Eight page photograph album documenting the life of the Peck family of St. James, Minnesota. Images include portraits of the various Peck family members, as well as views of buildings in and around St. James. Buildings depicted include the St. James High School, the creamery and the Watonwan County Courthouse. There is an early image of the Mount Hope Cemetery. Also included are a number of images documenting the activities of the members of the local Grand Army of the Republic Post and Drum Corps.
Left to Right: Bob Younger; Cole Younger; and Jim Younger; portraits of the three notorious Younger . The Younger Brothers were captured by a local posse on September 21, 1876, on the bank of the Watonwan River.
View of St. James Fire Band at the Minnesota State Fair. Front Row: J. Elmer Setrum, Pete Larson, Bill Steinback. Top Row: Frank Wermers Kershen, unknown. 2nd Row: Roy Steele; Phil. Third row: Lea Meyer Wermers; Dr. Earl Bratrude Engelman.
Exterior view of First Lutheran Church of St. James before 1909. It was on the corner of 8th Street and 4th Avenue South facing west. This building was torn down in order to build a new church nearby.
The St. James Hospital and Sanitarium and Hospital. Treatments offered are electric vibration, thermolite hydrotherapy, vapor cabinet, electric cabinet, massage and Swedish movements. The physician is Dr. Beckstrom who is a naturopathic physician. The hospital and sanitarium are operated by the Department of Natural Methods in St. James, Minnesota.
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.