Peoples Theater stood on Main Street, Crosby, Minnesota. The theater signs advertise "Shufflin' Sam Adams" and Colleen Moore. Above the theater was the office of Dr. A.C. Bosel, Dentist. To the right of the theater is Walt's Barber Shop and to the left is Powder Puff Beauty Salon and Hartman's Cash and Carry.
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.
The Co-Mo Company, PostCards, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Main Street in Crosby, Minnesota, had not been paved at the time of this photograph. The businesses are a hardware store and meat market, The Crosby Crucible newspaper, Will S. Pitt Real Estate and First State Bank of Crosby. The back of the postcard has a message to Mrs. Joe Hester of Crosby, Minnesota. It is postmarked Park Rapids, Minnesota, stamped with a 2 cent stamp and a Christmas Seal.
The Bijou Theater stood on Main Street, Crosby, Minnesota. Doctors Sewall and Bosel had their offices on the second floor. Two men lounge in front of the building, while another enters the theater's side door.
Customers line up to purchase meat at Bill Peterson's First Meat Store in Crosby, Minnesota. Meat cutters stand behind the counter. Fresh meat and sausages are stacked on the counter and wrapped hams hang from racks on the wall. A deer head and antlers hang on the back wall.
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.
The Crosby Volunteer Firemen pose in front of their fire truck in their white uniforms. The fire truck is pulled by two horses and has its ladder extended. One fireman is identified as R.P. Gillette.
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.