Portrait of Hiram Scriver, the first mayor of Northfield in 1876. He built the first stone structure in Northfield, the Scriver Building, which today houses the Northfield Historical Society. Today the Scriver Building is the oldest stone building in Northfield. In addition, Scriver ran the first dry goods store in Northfield.
President William Howard Taft's reception by the people of Northfield, Minnesota on September 26, 1908. Columbia is seated on the elephant. The postcard is postmarked July 24, 1909.