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1. C. S. Christensen Flour Mill, Madelia, Minnesota

Date Created:
1892 - 1925
Description:
C.S. Christensen Mill was a multi- county center of local employment for processing flour across southern Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

2. City Hotel, St. James, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900
Description:
Exterior view of the City Hotel of St. James. This Building was rebuilt after a fire in 1903 and became a rooming house later that year. Some time after that it became Teeter's Flats, an apartment Building which was later destroyed in a controlled burn by firemen.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

3. Horse drawn hearse, Madelia, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
View of George E. Gjertsen's horse drawn funeral hearse.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

4. Sterrie Building, St. James, Minnesota

Date Created:
1898
Description:
Exterior view of the Sterrie Building. The St. James Opera House was located on the second floor.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5. Post Office, Madelia, Minnesota

Date Created:
1899
Description:
Interior view of the old Madelia Post Office Building.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

6. George W. Dodge Meat Market, Madelia, Minnesota

Date Created:
1911?
Description:
Interior view of the George W. Dodge Meat Market.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

7. Axel Hanson's Wagon Shop and Pederson & Helling Hardware Store, Madelia, Minnesota

Date Created:
1904?
Description:
Exterior view of Axel Hanson's Old Wagon Shop and Strom Pederson &Helling Hardware Store.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

8. Axel Hanson blacksmith shop, Madelia, Minnesota

Date Created:
1904
Description:
Interior view of Axel Hanson's Blacksmith Shop.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

9. Hans E. Slaabien home and livery stable, Butterfield, Minnesota

Description:
Exterior view of the Hans E. Slaabien home and livery stable.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

10. Driggers Riverside Dairy, Madelia, Minnesota

Date Created:
1901?
Description:
View of the Driggers Dairy farm.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

11. Madelia Messenger Building, Madelia, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1915?
Description:
Exterior view of the Madelia Messenger newspaper Building.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

12. White Eagle Filling Station, Madelia, Minnesota

Date Created:
1930 - 1950?
Description:
Exterior view of Madelia's Mobil White Eagle Filling Station.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

13. Telephone office with telephone operators Alma Slaabien and Eva Schwab, Butterfield, Minnesota

Description:
New telephone office and operators; Alma Slaabien and Eva Schwab
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

14. Matther's Saw Mill, Madelia, Minnesota

Date Created:
1925
Description:
Exterior view of the Matther's Saw Mill run by Carl Matther.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

15. General Electric Store, Madelia, Minnesota

Date Created:
1940 - 1950
Description:
Madelia's General Electric Store Lewis Radio and Electric Shop owned by Ward Lewis
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

16. O.H. Davis Hardware Store, Madelia, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1920
Description:
Interior view of the O.H. Davis Hardware Store.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

17. Mail carrier Dan Petterson with his mail wagon, Madelia, Minnesota

Date Created:
1902
Description:
Mail carrier Dan Petterson with the Mail Wagon his patrons located on Route 2 purchased for him in 1902.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

18. Main Street, Madelia, Minnesota

Date Created:
1875
Description:
In the photograph starting on the North side and West end is the Loomis House with the picket fence in front; John Wold Store; Tollerson Millinery; saloon; old printing office; J.A. Gieriet; M. Olson; dwelling on the lot of Davis and Mullen.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

19. Flanders Hotel, Madelia, Minnesota

Date Created:
1896
Description:
Exterior view of the local Madelia hotel. Famous for the detainment of the Younger Brothers outlaws after their capture in 1876.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

20. West Sveadahl Church and band, Sveadahl, Minnesota

Date Created:
1922
Description:
Exterior view of the Sveadahl Church with congregation and band photographed in front of the building.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

21. Sveadahl General Store, Sveadahl, Minnesota

Date Created:
1950?
Description:
Exterior view of the Sveadahl Store in Sveadahl. C.A. Holmquist. The store is no longer in existence. It was built in 1894 by Nels Nelson and sold the usual fare as well as serving as a locker plant. The store closed in 1967.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

22. Madelia Movie Theater, Madelia, Minnesota

Date Created:
1940
Description:
Exterior view of Madelia Movie Theater, which opened in 1940 and closed in 1985. The movie Theater was later renovated and is in operation today.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

23. Odin Creamery, Odin, Minnesota

Date Created:
1902
Description:
Odin Creamery was located 2.5 miles west of Odin in Watonwan County. Laingen family has extra house on site.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

24. Bill's Drug Store and village of Madelia, Minnesota

Date Created:
1870
Description:
View of Bill's Drug Store and the village of Madelia in 1870.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

25. Enterprise Department Store, Madelia, Minnesota

Description:
Exterior view of the Enterprise Department Store. the sign reads, "Jobbers of High Grade Merchandise" and the Awning reads, "A. Winburgh."
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
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