Two men Ernest Schorfe and Leo Swenson are sitting in a 1910 Buick. The steering wheel is on the right, the hand brakes are outside the car and it has no top.
E.C. Johnson's launch is anchored off shore. A dock made of fence posts and planks is ready for use with a rowboat on shore ready to take people to the launch.
Photograph of a group of Blue Earth men in a car out for a drive, including John J. Frandle (First auto ride at age 78), J. H. Kramar (age 48), Capt. I. E. Chase (age 70), Chris Hamre (age 81), Wesley Pitcher, Mitch Bursaw.
Looking west from the Wilder crossing before 1909. The first Wilder depot is seen in the center just right of the train. The Wilder grain elevators are visible in the distance.
Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad Bridge. The Black Bridge spans the Des Moines River and was located west of Jackson, Minnesota. The bridge was built in 1900 to replace the original wood bridge.
Three horse carriages draw up to the Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul train depot in Northfield, Minnesota. Handwritten text on back reads: "From Ruth Eddy Blanding."