Postcard showing the railroad yards of Belle Plaine looking west. The White Lily Flour Mill and grain elevator visible as well as the depot with box cars pulled up to it. Left corner missing due to the removal of the postage stamp. Postcard addressed to Mr. Mat Deusterman, Jordan.
Black and white postcard with a photograph of a airplane crash at the Winona Fair Grounds. Closer look of the plane with people looking all around at the wreckage.
Composite image of Ortonville's leading businesses including the Ortonville State Bank, Palm's Jewelry Shop, Schoen's, Park Garage, First National Bank, Pioneer Co-Operative Department Store, Kollitz Mercantile Company, Columbian Hotel, Geier Lumber Company Nielson's Drug Store and the Citizens National Bank.
A tall-tale postcard showing horses pulling wagons loaded with oversized potatoes and corn. A man sits atop the lead wagon and holds the reins. Tall-tale postcards use photographic montage to create images of oversized produce and animals. Fruits, vegetables and fish are the most common subjects.
Grandstand at the Cottonwood County Fairgrounds in Windom prior to it being painted white and taken from the inside looking at the crowd. Flags fly at both ends of the bulding.
The Hugh C. Leighton Co., Manufacturers, Portland, ME.
Date Created:
1910?
Description:
During storms water from waves collect in the piers which are designed with drainage gaps so the water runs back into the canal. Here, there is melted snow and a small pack of snow at the base of the pier's walkway that blocks the drainage.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
The Co-Mo Company, PostCards, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Main Street in Crosby, Minnesota, had not been paved at the time of this photograph. The businesses are a hardware store and meat market, The Crosby Crucible newspaper, Will S. Pitt Real Estate and First State Bank of Crosby. The back of the postcard has a message to Mrs. Joe Hester of Crosby, Minnesota. It is postmarked Park Rapids, Minnesota, stamped with a 2 cent stamp and a Christmas Seal.
E. J. Stiefel worked for Great Northern as a surveyor and crew chief from 1900 to 1910. An avid camera buff, he apparently developed photographs in the dormitory work car, using glass plate negatives. The Great Northern Railway cut a new grade through Hancock in 1906 to reduce a hill which was stalling freight trains. The new cut was known locally as the Subway. This image includes a proof print and a postcard.
A lithographed postcard showing the view looking northwest from the old water tower. Pictured: Paulson's General, Nordstrom's Drug, Oslund's Cash Store, Imple. House, Railroad Depot. Along Maple Street: Ryan's Hotel, Palace Rest. North of Railroad: Feedmill, Lumberyard, Elevators 2 and 3. Photographer Ole Sparstad lived and worked in Sacred Heart during the years 1882-1916.
Boy Scout Troop number eighty-one from the Pipestone Indian Training School. Seventeen scouts and four leaders. Back row, second from left, Paul Abraham.
Water sports during Dominion Day celebration in Rainy River, Ontario. A crowd of men, women, and children stand on a dock. Multiple boats are in the river. Buildings and a water tower can be seen in the background.
A Dominion Day celebration in Rainy River, Ontario. A large group of women, men, and children are gathered on benches around an open space. Buildings and houses can be seen in the background.
Exterior view of the Turnblad mansion from the corner of Park Avenue and 26th Street. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Ole Rølvaag sent a postcard to his mother-in-law Karen Berdahl in Garretson, South Dakota shortly after the birth of their first child, Olaf Arnljot Rølvaag.
This postcard view of St. Peter was taken from a location on the western edge of the city. Smoke can be seen from the Engesser brewery in the distance at center. The spire of the First Lutheran church at Fourth and Elm is slightly to the right of the smoke.
This postcard shows a view of portions of the St. Peter business district from a location east of the city. The St. Peter Roller Mills are visible in the center of the photo. The spire of the courthouse is at far left. Other buildings shown include the Power House, Old Main, and the Nicollet Hotel.
This postcard shows a view to the north along Third street in St. Peter from a location near its intersection with College Avenue. The Union Presbyterian church is at left. The spire of the Church of the Immaculate Conception is visible right of center. A streetlight hanging above Third street is also visible at center.
This view of St. Peter looks to the east and south from a location near Gustavus Adolphus College. Smoke can be seen rising from the Engesser brewery, and the spire of the First Lutheran Church can be seen to the right of the smoke.
This photo shows a view to the north along South Washington Avenue in St. Peter. At right, horse-drawn carriages are visible in Gorman Park. A streetlight hangs from wires above the avenue.
This postcard shows a view along South Front street in St. Peter from its intersection with Broadway. The complex of buildings at left comprise the St. Peter Roller Mills. The view is to the south.
This postcard shows a view to the south along South Fifth street in St. Peter. The steeple of the Methodist Church on the northwest corner of the intersection of Fifth and Nassau streets is visible at right.
This postcard shows the Union Presbyterian church in St. Peter. It is located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Third and Locust streets, facing Third.
This postcard shows a view of Trinity Lutheran Church in St. Peter, which was located on the east side of South Fifth street, a short distance south of Mulberry street, facing Fifth. At the time the photo was taken, the church was called the First English Evangelical Lutheran Church.
This postcard shows St. Peter's Catholic Church. The church was located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Fifth and Myrtle streets in St. Peter, facing Fifth street.
This postcard shows the St. Peter Public Library, which was located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Mulberry street.
This postcard shows the new high school in St. Peter that was located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Fifth and Nassau streets, facing east. The school was built in 1907.
The St. Peter Creamery was located on the east side of the 100 block of North Front Street in St. Peter. The south side and the west end are shown here. A note on the back states that the photograph was taken in 1920.
This postcard shows the St. Peter stand pipe, which was located near the northern boundary of the Gustavus Adolphus College campus. This structure served as the city water tower.
This postcard shows a view of the Nicollet Hotel in St. Peter, which was located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Park Row, facing the avenue.
This postcard view to the south along Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter was taken from a location near Broadway. Buildings along both sides of the avenue are visible, including the Nicollet Hotel, which appears at right.
This postcard shows a view to the south along Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter from the intersection at Broadway. A watering trough is in the middle of the intersection. The Johnson Overall factory is at right.
This postcard shows businesses along the west side of South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. At right is the north end of the 200 block, beginning at Park Row. The view is to the south.
This postcard shows buildings on the east side of South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The St. Peter Music Co. building at left is at the intersection with Nassau street. The Nicollet County courthouse is at right.
This postcard shows a view to the south along Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter from a location between Broadway and Park Row. The hotel at right is the Nicollet Hotel.
This postcard shows a view to the north along Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter from near the intersection at Mulberry street. The Nutter Brothers Hardware store is at left.
This postcard shows the first Lincoln School in St. Peter that was located on the north side of Chestnut street, between Third and Fourth streets. It was destroyed by a fire in 1913.
This postcard shows the Konsbruck Hotel in St. Peter, which was located on the west side of the 400 block of South Third street. The northern portion of the hotel complex includes the Tegner and Peterson grocery store and the St. Peter Produce Company.
This postcard shows a view of the German Lutheran Church in St. Peter, which was located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Mulberry and Fifth streets, facing Mulberry. The church is more properly known as the St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church.
This postcard shows the German Catholic church on the northeast corner of the intersection of Third and Myrtle streets in St. Peter. The proper name of the church was ""The Church of the Immaculate Conception,"" but it was also known as St. Mary's church.
This postcard shows a view of the First Lutheran Church in St. Peter, which was located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Fourth and Elm streets, facing Fourth. The church was also known as the Swedish Lutheran Church.
This postcard shows the English Lutheran (First English Evangelical Lutheran) church in St. Peter located near the southeast corner of the intersection of Fifth and Mulberry streets, facing Fifth street. The church is also known as Trinity Lutheran church.
The various buildings of the Engesser Brewery in St. Peter between Pine and Jefferson Streets are shown in this image. The horse-drawn carriage in the left foreground was going northward on Front Street.
This postcard shows the Commercial building on the Gustavus Adolphus College campus in St. Peter. The building was located next to the south side of ""Old Main."" Its porch faced east.
This postcard shows the Church of the Holy Communion in St. Peter. This Episcopal church was built on the west side of the 100 block of North Minnesota Avenue.
This postcard shows several businesses on the west side of the 200 block of South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The Nicollet County Bank is at left at the intersection at Nassau street. Also visible is the St. Peter Tribune building.
This postcard shows the west side of the 300 block of South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. Schaefer's Drug Store is at the left, near the south end of the block.
The building on the southeast corner of the intersection of South Minnesota Avenue and Grace Street in St. Peter contained the Post Office, the Sorenson Millinery Shop, and the I. O. O. F. meeting rooms. The building to the right, south of the corner building, housed the Nicholas Kneip Harness Shop.
This postcard shows a view of businesses along the west side of the 300 block of South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The corner building, at the Nassau street intersection, housed the Poetz Drug Store and the St. Peter Herald newspaper.
This postcard shows the Broadway bridge over the Minnesota river at St. Peter. In the foreground is the western end of the bridge. A portion of the bridge deck collapsed in 1929 as a truck was being driven across it, leading to the construction of a new bridge at the same site.
This postcard shows a view of the Auditorium building at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. The building was located to the north of Old Main, which stands at the west end of College Avenue.