A group of area farmers displaying livestock on the west end of Coffee Street at Universal Mills in Lanesboro on a winter's day. Visible in the background are the wood frame buildings of the businesses: Redalen Fur House and Skaar Brothers Horse Shoeing and General Repairing.
A crowd of men and children gather on the corner of main street in front of the First National Bank of Lanesboro to admire a group of calves being held in pens. Awning above the hardware store is visible at left. In the upper level of the bank building a sign for the office of Dr. Andreas Pederson Lommen, Lanesboro physician is seen in the window.
Small herd of cattle standing in the Preston business district near the corner of Fillmore and St. Anthony street. Tibbett's House Hotel can be seen in the background.
The main street in downtown Mabel in a nighttime exposure facing north. To the left is seen a Penno advertising sign, community barbershop, and hotel. To the right is the Mabel Lumber Company building. In front of the Lanesboro Produce Company building are gasoline pumps with a Maytag Company vehicle parked along the street.
A daytime shot of main street in downtown Mabel. Vehicles are parked diagonally. Two boys with bicycles stand in the middle of the dirt street. Two men, a vehicle, and a Mobilgas sign seen at right. Lampposts line Main Street.
The Phoenix Hotel in Lanesboro was built at the cost of $50,000 in 1870. The hotel was four stories with saloon, baggage room, and railroad ticket office. The stone used for its construction was quarried from local bluffs. Its parlors and suites were expensively furnished. It was widely advertised as both a high class hotel for the traveling public, as well as a sanitarium. The hotel housed the Bank of Lanesboro, the businesses of Hanson & Davis, and Knudson & Hobart. Its landlords were Messrs. Chase and White. The building was destroyed by fire on May 5, 1885.
Business district at the northwest corner of River and St. Paul Streets in Preston. The "A. L. Sleyster Photo Artist" studio is visible as well as signs for "Groceries," "Restaurant," and "Confectionery."
A crowd gathers for a free sewing machine demonstration outside the Thompson Brothers store in Lanesboro; the Langlie Olson and Fladager Company store is at right. Christ Madson's ice cream factory is seen in background.
Business district at the NW corner of River and St. Paul Streets, Preston, Business district located east of the Fillmore County courthouse on St. Anthony Street, Preston, Minnesota. Buildings shown include Preston Times newspaper office, Fillmore County Bank and the Park Hotel.
A fleet of Jeffery brand automobiles manufactured by the Thomas B. Jeffery Company of Kenosha, Wisconsin line up on Main Street in Lanesboro for a promotional photograph. The cars were sold locally by George J. McMaster.