Students from The College of St. Scholastica are shown at the post office. Pictured left to right are Jean Shea, Doris Gleason behind window, and Mary Kelly.
This photograph shows Bill Holz in front of the Post Office in St. Peter, which is on the southwest corner of the intersection of Third and Nassau Streets, facing Third. The fire siren at the Fire Station next to the Post Office can be seen at the far left.
Exterior of the Virginia post office, at the corner of 3rd Avenue West and 1st Street South (formerly, South Wyoming Avenue and Maple Street). The Mesaba Electric Railway Company's trolley tracks can be seen in the foreground.
Exterior view of the Post Office located in Monterey. In 1959 the villages of Triumph and Moneterey were consolidated under the new name of Trimont, Minnesota.
Interior view of the Holland post office. Man behind the counter identified as Frank Judevine. Shows mailbox cubbies, a mail order window and cards for purchase under glass counter.
Interior view of the Holland post office, behind counter. Two men at sorting counter. Man standing identified as Frank Judevine. Two calendars on wall, either April or May, 1913.
Some sources say the community was named for Tom Penasse, an American Indian from the area, who may be the man pictured. The sign reads, "United States Post Office Penasse Minnesota, The Most Northerly P.O. in U.S.A." Penasse, Minnesota is located in the northern part of Minnesota's Northwest Angle in Lake of the Woods County.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections