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1. Acrobats Four Flying Banvards, St. Peter, Minnesota

Creator:
Kloss, A.
Date Created:
1907 - 1909
Description:
This postcard shows acrobats performing on a stage on South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The Four Flying Banvards are shown in front of businesses along the west side of the 300 block on the avenue on the Fourth of July in 1908.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

2. A Days Outing on Lake Washington, near St Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1907
Description:
This postcard shows a view of boaters on Lake Washington in Le Sueur County.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3. Aerial view of business district, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1932?
Description:
South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter extends diagonally upward from a point slightly above the lower left corner of this aerial view and runs across the width of the image. The side streets are, from left to right, Nassau, Park Row, and Broadway. The Nicollet County Bank, the Nicollet Hotel, and the Johnson & Company building are among the visible businesses.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

4. Aerial view, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1932?
Description:
Minnesota Avenue runs along the bottom of this aerial view of St. Peter. Park Row can be seen at the far right, and St. Paul Street can be seen at the far left. The campus of Gustavus Adolphus College is visible in most of the upper left quadrant of the image.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

5. Aftermath of the 1908 fire, Lafayette, Minnesota

Date Created:
1908
Description:
This postcard shows part of the town of Lafayette after the October 2, 1908 fire.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

6. Aftermath of the 1908 fire, Lafayette, Minnesota

Date Created:
1908
Description:
This postcard shows part of the town of Lafayette after the October 2, 1908 fire. Many buildings in the business district are shown.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

7. Aftermath of the 1908 fire, Lafayette, Minnesota

Date Created:
1908
Description:
This postcard shows part of the town of Lafayette after the October 2, 1908 fire. A grain elevator is visible in the distance.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

8. After the Fire of October 2, 1908, Lafayette, Minnesota

Date Created:
1908?
Description:
A portion of the business district in Lafayette, Minnesota, is shown in this postcard view of the community that was taken after a severe fire destroyed several businesses in 1908. The people at the center of the bottom of the postcard were on the south side of Main Street.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

9. Along the shore of Lake Emily near St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1907 - 1908
Description:
This postcard shows a view along the shore of Lake Emily east of St. Peter. The postcard was mailed in 1908.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

10. A Morning's Catch, Lake Emily, near St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1907 - 1910
Description:
This postcard shows three fishermen and the fish that they caught at Lake Emily, east of St. Peter.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

11. Approaching the St. Peter State Hospital, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1907 - 1910
Description:
This postcard shows the grounds and buildings of the St. Peter State Hospital from the road approaching the institution.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

12. Auditorium at Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota

Creator:
Raitt
Date Created:
1907 - 1909
Description:
This postcard shows a view of the Auditorium building at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. The building was located to the north of Old Main, which stands at the west end of College Avenue.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

13. Bird's-eye-view of Nicollet, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910?
Description:
The railroad tracks on the right side of this wide postcard go into Nicollet, Minnesota. Both residential and commercial buildings can be seen. From left to right, the creamery, the old water tower, the roof of the public school, two church spires, and a grain elevator are among the visible structures. A large smokestack of an unidentified business can be seen between the church spires and the elevator.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

14. Birds-eye View of State Militia Encampment, Lake City, Minnesota

Date Created:
1907 - 1915
Description:
This postcard shows a view looking down on Camp Lakeview and the surrounding area at Lake City. The camp was the site of the encampments of the Minnesota National Guard.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

15. Bird's eye view, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1907 - 1909
Description:
This colorized postcard shows portions of the business district of St. Peter from a location east of the city. The Minnesota river, the courthouse, Gustavus Adolphus College, and the city water standpipe north of the college can also be seen.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

16. Bridge Across Minnesota River, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1907 - 1910
Description:
This postcard shows a view of the Broadway Bridge across the Minnesota River at St. Peter. This swing bridge, used from 1887 to 1929, could be turned in order to allow the passage of riverboats.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

17. Bridge over Minnesota River, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1902 - 1907
Description:
This colorized postcard shows a view of the Broadway bridge over the Minnesota River in St. Peter.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

18. Bridges over Spring Lake, near St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1907 - 1910
Description:
This postcard mainly shows the vehicle bridge over Spring Lake, east of St. Peter. However, some of the piers of the railroad bridge beyond can also be seen. East is at left.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

19. Brighton Cooperative Creamery Company, Brighton Township, Minnesota

Date Created:
1907?
Description:
This postcard shows the Brighton Cooperative Creamery Company in Brighton township in Nicollet county. The postcard has a 1907 cancellation date.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

20. Broadway Bridge looking to Omaha Depot, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1908-06-25
Description:
This colorized postcard shows the flooded road east of the Broadway bridge in St. Peter on June 25, 1908. The water of the Minnesota River has reached the Omaha Depot, which is shown in the center of the postcard. A steam locomotive is visible to the left of the depot.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

21. Broadway bridge over the Minnesota River, St. Peter, Minnesota

Creator:
Raitt
Date Created:
1907 - 1909
Description:
This postcard shows the Broadway bridge over the Minnesota river at St. Peter. In the foreground is the western end of the bridge. A portion of the bridge deck collapsed in 1929 as a truck was being driven across it, leading to the construction of a new bridge at the same site.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

22. Broadway Bridge over the Minnesota River, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1907 - 1910
Description:
This postcard shows a view of the Broadway Bridge over the Minnesota River at St. Peter.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

23. Broadway Bridge over the Minnesota River, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1907 - 1910
Description:
This postcard shows a view of the Broadway Bridge over the Minnesota River at St. Peter. The top portion of a grain elevator east of the river is visible.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

24. Broadway Bridge over the Minnesota River, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1907 - 1910
Description:
This postcard shows a view of the Broadway Bridge over the Minnesota River at St. Peter. A grain elevator, the railroad depot, and a train pulled by a steam locomotive are visible in the distance.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

25. Broadway Bridge over the Minnesota River, St. Peter, Minnesota

Creator:
Kloss, A.
Date Created:
1908?
Description:
This postcard shows a view of the Broadway Bridge over the Minnesota River. The photo was taken from a location on the west side of the river, north of the bridge, at the time of a flood.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards
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