Frank and Mary Connelly Vegetable and Fruit stand, Highway 13 and 12th Avenue, Burnsville Minnesota. The family farm was homesteaded by his great grandparents James and Mary Connelly in the 1850s.
A collage postcard of buildings in Fairfax, including the Norwegian Lutheran church, C. Lammer residence, Ryan Hotel, Roller Mill, Windsor Hotel, the elevators, and G.A. Rieke residence.
A group of men on motorcycles pictured on the front of a postcard. The postcard was sent from Margartha Rognlie to her sister Katherine Rognlie. A sign for The "Silent Indian Motorcycles" is pictured in the window.
Interstate 35W near Highway 13 Burnsville, Minnesota as it appeared prior to the addition of major industry and car dealerships along the freeway. Visible the Northwestern Portland Cement towers, now the site of the Walmart store.
Jens Caspersen (1907-1985) born in Denmark came to the United States in 1928 and could speak very little English. During the early 1930s he worked on farms in the Burnsville, Minnesota and several years as a mil truck driver. In 1938 he opened his tavern on Highway 13 and ten years later purchased the Embassy Club, which he operated until his retirement in 1965. The Jens A.Caspersen Landing on the Minnesota River and Cedar Avenue Bridge, is dedicated to him.
After a 1961 fire destroyed the Kearney Grocery Store, downtown Savage, Minnesota owners Gene and Mary Kearney constructed Savage's Valley Shopping Center which included Jim Brady Drug, Savage's first pharmacy.
After a 1961 fire destroyed the Kearney Grocery Store, downtown Savage, Minnesota owners Gene and Mary Kearney constructed Savage's Valley Shopping Center which included Jim Brady Drug, Savage's first pharmacy.
After a 1961 fire destroyed the Kearney Grocery Store, downtown Savage, Minnesota owners Gene and Mary Kearney constructed Savage's Valley Shopping Center which included Jim Brady Drug, Savage's first pharmacy.
After a 1961 fire destroyed the Kearney Grocery Store, downtown Savage, Minnesota owners Gene and Mary Kearney constructed Savage's Valley Shopping Center which included Jim Brady Drug, Savage's first pharmacy.