This photograph shows a group of St. Peter women in costumes. Top row, left to right: Isabelle Daniels, Iris Johnson, Claudia Reynolds, unknown. Middle, l to r: Annabelle Weibezahn, Amy Strauss, Dorothy Moss, unknown. Bottom, l to r: Leah Johnson, unknown. These women were mainly 1923 or 1924 graduates of St. Peter High School.
This postcard shows a winter view along Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The view looks to the north from a location at Grace street. Businesses along the west side of the avenue are visible, including the Mason Bros. Hardware store at left. The card has a 1909 cancellation date.
This postcard shows a winter view along Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The view to the north is from a location at Grace street. Businesses along the west side of the avenue are visible, including Mason Bros. Hardware at left.
This winter scene shows buildings along the west side of South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The Cook Brothers Billiard Parlor, the office of the St. Peter Tribune newspaper, and the Charles Clark Drug Store can be seen on the 200 block of the avenue. The Nicollet Hotel is visible to the north on the 100 block on the right side of the image.
This winter scene shows buildings along the west side of South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The Cook Brothers Billiard Parlor, the office of the St. Peter Tribune newspaper, and the Charles Clark Drug Store can be seen on the 200 block of the avenue. The Nicollet Hotel is visible to the north on the 100 block on the right side of the image.
This photo of the St. Peter business district is dated February 9, 1909. A horse-drawn sleigh is visible as it goes northward on Minnesota Avenue. A portion of the sign of the Nutter Brothers Hardware Store, which was located on the 400 block of South Minnesota Avenue can be seen at the far left.
This postcard shows a winter view of Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The Mason Brothers Hardware Store sign at far left is along Grace Street. The view is to the north.
This building was originally constructed in 1855 as the Winslow House in St. Peter. It has been used for several other purposes over the years. The building still stands, minus the original top floor, on the northwest corner of the intersection of Third and Walnut Streets. It once served as the first building of the St. Peter State Hospital.
This building was built by James M. Winslow in 1855 as a hotel in St. Peter. The building has had many owners over the years. It served as a hospital during the Dakota Conflict in 1862 and as the first location of the St. Peter State Hospital. It is located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Third and Walnut Streets.
This postcard photo was taken from Levee Park in St. Peter in 1908 during a Minnesota river flood. The view to the east shows the Broadway bridge at left and the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha railroad depot (right of center) across the river in Le Sueur county.
This colorized postcard shows a view of St. Peter from a location east of the city. Identified structures include the Courthouse, the Power House, the St. Peter Roller Mills, buildings at Gustavus Adolphus College, and the city stand pipe.
This postcard view of St. Peter was taken from a location on the western edge of the city. Smoke can be seen from the Engesser brewery in the distance at center. The spire of the First Lutheran church at Fourth and Elm is slightly to the right of the smoke.
This postcard shows a view of St. Peter taken from the courthouse. The view is to the west, looking across South Minnesota Avenue from the east side of the 500 block. Postcard E7247 extends this view to the right (to the north).
This postcard shows a view of portions of the St. Peter business district from a location east of the city. The St. Peter Roller Mills are visible in the center of the photo. The spire of the courthouse is at far left. Other buildings shown include the Power House, Old Main, and the Nicollet Hotel.
This postcard shows a view to the north along Third street in St. Peter from a location near its intersection with College Avenue. The Union Presbyterian church is at left. The spire of the Church of the Immaculate Conception is visible right of center. A streetlight hanging above Third street is also visible at center.
This postcard shows a view along Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The view is from south to north. Grace street is at left. Postcard E7244 extends this view to the right to include buildings along the east side of Minnesota Avenue.
This postcard shows a view of Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter, looking to the south from the intersection at Broadway. A watering trough is in the middle of the intersection. See also E7394.
This colorized postcard shows a view in St. Peter looking to the south along Minnesota Avenue from its intersection with Broadway. Businesses along both sides of the avenue are visible. A watering trough stands in the middle of the intersection. See also E7395.
This view of St. Peter looks to the east and south from a location near Gustavus Adolphus College. Smoke can be seen rising from the Engesser brewery, and the spire of the First Lutheran Church can be seen to the right of the smoke.
This postcard shows a view of portions of St. Peter from the east, across the Minnesota River. The Courthouse, Gustavus Adolphus College, and the city's standpipe are visible.
This postcard shows a view of the business district on South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter from Grace street, at left, to Broadway in the distance at far right.
This postcard shows a view of the business district on South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter from Grace street, at left, to Broadway in the distance at far right.
This postcard shows a view of a foundry in St. Peter. The image is a reproduction made from an earlier photograph. Several horse-drawn vehicles are shown.
This postcard shows a view of St. Peter taken from the courthouse on the east side of the 500 block of South Minnesota Avenue. The Nutter Bros. hardware store is on the west side of the 400 block of the avenue. Postcard E7285 extends this view to the left (south).
This colorized postcard shows a view of St. Peter from the courthouse, looking to the west, across Minnesota Avenue. The rear of the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Third and Myrtle is visible at left.
This photo shows a view to the north along South Washington Avenue in St. Peter. At right, horse-drawn carriages are visible in Gorman Park. A streetlight hangs from wires above the avenue.
This postcard shows a view along South Front street in St. Peter from its intersection with Broadway. The complex of buildings at left comprise the St. Peter Roller Mills. The view is to the south.
This postcard shows a view to the south along South Fifth street in St. Peter. The steeple of the Methodist Church on the northwest corner of the intersection of Fifth and Nassau streets is visible at right.
This postcard shows the Rinkel grocery store and the Opera House on the west side of the 100 block of South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The view is to the south.
This postcard shows the Union Presbyterian church in St. Peter. It is located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Third and Locust streets, facing Third street.
This postcard shows the Union Presbyterian church in St. Peter. It is located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Third and Locust streets, facing Third.
This postcard shows the Union Presbyterian church in St. Peter. It is located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Third and Locust streets, facing Third.
This postcard shows a view of the first high school in St. Peter, which was built in 1870. It is shown at left. At right is the new high school, which was built in 1907. Both buildings faced east along Fifth Street, between Grace and Nassau Streets.
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.
This postcard shows a view of Trinity Lutheran Church in St. Peter, which was located on the east side of South Fifth street, a short distance south of Mulberry street, facing Fifth. At the time the photo was taken, the church was called the First English Evangelical Lutheran Church.
This postcard shows the Great DoBell, a tightrope walker, crossing Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter on the Fourth of July in 1908. Horse-drawn vehicles and a large number of people are visible. A flag is displayed near the intersection at Park Row. The view is to the north.
This postcard shows the Great DoBell, a tightrope walker, crossing Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter on the Fourth of July in 1908. Horse-drawn vehicles and a large number of people are visible. A flag is displayed near the intersection at Park Row. The view is to the north.
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.
This postcard shows the German Catholic (St. Mary's or Church of the Immaculate Conception), German Lutheran (St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran), and Presbyterian (Union Presbyterian) churches in St. Peter.
This postcard shows a view of the dry goods and groceries store that was owned by Theodore Knoll in St. Peter. The store was located along Third Street at its intersection with Park Row. The image is a reproduction made from an earlier photograph.
This postcard shows the Four Flying Banvards performing on a trapeze on South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter during a Fourth of July celebration in 1908. The Masonic Hall is on the west side of the 300 block.
This postcard shows the targets and the pit at the rifle range at Camp Lakeview at Lake City. Soldiers belonging to the Minnesota National Guard practiced there.
This colorized postcard shows the First Lutheran church and its parsonage in St. Peter. The church, also known as the Swedish Lutheran church, was at the northwest corner of the intersection of Fourth and Elm streets, facing Minnesota Square Park.
This postcard shows the Swedish Lutheran (First Lutheran, at NW corner of 4th and Elm), Episcopal (Church of the Holy Communion, 118 North Minnesota Avenue), and Methodist (at NW corner of 5th and Nassau) churches in St. Peter.
Buildings along the west side of South Minnesota Avenue from Grace Street, at left, to the Johnson & Company Building along Broadway, at right, are visible in this view of St. Peter. Other included buildings are the Schaefer Brothers Drug Store, the Nicollet County Bank, and the Nicollet Hotel.
The pillars of the entrance to the First National Bank at 225 South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter dominate much of the right half of this image. Horse-drawn wagons can be seen along a row of hitching posts at the edge of the sidewalk.
Part of the business district in Lafayette, Minnesota, is shown in this postcard. This photograph was taken after several businesses were destroyed in a fire in 1908.
This postcard shows a view of the east side of the main building at the St. Peter State Hospital. The north wing of the building fills most of the image.
Composite portrait of Minnesota Governors Willis Gorman, Henry Swift, Horace Austin, Andrew McGill, and John A. Johnson. All five once lived in St. Peter, Minnesota.
This postcard shows St. Peter's Catholic Church. The church was located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Fifth and Myrtle streets in St. Peter, facing Fifth street.
This was once the St. Peter Public Library. The building is located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Mulberry Street in St. Peter. This photograph was taken prior to the construction on the National Guard Armory to the north in 1913.
This postcard shows the St. Peter Public Library, which was located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Mulberry street.
This postcard shows a view of the St. Peter Power House, which was located west of the Mill Pond, on the south side of Nassau Street. The facility was constructed in 1888 to generate electricity for the city. It was demolished nearly one hundred years later, long after its dynamos had been removed.
Exterior view of the St. Peter High School that was built in 1907. It was located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Fifth and Nassau streets, facing Fifth street. See also E7964.
Exterior view of the St. Peter High School that was built in 1907. It was located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Fifth and Nassau streets, facing Fifth street. See also E7965.
This postcard shows the new high school in St. Peter that was located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Fifth and Nassau streets, facing east. The school was built in 1907.
This postcard shows the new high school in St. Peter. It was located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Fifth and Nassau streets, facing Fifth street. The school was built in 1907.
This postcard shows the new St. Peter high school that was located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Fifth and Nassau streets, facing Fifth street. The school, shown at right, was built in 1907. The school at left was built in the early 1870s as the first high school in St. Peter.
This postcard shows a view of two schools in St. Peter. At left is the 1870 school, which was the first high school. At right, is the 1907 school, which replaced the 1870 school as the new high school. Both buildings faced Fifth Street, between Grace and Nassau Streets.
This photograph shows the St. Peter High School Girl's Basketball Team in 1911. The names on the reverse are: 1, Evangeline Peterson; 2, Myrtle Blomberg; 3. Juanita Johns; 4, Edith Boethin; 5, Gladys Chappell; 6, Alma Haesecke (initially was labeled as Edith Haesecke); 7, Mabel LeDue.
The St. Peter Creamery was located on the east side of the 100 block of North Front Street in St. Peter. The south side and the west end are shown here. A note on the back states that the photograph was taken in 1920.
This postcard shows the St. Peter stand pipe, which was located near the northern boundary of the Gustavus Adolphus College campus. This structure served as the city water tower.
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.
Views of both Third and Pine Streets as well as images of the creamery, the consolidated school, and the Nicollet State Bank can be seen on this Nicollet, Minnesota, postcard.
This postcard shows a sham battle at St. Peter during the Fourth of July celebration in 1908. A crowd of people is watching soldiers participating in the battle. At right, a cannon has just been fired.