Three students with campus welcome wagon, one professor is inside wagon. Wagon is pulled by a horse. Popcorn and peanuts are sold from the wagon. Bottom of the photo reads: "Our Welcome."
The cornerstone of the Spurrier Hotel was laid on August 29, 1917, and the structure which was located on the north corner of Front Street and Barclay Avenue. It opened for business and was dedicated on April 27, 1918. The cost of the hotel was $30,000.
Students outdoors with brooms for beating mattresses clean. Back of photo reads: 'Miss Dora Bohrer. Dear Sir Dora: I received your postal and was glad to hear from you and I am well and wish you the same. It is raining most all the time here and when it doesn't rain the weather is cold that is all fro this time. Best regards to all of you from E. Bohrer'
The Nicollet Creamery Association that served people in the Nicollet, Minnesota, area began in 1896. The building shown on this postcard was constructed in 1917.
View of the Silver Lake railroad depot and the train that was stalled on tracks for 28 hours, when the temperature dropped to 30 degrees below zero on February 1, 1917.