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Goodrich Construction Company paving First Avenue on the south of the city park, St. James, Minnesota
Date Created:
1951
Description:
View of the Goodrich Construction Company paving 1st Avenue in St. James. This is south of the city park.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
2.
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
3.
Plowing on the Torkelson Brothers Farm, St. James, Minnesota
Date Created:
1947 - 1948
Description:
Tractors plowing a field outside St. James. Ben Leinenweber on the Torkelson Brothers' Farm.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
4.
Combining soybeans on the Torkelson Brothers Farm, St. James, Minnesota
Date Created:
1947 - 1948
Description:
These men are on Massey combine machines combining soybeans on the Torkelson Brothers' Farm. Ben Leinenweber is pictured.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
5.
Old Highway 60 Bridge, Madelia, Minnesota
Date Created:
1945
Description:
View of the Old Highway 60 bridge in Madelia, Watonwan County.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards
6.
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
7.
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
8.
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
9.
Hoover and Curtis campaign train, St. James, Minnesota
Date Created:
1929
Description:
Campaign train stop for the Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis ticket in St. James, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
10.
Women at St. James Lutefisk Day women, St. James, Minnesota
Date Created:
1928-10-03
Description:
St. James Lutefisk Day on October 3, 1928. Pictured is the St. James Women's Club and Legion Auxiliary committee in charge of the meal for the day.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
11.
Crowd at St. James Lutefisk Day, St. James, Minnesota
Date Created:
1928-10-03
Description:
Lutefisk Day in St. James, Minn. Mayor C.E. McNaught welcomes the ten thousand guests.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
12.
Crowd at St. James Lutefisk Day, St. James, Minnesota
Date Created:
1928-10-03
Description:
Pictured is the crowd at St. James Lutefisk Day. Depicted are dining tables and hordes of People eating at City Park.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
13.
Crowd at St. James Lutefisk Day, St. James, Minnesota
Date Created:
1928-10-03
Description:
Lutefisk Day in St. James, Minn. Mayor C.E. McNaught welcomes the ten thousand guests.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
14.
St. James Fire Station, St. James, Minnesota
Date Created:
1926
Description:
Fire station in St. James, MN. This building was taken down in the early 2000s and the new St. James Public library was built on this spot.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards
15.
First Methodist Church, St. James, Minnesota
Date Created:
1926
Description:
Exterior view of the First Methodist Church of St. James. Built in 1926, the building was still being used in 2009.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards
16.
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
17.
Corn picking on the Torkelson Farm, St. James, Minnesota
Date Created:
1925
Description:
View of Anton Torkelson on the corn picker which is a single row picker, pulled by five horses. View also includes Adolph Torkelson.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards
18.
Ashippun Log Cabin in Flanders Park, Madelia, Minnesota
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Exterior view of log cabin and cannon in Flanders Park in Madelia, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards
19.
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
20.
Paving crew on the road between Madelia and St. James, Minnesota
Date Created:
1921-05
Description:
Paving crew on road between Madelia and St. James.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards
21.
Madelia High School chemical laboratory, Madelia, Minnesota
Date Created:
1920?
Description:
Interior view of the 1920-era Junior Chemistry Class consisting of all girls.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards
22.
Threshing on the Julius Beck Farm, St. James, Minnesota
Date Created:
1920
Description:
Threshing machine, horses and wagon all used in 1920 to harvest the crop.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards
23.
Stacking hay on the Torkelson Farm, St. James, Minnesota
Date Created:
1920
Description:
This photograph depicts haying on the Torkelson Farm in St. James. They are stacking the hay using a derrick.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards
24.
Christian Church, Lewisville, Minnesota
Date Created:
1918
Description:
Exterior view of the Christian Church of Lewisville, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
25.
World War I draftees, St. James, Minnesota
Date Created:
1917?
Description:
World War I draftees who left St. James by train. They are lined up on the courthouse steps.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards
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