Exterior view of the Northfield Fire Department with firefighters and a fire truck. At left is chief Ross Phillips with his daughter, Margaret Phillips Starks, 2.5 years old.
The car includes: Leatrice Swenson, Cinderella III, Duchess of Dakota County. Behind her is Charlotte Rlstad of Greenvale Victors. The car is driven by Dorsey Hussey.
Exterior view of the American House. This was built as a hotel, but never housed any guests. It became one of the first buildings on the Carleton College campus.
Sketch of east side of downtown Northfield, Minnesota, by local historian Robert R. (Bob) Warn, based on photographs, lithographs and written descriptions. The city is depicted as it probably looked in the mid-1800s as seen from near the top of the Ames Mill. Buildings are marked with numbers: 1, the home of John and Ann North, built in 1855. 2, the Lyceum building. 3, the saw mill built in 1855-6 by Jacobs and Ives for John North. 4, Grist Mill built in 1855-6 for John North. 5, American House hotel built by John North in 1857. 6, Liberty Pole. 7, Public school at the southwest corner of Union and Third streets. 8, Old Brown Church. 9, Charles Taylor's law office. 10, Rice County Journal building. 11, first Scriver Building site. 12, Herman Jenkins' Tavern, built in 1856. 13, the second bridge to be built in the location of the current Fourth Street bridge, about 1865.
Bachelor of Arts degree certificate for Ole Edward Rolvaag awarded by St. Olaf College of Northfield, Minnesota on June 13, 1905. Signed by J. N. Kildahl and J. O. Hougen. A cut several inches long goes through the top center of the certificate. Document was removed from its frame just prior to scanning.
Interior view of the First National Bank building and H. O Dilley, J. W. Huckins, Fred Tschann, Earl Watson, Florence Nutting, Frank Tschann, and J.D.N.
Exterior view of the Fox and Ferris Foundry and Machine Shop in 1906. The old Fox and Ferris Foundry is where Lincoln Fey built, as a boy, one of the first automobiles in the U. S.