior view of the Spring Lake Mill.
Contributing Institution:
Dakota County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

76. Sunday Picnic Club, South St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1880?
Description:
Sunday Picnic Club, South St. Paul, Minnesota
Contributing Institution:
Dakota County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

77. Third Street looking north, Farmington, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
View of Third Street looking north. Note: photograph was manipulated as there was no streetcar line in Farmington.
Contributing Institution:
Dakota County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

78. Livestock Exchange Building, South St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Exterior view of the Livestock Exchange Building in South St. Paul.
Contributing Institution:
Dakota County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

79. Visitors to Minnesota State Fair, Eureka Township, Minnesota

Date Created:
1898
Description:
Portrait of a group of State Fair visitors. Back row: Nels Thompson, Louis Fanno, Elias Knutson, Louis Gilbertson. Front row: Peter Thompson, Anders Halderson, Charles Lundgren.
Contributing Institution:
Dakota County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

80. Swift & Company Meat Trimming Department, South St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Swift & Company's meat trimming department employees. The woman standing on the far right of the second row holds a trimming knife and knife sharpener.
Contributing Institution:
Dakota County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

81. City Hall, West St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890?
Description:
Exterior view of the city hall building.
Contributing Institution:
Dakota County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

82. Flooding in the stockyards, South St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1898?
Description:
Bird's eye view of the floodwater in the South St. Paul stockyards.
Contributing Institution:
Dakota County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

83. St. Peter's Catholic Church, Mendota, Minnesota

Date Created:
1880?
Description:
Exterior view of the Catholic Church in Mendota.
Contributing Institution:
Dakota County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

84. Picnic near the Quammen parsonage, South St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1895
Description:
Picnic near the Quammen parsonage with band musicians.
Contributing Institution:
Dakota County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

85. Toll Bridge, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota

Date Created:
1894
Description:
Looking straight across the Toll Bridge at Inver Grove Heights.
Contributing Institution:
Dakota County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

86. Swift & Company livestock buyers, South St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Group portrait of Swift & Company livestock buyers standing in front of a large American flag.
Contributing Institution:
Dakota County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

87. Swift & Company, South St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Exterior view of the Swift & Company meat packing plant in South St. Paul.
Contributing Institution:
Dakota County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

88. Pringle House, Hastings, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Exterior view of the Pringle House.
Contributing Institution:
Dakota County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

89. Elmore Tile Factory in Elmore, Minnesota

Date Created:
1930 - 1940
Description:
A tile factory with stacked tile in front of it and the Elmore Farmer's Elevator visible in the background.
Contributing Institution:
Faribault County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

90. J. B. Wakefield and Jim Ohio Dog, Blue Earth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1854
Description:
James Wakefield in hunting clothes with his dog. Wakefield was a member of the Minnesota State House of Representatives and Minnesota State Senate. He became the Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota and was a U. S. Congressman.
Contributing Institution:
Faribault County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cartes-de-visite (card photographs)

91. Representative J. B. Wakefield, Blue Earth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1883 - 1887
Description:
Photograph portrait of James Wakefield.
Contributing Institution:
Faribault County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

92. J. B. Wakefield, Blue Earth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1858 - 1866
Description:
Portrait photograph of J. B. Wakefield. Wakefield was a member of the Minnesota State House of Representatives and Minnesota State Senate. He became the Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota and was a U. S. Congressman.
Contributing Institution:
Faribault County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

93. J. A. Kiester, Blue Earth, Minnesota

Creator:
More, A. R., Jr.
Date Created:
1865 - 1905
Description:
Portrait photograph of J. A. Kiester. Kiester was an early settler-lawyer, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives and Minnesota State Senate. He was also an Episcopalian, Freemason and Faribault County historian.
Contributing Institution:
Faribault County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

94. Civil War veterans in Blue Earth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Members of the Grand Army of the Republic (G. A. R.) standing on a sidewalk. Pictured are: Erdmann; Rob More; Allen Cummings; Mr. Craig; Mr. McCory; Mr. Cartier; Mr. Constans; Wayne Mort.
Contributing Institution:
Faribault County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

95. Students of Parker College in Winnebago, Minnesota

Date Created:
1893
Description:
Group photograph of the students of Parker College in Winnebago.
Contributing Institution:
Faribault County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

96. Auto ride in Blue Earth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1913-10-12
Description:
Photograph of a group of Blue Earth men in a car out for a drive, including John J. Frandle (First auto ride at age 78), J. H. Kramar (age 48), Capt. I. E. Chase (age 70), Chris Hamre (age 81), Wesley Pitcher, Mitch Bursaw.
Contributing Institution:
Faribault County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

97. International Harvester Parade of Blue Earth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1902?
Description:
People walking and riding down a dirt road during the Blue Earth International Harvester Parade.
Contributing Institution:
Faribault County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

98. Blue Earth High School Class of 1912, Blue Earth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1912
Description:
The Class of 1912 gathered on an automobile for a group photograph. Marion Drake, founder of Faribault County Historical Society (FCHS) stands next to a person holding a sign.
Contributing Institution:
Faribault County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

99. Lieutenant Harry Zingheim, Blue Earth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890 - 1899
Description:
Portrait photograph of Lt. Harry Zingheim.
Contributing Institution:
Faribault County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

100. Strings of fish, Blue Earth, Minnesota

Description:
Two women and two men of Blue Earth with the results of a fishing trip. The first person on the left is W. E. C. Ross.
Contributing Institution:
Faribault County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
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