Brainerd railroad shops aerial view toward northeast including the $1,500,000 car shops under construction and roundhouse. The Roundhouse was demolished in the 1960s.
A crowd of spectators awaiting the ceremonial driving of the Silver Spike on the M & I Railway on September 27, 1907. The Silver Spike celebrated the railroad's arrival in International Falls.
Group photograph of members of the Brotherhood Railway Carmen of America of Brainerd shown with a banner. The Brotherhood of Railway Carmen was founded in 1890 by railroad employees engaged in the repair and inspection of railroad cars. Photo taken after the Brainerd Labor Day parade.
First train into Brainerd after a February snowstorm. It took three days for the train to travel from International Falls to Brainerd. M & I Locomotive Number 6.
Interview with Betty Johnson, Joannie Hill, Margaret Cimenski, Gladys Greenwalt, Dorothy Runberg, James Lynch, and an unknown teacher. These students and teachers relate their experiences and memories of working and learning in a one-room school.
Northern Pacific Railroad Shops in Brainerd group photo. Same employees as in photograph r1-29, but with hats on. Please click on the link to view a related image: http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/cwc,145
In an oral history, Alec Ruttger discusses how his parents started a resort in Crow Wing County, how he took it over and expanded it, and that his three brothers also got involved in the resort business. As a family, they built up the very well known Ruttger empire of resort locations.
In an oral history, Bill Van Essen talks about his family's restaurant, Van's Cafe, which was a Brainerd landmark. He also discusses other lone-gone Brainerd restaurants, and how eating out and the business community has evolved.
