Portrait of the St. Peter City Band in 1932 at the fairgrounds. The director was Jim Welch. Names of band members are listed on the reverse side of the photograph.
This photograph shows members of a St. Peter band. The members are shown in matching uniforms, with their instruments. Names of some of the members are on the reverse side of the photograph. Another copy of this photograph also has the names of a number of band members.
This photograph shows the Spiess String Quartet from St. Peter. From left to right, the musicians are, according to the writing on the photograph: Charles Volk, Joseph Rheiner, Joseph Essler, John Spiess, Mr. Veight, and George Essler.
This photograph shows the Marcato Orchestra, which was led by James Welsh of St. Peter. The five members were all from the Norseland Band. They included cornet players Julius Annexstad and Bennett Johnson, James Welsh on the sousaphone, saxophone player Raymond Johnson, and Julius Wagner on trombone.
Lagerstrom's Cornet Band from St. Peter at the National G. A. R. parade at St. Paul in 1896. The names of seveal membes of the band are on another copy of this photograph at the Nicollet County Historical Society.
Members of the Lafayette Municipal Band are shown with their instruments. This photograph was taken about 1934. The members are wearing new blue and gold uniforms. The names of the band members can be found in the book ""The History of Lafayette 1900 to 2000.""
This photograph shows a brass band and a group of soldiers in front of Col. Sporing's house in St. Peter. The Church of the Holy Communion is partially visible at the far right. The soldiers were very likely members of St. Peter's Company I of the Second Minnesota Infantry Regiment.