Old automobiles are lined up outside Crosby Auto Garage, Crosby, Minnesota. Four boys and a dog are seated by the road. Crosby resident Joe Mirau is driver of the second car from the right. In the background is Krueger Furniture and Undertaking.
A very early view of Crosby, Minnesota, shows the livery barn with many horses outside. Tents are pitched in front of the livery barn. Businesses are to the left. On the back is a message to George K. Taylor of Deerwood, Minnesota, from Belle.
Frank Lindbergh, Postmaster and Mayor of Crosby, Minnesota, stands in the middle of a construction site. He was a cousin to aviator Charles Lindbergh. Horses are pulling wagons of building materials. Other men are unidentified. On the back is a message to Ann from Uncle Frank.
Cottage tenements of Crosby, Minnesota, were also known as Honeymoon Row. The cottages are under construction, with horses and buggies parked outside. These four-room cottages, built by the mine owners, rented for $12 a month including sewer, water, electric lights and a sanitary closet.
Honeymoon Row, Crosby, Minnesota, was streets of small cottages built by mining companies to accommodate miners and their families. A horse and buggy travel the unpaved street.
Ingall's Motor Boat Company ferry "Lotus" is docked at the boat landing on Serpent Lake in Crosby, Minnesota. A canoe and rowboats are by the dock. Lakeside General Store is open for business.
Ingall's Motor Boat Company ferry "Twin City" is approaching the boat landing on Serpent Lake in Crosby, Minnesota. The ferry is flying many flags. The captain and passengers are visible in the boat.
Ingall's Motor Boat Company Ferry approaches the pier on Serpent Lake with a load of passengers. Men and a dog are waiting on the pier. The ferry was the main mode of travel between Deerwood and Crosby, Minnesota, before the construction of Minnesota State Highway 210 between Deerwood and Crosby.
The Ingall's Ferry "Twin City" ran between Crosby and Deerwood, Minnesota on Serpent Lake. There is a message on the back to Miss Bridget Hennick from her "loving Pappa."
The Ironton School in Ironton, Minnesota, was identical to the White School in Crosby. It was built in 1911 to house 180 students. It was replaced in 1918 by the brick and stone Graded School.
Crowds gathered on Main Street, Crosby, Minnesota, for July 4th speeches. The water tower is visible behind on building on the left. Automobiles and horses join the people. The scene is facing east.
Striking miners line Main Street in Crosby, Minnesota. They were attempting to improve their working conditions. A bicycle is parked against a light pole on the left.
The Spalding Hotel sits on Main Street, Crosby, Minnesota. On the far right stands Andrew Burud, Chief of Police. A child's wagon is parked beside the light pole and two horses stand on the side street. People are visiting on the street.
This view of Crosby, Minnesota, taken from the water tower, shows the Spalding Hotel in the center and the White School at center top. The Miner's Hospital is the three-story building to the left of the school. A message on the back to Mrs. Chas. Berg is in a language other than English.