This photograph shows Cook's Café in St. Peter, which was located at 212 South Minnesota Avenue. The Cook family also operated a hotel in the same building. Notice the Tourists Information sign in front of the café.
Civil War veterans who belonged to St. Peter's A. K. Skaro Post 37 of the G. A. R. Surnames include: Jones, Boutwell, Jenson, Newton, Clark, Hoefer, Filler, Moses, Randall, Lind, and others.
A view of the horse-drawn carriage that was used to represent the Iota-Betas from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. The Union Presbyterian church, facing east on the northwest corner of the intersection of Third and Locust Streets, is in the background.
Exterior view of the Konsbruck Hotel building in St. Peter. The hotel was located on the west side of South Third Street, near Mulberry Street. Also shown is the Walter and Pyne Plumbing shop.
This is a circus poster from George Engesser's Circus, which was based in St. Peter. The circus was one of the largest motorized circuses in the United States during the 1920s and 1930s. Many ""Ole Shows"" were presented by the circus, which was known under the Clarion Brothers, Zellmar Brothers, and Schell Brothers names.
Portrait of Mrs. Nancy Faribault McClure Huggins in 1926 at the boulder that marks the site of the signing of the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux in 1851. Nancy married David Faribault there while the treaty negotiations were in progress.
General William Carey Brown was born at Traverse des Sioux in 1854. He was graduated from West Point in 1877. Following many years of service, including duty in the Philippine Islands and Mexico, he retired as a Brigadier General. Brown earned many medals, including the Distinguished Service Medal.
Shuveiller's grocery and general merchandise store in St. Peter occupied the ground floor of the Masonic Building on the west side of the 300 block of South Minnesota Avenue. A sign for Dr. Daniels can be seen to the left of the doorway near the center of the photograph.
This photograph shows the old St. Peter Creamery building in St. Peter, which was located along North Front Street, a short distance to the north of the Broadway Bridge.
This photograph shows Bill Holz in front of the Post Office in St. Peter, which is on the southwest corner of the intersection of Third and Nassau Streets, facing Third. The fire siren at the Fire Station next to the Post Office can be seen at the far left.
This photograph shows the old St. Peter Public Library, which was located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Mulberry Streets. Andrew Carnegie provided funds for its construction.
Exterior view of one of the St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Churches that was located at 427 W. Mulberry Street. It was built in 1923 and was destroyed in the March 1998 tornado that struck St. Peter. The house at right was the parsonage.
Exterior view of one of the St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Churches that was located at 427 W. Mulberry Street. Behind it was the parochial school. The house to the right was the parsonage. This church was replaced by a new one in 1923.
The Swan Lake Pavilion on the A. H. Hermel farm in Granby Township in Nicollet County was a popular place for dancing from 1920 until it was demolished in 1935. Many well known area bands performed there. Lawrence Welk and his band were there three times.
This is a circus poster from George Engesser's Circus, which was based in St. Peter. The circus was one of the largest motorized circuses in the United States during the 1920s and 1930s. Many "Ole Shows" were presented by the circus, which was known under the Clarion Brothers, Zellmar Brothers, and Schell Brothers names.
This is a circus poster from George Engesser's Circus, which was based in St. Peter. The circus was one of the largest motorized circuses in the United States during the 1920s and 1930s. Many "Ole Shows" were presented by the circus, which was known under the Clarion Brothers, Zellmar Brothers, and Schell Brothers names.
This is a circus poster from George Engesser's Circus, which was based in St. Peter. The circus was one of the largest motorized circuses in the United States during the 1920s and 1930s. Many ""Ole Shows"" were presented by the circus, which was known under the Clarion Brothers, Zellmar Brothers, and Schell Brothers names.
This is a circus poster from George Engesser's Circus, which was based in St. Peter. The circus was one of the largest motorized circuses in the United States during the 1920s and 1930s. Many ""Ole Shows"" were presented by the circus, which was known under the Clarion Brothers, Zellmar Brothers, and Schell Brothers names.
A badly damaged building of the Lampert Lumber Company at 228 West Grace Street in St. Peter can be seen on the right side of this image. A tornado in 1924 damaged or destroyed many buildings in the city. A large amount of debris can be seen along South Third Street in this photo taken from in front of the Konsbruck Hotel, looking to the north toward the steeple of the Fire Station.
The remains of the Lampert Lumber Company at 228 West Grace Street in St. Peter can be seen in the foreground after the damage caused by a 1924 tornado. The Konsbruck Hotel along South Third Street is in the background. The Tegner & Peterson grocery store was located at 408 South Third Street.
This is a circus poster from George Engesser's Circus, which was based in St. Peter. The circus was one of the largest motorized circuses in the United States during the 1920s and 1930s. Many ""Ole Shows"" were presented by the circus, which was known under the Clarion Brothers, Zellmar Brothers, and Schell Brothers names.
This is a circus poster from George Engesser's Circus, which was based in St. Peter. The circus was one of the largest motorized circuses in the United States during the 1920s and 1930s. Many ""Ole Shows"" were presented by the circus, which was known under the Clarion Brothers, Zellmar Brothers, and Schell Brothers names.