This photograph shows people waiting at the railroad depot near St. Peter, Minnesota, for the train that will take area men away to serve in World War One. This depot served St. Peter, but was located in Le Sueur County, on the east side of the Minnesota River.
The Great Lakes ore boat Homer D. Williams being loaded at D. M. & N. Dock 5 in Duluth, MN. Loaded ore cars and steam locomotive are seen on top of the dock.
Great Northern (?) engine stuck in snow. Note on back by J. George Maughan reads: "Morris 1917 blizzard[.] Engine stuck in snow directly south of Eagles Ball Park entrance." Exhibit: Weather or Not May 2001 -
This photograph shows a horse-drawn sled in St. Peter on South Third Street. The old Fire Station, with its steeple, can be seen near the far left, and the J. M. Peterson blacksmith shop can be seen on the future site of the St. Peter Post Office.
Officials of Twin City Rapid Transit, Domad (sp?) Goodrich and George Petrach pose in front of a streetcar used as an operations office at the State Fair terminal.
Group of soldiers , National Guard Farewell celebration. August 22nd, 1917. Sign on vehicle reads "Robbinsdale to Berlin." This photograph was taken with a pinhole camera.
Two motorcycles, one with a sidecar, in front of the building at 401 South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The building contained both the Post Office and the Sorenson Millinery store when the photograph was taken. The men are, from left to right, Bill Ritt, Art Wacholz, and Jack Iverson.