Sandstone Public Library, built in 1960, is located in the same building as the village hall in Sandstone, Minnesota. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Located at 626 4th Street North in Stillwater, Minnesota, William Sauntry's house might be considered a Queen Anne, but was constructed with the enthusiastic use of other architectural style elements, including Eastlake millwork, a mansard-roofed tower common to Italianate villas, and hints of the Gothic in the gable. The house reflects the Sauntry lumbering fortune and the range of architectural fashion during its construction in 1881-1883. Wiliam Sauntry, raised in New Brunswick, Canada, came to Stillwater in a second generation of St. Croix loggers and began a career in a partnership with Albert Tozer, gaining the trust of the Weyerhauser interests, and leasing stock in the St. Croix Boom company. He also built and managed the Nevers Dam and had interests in other lumbering companies, with his wealth eventually estimated at two million dollars.
Men were working along Old Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter at the time of the 1965 flood of the Minnesota River. The school buses in the background were owned by the Boucher Chartered Bus Service operated by Floyd Boucher.
An empty lot with maple trees is pictured between Seasons Tique at 233 Main Street South and Silver Lake Restaurant at 241 Main Street South, Stillwater, Minnesota
Constructed on the north side of Selke Field in 1947, these units housed military veterans and, later, married students. The buildings were razed in 1968.
Shops at the Old Post Office at 220 Myrtle East in Stillwater, Minnesota. This Federal Building was built in 1903. This two story former Post Office Building is Classical Revival style with beige brick walls. The Architect was James Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect of the Treasury.
Ridgedale Library opened in 1982 and serves the City of Minnetonka and surrounding communities. It is also home to Hennepin County Library system headquarters. The library underwent a major renovation in 1997-99, reopening in its current location on Ridgedale Drive. This image is of the library before the renovation.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Night smelting with dip nets. Smelt are a small fish that run in the spring and are allowed to be caught with nets. They are often fried and eaten whole.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Buildings include Smithson Paper Box Company at 323 Main Street South, 319 Main Street South, 317 Main Street South, Simonet Furniture and Carpet Company at 301 Main Street South. There is also a visible sign for St. Croix River Exchange on the 317-319 South Main Buildings.
This image shows remnants of the large amount of snow that had covered the St. Peter area early in 1965. Warm weather caused the snow to melt before the ground thawed, which resulted in extensive flooding in Nicollet County and other portions of Minnesota.
Southdale Library opened in 1973 and was the second library built in the City of Edina. When it opened, the library offered a new level of library service in suburban Hennepin County because of its large collection of reference and popular materials. Located at 7001 York Avenue South, Edina, Minnesota, the library is part of a larger complex that houses district courts and a Hennepin County service center.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Southdale Library opened in 1973 and was the second library built in the City of Edina. When it opened, the library offered a new level of library service in suburban Hennepin County because of its large collection of reference and popular materials. Located at 7001 York Avenue South, Edina, Minnesota, the library is part of a larger complex that houses district courts and a Hennepin County service center.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Southdale Library opened in 1973 and was the second library built in the City of Edina. When it opened, the library offered a new level of library service in suburban Hennepin County because of its large collection of reference and popular materials. Located at 7001 York Avenue South, Edina, Minnesota, the library is part of a larger complex that houses district courts and a Hennepin County service center.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Southdale Library opened in 1973 and was the second library built in the City of Edina. When it opened, the library offered a new level of library service in suburban Hennepin County because of its large collection of reference and popular materials. Located at 7001 York Avenue South, Edina, Minnesota, the library is part of a larger complex that houses district courts and a Hennepin County service center.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Southdale Library opened in 1973 and was the second library built in the City of Edina. When it opened, the library offered a new level of library service in suburban Hennepin County because of its large collection of reference and popular materials. Located at 7001 York Avenue South, Edina, Minnesota, the library is part of a larger complex that houses district courts and a Hennepin County service center.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Southdale Library opened in 1973 and was the second library built in the City of Edina. When it opened, the library offered a new level of library service in suburban Hennepin County because of its large collection of reference and popular materials. Located at 7001 York Avenue South, Edina, Minnesota, the library is part of a larger complex that houses district courts and a Hennepin County service center.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library