M. G. Evenson was one of the founders of St. Peter. His hardware store was located for many years at 202 South Minnesota Avenue. A considerable number of items offered for sale are visible both inside and outside the store in this photograph.
Several men and boys standing in front of the John Rausch meat market in St. Peter. The building was located on the north side of Nassau street between Minnesota Avenue and Third street.
Several people standing in front of the John Rausch meat market in St. Peter. The building was located on the north side of Nassau street between Minnesota Avenue and Third street.
Exterior view of Snyder's Book Store in St. Peter. The building was on the northeast corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Nassau Street, facing west. The Post Office was also located there. The numbered people are: 1, Henry Moll; 2, Postmaster James Delaney; 3, Zuriel S. Gault; 4, store owner J. K. Snyder; 5, Jim Murray; 6, Gib Patch; 7, Leon Snyder, son of J. K.
W. O. Powell's Paint Shop in St. Peter was able to do several types of work, including paper hanging, whitening ceilings, and kalsomining, in addition to house and sign painting. This is a stereo image of the shop.
This photo shows the shop of wagon master William Kohl in St. Peter. The photo shows the south side of the building on the northeast corner of the intersection of Broadway and Third street.
This is the interior of Theodore Knoll's bar in St. Peter, listed at 121 S. Third street in the 1899 city directory. Demos Young, Sever Sanderson, Louis Eckstrom, Louis Roberts, and Jesse Parsons are named on the reverse of the photo. An unidentified man is between Roberts and Parsons. Knoll is behind the bar.
Exterior view of the Philip Dick clothing and shoe store in St. Peter on the southeast corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Nassau street. Along Nassau street are signs for a blacksmith shop and the Western Union telegraph office.
This photograph shows a view of St. Peter, looking north along Third street from its intersection with Park Row. At right is Theodore Knoll's store, and at left is the St. Peter Marble Works. The spire of the Norwegian Lutheran Church is visible in the distance.
This photograph shows the A. J. Lamberton store in St. Peter on the east side of the 200 block of South Minnesota Avenue. It was one of the businesses in the northern half of the block.
This photograph shows the front of the Nutter and Heritage lumber and hardware store in St. Peter, which was located on the west side of the 400 block of South Minnesota Avenue. A plow and several men are shown in the photograph.
This postcard version of a photograph originally taken in 1877 shows the James Nutter blacksmith shop in St. Peter. The business was located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Front and Grace streets.
Exterior view of the millinery shop operated by Mr. and Mrs. Syver O. Strand in St. Peter. It was located on the 200 block on the west side of South Minnesota Avenue.
The east side of the 200 block of South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. Left to right: William Klein furniture, the Cheap Cash store, A. J. Lamberton general store, the First National Bank, C. Amundson general store, Anderson general store, Deutschmann general store.
This photograph shows the Nicollet Hotel in St. Peter, which was located on the northwest corner of the intersection of South Minnesota Avenue and Park Row.
The William Klein furniture store on the east side of the 200 block of South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The store was built in 1872 and was destroyed in a major fire in St. Peter in November of 1887.
This photograph shows a large group of people standing in front of the H. C. Miller cigar factory in St. Peter. The factory was located on the west side of the 300 block of South Minnesota Avenue.
This photograph shows Will Holz and H. C. Miller in front of the H. C. Miller cigar factory in St. Peter, which was located on the west side of the 300 block of South Minnesota Avenue.
This photograph shows a tinsmith shop in St. Peter that was located on the west side of the 300 block of South Minnesota Avenue. Owner C. R. Woods sold stoves and tinware. Charles Feldman, C. R. Woods, and Harry Woods are in front of the shop.
A view to the south along Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. John Martinson's building, at left, was located on the southeast corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Park Row.
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 photograph shows the dry goods store that was owned by Theodore Knoll in St. Peter. The store was located along Third street at its intersection with Park Row.
This photograph shows a store in St. Peter that sold picture frames and Howe sewing machines. It was located slightly north of the Nicollet Hotel, which was located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Park Row.
This photograph shows the dry goods and groceries store run by Stark and Davis in St. Peter. It was located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Grace street.
Exterior view of the saloon owned by Herman Sporing in St. Peter. It was located on the east side of the 200 block of South Minnesota Avenue near the north end of the block. Sporing is standing in front of the building.
Exterior view of the shoe store in St. Peter that was owned by Frederick Schmidt. It was located on the east side of the 200 block of South Minnesota Avenue near the south end of the block.
Exterior view of the Randall and Noble store in St. Peter which was located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Nassau street. The store sold groceries and crockeryware.
A portion of the business district in St. Peter. One store was a restaurant and bakery. Another store sold groceries and provisions. Their locations are not known.
Exterior view of the Nutter Brothers hardware store in St. Peter, which was located on the west side of the 400 block of South Minnesota Avenue. Several men are standing in front of the building.
Exterior view of the Northwestern Hotel in St. Peter that was located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Front street and Park Row. In November of 1887, a fire in the hotel's stable destroyed the hotel and many other buildings.
Exterior view of the Northwestern Hotel in St. Peter that was located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Front Street and Park Row. In November of 1887, a fire in the hotel's stable destroyed the hotel and many other buildings. This postcard is a reproduction made from an earlier photograph.
Exterior view of the cigar factory in St. Peter that was run by Miller and Behnke. It was located on the west side of the 300 block of South Minnesota Avenue, next to the Randall and Noble store.
Exterior view of the M. G. Evenson Hardware store in St. Peter. It was located next to Laubach's Grocery store, which was on the southwest corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Park Row. The image is a reproduction made from an earlier photograph.
Exterior view of the hardware store that was owned by M. G. Evenson in St. Peter. It was located next to Laubach's grocery store, which was on the southwest corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Park Row.
This photograph shows the Klien furniture store in St. Peter that located on the east side of the 200 block of South Minnesota Avenue, near the middle of the block.
Exterior view of the G. W. Steinke agricultural implement store in St. Peter that was located on the southeast corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Broadway.
This photograph shows a view of the Gorman building in St. Peter that was located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Mulberry street. It was replaced early in the twentieth century by a Carnegie library. To the north, at left, is the Cunningham Hotel.
Exterior view of grocery store run by F. E. Laubach in St. Peter that was located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Park Row.
This postcard shows a view of the Commercial Hotel in St. Peter that was located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Park Row. The image is a reproduction that was made from an earlier photograph.