Real photographic postcard of downtown Shakopee. The image shows the intersection of First Avenue and Lewis Street. Also visible in the image are Jacob Ries Bottling Works, Inc. and St. Mark's Catholic Church. Printed along the bottom edge of the image is "Shakopee, Minn." The card is unused.
1948 amateur baseball banquet held in Shakopee, MN. Gene O'Brien and Francis "Tate" Connolly are seen shaking hands behind a table with trophies resting on it. Jim Daly is visible between the two men. Other attendees are seen in the background.
Black and white photograph of the Shakopee Depot. Seen is the east side of the depot building with two railroad cars on the track behind the depot. A man is walking towards the depot and two additional men are standing in front of the building. Image was most likely taken by amateur photographer Frank Hinds.
Downtown Shakopee is in background and; foreground is a banner suspended by wire or string that reads "Gen. G. W. Hancock for President," other writing is illegible. A gas(?) light post is in left corner across street is line of buildings with horses and wagons hitched our front. A clock hangs in front of one building and is almost legible--maybe two o'clock.
Excursion boat on Minnesota river near Shakopee. Large buildings visible on shoreline. Canopy comprises roof of boat. A steamer appears to be pushing the passenger boat; the steamer also has passengers. Row boats are resting on top of the canopy.
Albumen print of a ferry crossing the Minnesota River between Shakopee and Eden Prairie. Seen in the image is a long wooden ferry nearing the bank of the river. Riding the ferry are three women and a man along with a man atop a horse. Visible in the background are concrete piers showing construction of the first Bloomington Ferry Bridge. Written along the top edge of the image is "New pier being built."
Real photographic postcard showing First Street in Shakopee. Businesses seen in the image include Gamble Stores, Gellhaye's Caf, the Shakopee Theater, Strunk's Drug Store, and several bars. Lines of cars are parked along both sides of the street. Etched into the emulsion along the bottom edge of the image is "First Street/Shakopee/Minn./07411." Handwritten in black ink along the top edge of the image is "See Here Air.Plane Look.Out" with an arrow pointing to a building on the street. The card is used and is addressed to Commander Leo A. Ketterer at Great Lakes, Illinois. The message reads "Shakopee, Minn./ Where men are men and boys are snots./Sept 6-44/Dear Leo: Reason for short address above. I believe in economy. Ink is ink. It wont be long now. Hitler on end of rope will be dangling and the lights will go on again. All over the world. Shakopee the City of Progress is very quiet at present as you go on the main drag 5th Ave. You may see a dog near a hydrant and occasionally for a thrill you'll see a cat scooting down the alley looking for shelter or (illegible) and so day by day. Steady by we are getting older. Expect to see you here in the near future./Kindest regards (illegible)."
Real photographic postcard of the Holmes Street bridge over the Minnesota River in Shakopee. Seen in the image is a boat landing with two boats docked there. Also visible in the background are the smoke stacks at Rahr Malting, Inc. Etched into the emulsion along the bottom edge of the image is "Bridge and Boat Landing/Shakopee, Minn./C-170." Card is unused. The bridge was constructed in 1923 and is no longer in use.
Albumen print of the Jacob Ries family. The image was taken outside the Ries home in Shakopee. Seen are the family members gathered together in front of the home's main entrance. Ries founded Jacob Ries Bottling Works, Inc. at Shakopee in 1872. In 1880, Ries tapped a spring that he named "Rock Spring" and he began bottling water and other beverages under the name "Rock Spring Beverages." He passed away in 1911 and his descendents continued to operate the bottling works. Eventually the family sold their "secret recipe" to the Pepsi Company.
Knights of Columbus banquet in Shakopee. Seen in the interior of the banquet room with approximately 100 men and women seated at long tables for a meal. The guests are formally dressed and the room is decorated with American flags and Knights of Columbus pennants.
Mr. Charles Kopp is sitting in a chair wearing a suit with white necktie and leather gloves. Mrs. Kopp is standing at his side with a bouquet of flowers in a white dress with high collar and knee-length veil. Standing on small Oriental rug, faux scene on background.
Portrait of Myrtle Laura Egan as Shakopee's city festival queen. The image shows Egan riding in a Ford convertible as part of a parade in Jordan. A sign on the driver's side door reads, in part, "Courtesy of Schmitt Ford." Attached to the side of the car above the rear driver's side wheel is a sign that reads "Miss Shakopee/Myrtle Egan." Egan was sponsored by the First National Bank of Shakopee, where she was an employee, and she served as Miss. Shakopee for both 1957 and 1958.
Group of Northrup King workers at the company's plant in Shakopee, MN. Seen from left to right are Herbert Derhaag, John Keating, Georgie Monnens, Rita Monnens, Clarence Lonto, Al Dressen, and Ferdinand Geis.
Fourth of July parade down First Avenue in downtown Shakopee. Uncle Sam is leading a band with cavalry behind them. Visible businesses include H. H. Strunk & Sons, F. W. Davy Co., and an unknown soda shop.
Studio portrait of Donald Thielen and Lorraine Schmitt. The couple are standing side by side and holding hands. This might be an engagement or wedding portrait.
Black and white albumen print of Frank Hinds at the age of six years. The image is a studio portrait and it shows Hinds wearing a peacoat style jacket and a large ruffled collar. Written in pencil on the backside of the cardstock is "Frank Hinds/Chickie Hinds/Feb. '96/6 1/2 years." Hinds graduated from Shakopee High School in 1907. Eventually he became a prominent attorney in Shakopee.