Smoldering site and frozen water after the fire burned the opera house at Fourth Avenue West and Superior Street. This is the view from the avenue looking toward Superior street.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
$125,000 fire destroys Hall's Store in Foley. Fire department on the scene with truck and ladder going up adjacent building. Crowd looks on from across the street. Foley water tower appears in background.
$125,000 fire destroys Hall's Store in Foley. Fire department on the scene with truck and ladder going up adjacent building. There are people moving furniture and store products out of the adjacent Chiemlewski building. Crowd looks on from across the street. Foley water tower appears in background.
The fire lasted through the night to New Year's Day. Heavy smoke comes out of the front side of the Herberger's building. A fire truck is parked out front in the middle of the street. Fireman are in street on a fire cart hosing down the smoke.
The fire lasted through the night to New Year's Day. Heavy smoke comes out of the front side of the Herberger's building. A fire truck is parked out front in the middle of the street. Fireman are in street on a fire cart hosing down the smoke.
$125,000 fire destroys Hall's Store in Foley. Frontal view. The building is at full blaze with flames and smoke rising from roof and top windows. Crowd looks on from across the street.
The fire lasted through the night to New Year's Day. Heavy smoke comes out of the front side of the Herberger's building. A fire truck is parked out front in the middle of the street. Fireman are in street on a fire cart hosing down the smoke.
The fire lasted through the night to New Year's Day. Heavy smoke comes out of the front side of the Herberger's building. A fire truck is parked out front in the middle of the street. Fireman are in street on a fire cart hosing down the smoke.
The fire lasted through the night to New Year's Day. Heavy smoke comes out of the front side of the Herberger's building. A fire truck is parked out front in the middle of the street. Fireman are in street on a fire cart hosing down the smoke.
This photograph shows the aftermath of the November 1887 fire in St. Peter. Park Row is at left. The St. Peter Roller Mills on Front street are left of center. C. Amundson's store, visible in the photograph, was on the east side of the 200 block of South Minnesota Avenue.
This photograph shows the aftermath of the November 1887 fire in St. Peter. The view is to the south along Minnesota Avenue from Broadway. The Nicollet Hotel is at far right. The spire of the courthouse is in the distance.
This photos shows the aftermath of the November 1887 fire in St. Peter. The view looks to the west along Park Row toward Minnesota Avenue from Front street. The Nicollet Hotel is right of center.
This photograph shows part of the business district in St. Peter after the November 1887 fire. The Nicollet Hotel at Minnesota Avenue and Park Row is at left. The view to the north includes the Church of the Holy Communion, right of center, and the Norwegian Lutheran Church to its left.
This photograph shows the aftermath of a lumber yard fire in St. Peter. Grace street is at right. Identified structures include Old Main, the city water standpipe, the Konsbruck Hotel, Feldman's tin shop, the high school, and the Central Hotel.