Series Washington Eighteenth Annual National Encampment of G. A. R. at Minneapolis on July 23, 1884. View of electric pole running down street; list of stereographic views by photographer/publisher on verso.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
View of a float for a parade in St. Peter. The float features a large version of a New Style cigar. Carl Hensel is at left and Burton Nutter is at right.
Numerous onlookers watch a circus parade as it moves south on Main Street (later First Avenue SW). Camels, circus wagons and performers are in the parade. The Rochester Hotel (located at 219 Main Street) is in the center of the photo facing east. The structure in the distance with the square tower is the Merchants Hotel (later Brown Hotel).
A large group of people line Broadway to watch the circus parade with horses, elephants, circus wagons and performers. The photo was taken from the top of the old Queen City building on the corner of Broadway and Second Street SW looking south toward the old Central Fire Station.
Professor Uhler rides on a float entitled GA in 80s. On the float are four students, a telescope, and a replica of Old Main. The motorized float is being driven down a St. Peter street, observed by onlookers.
Parade of members of the Toboggan and Snowshoe Association in their white hats and coats along Superior Street in downtown Duluth. The orignal image was taken February 22, 1886 by Carl Thiel and Edward H. Foster and was later copied by Hugh McKenzie.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
View of the 18th Annual GAR Encampment in Minneapolis. Music choir on performing stand with banner behind them. A list of stereographic views by the photographer/publisher is located on the verso.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
View of the 18th Annual GAR Encampment in Minneapolis. An impressive view of downtown Minneapolis with large crowds. A list of stereographic views by the photographer/publisher is located on the verso.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
View of the 18th Annual GAR Encampment in Minneapolis. G. A. R. Commissariat and streetcar tracks. A list of stereographic views by the photographer/publisher is located on the verso.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
View of the 18th Annual GAR Encampment in Minneapolis with electric power poles, Nicollet House is large building on left-side. A list of stereographic views by the photographer/publisher is located on the verso.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
View of the 18th Annual GAR Encampment in Minneapolis with many carriages traveling on narrow street. A list of stereographic views by the photographer/publisher is located on the verso.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
View of the 18th Annual GAR Encampment in Minneapolis with men and women gathered down by Bridge Square risers for viewing parade. Horses, parasols, flags and a banner in background may say: "Tribune Salutes the Veterans." A list of stereographic views by the photographer/publisher is located on the verso.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
View of the 18th Annual GAR Encampment in Minneapolis with a field of military tents. Flag flying in foreground, horses with carriages in center of photo; far left side large buildings possibly at Fort Snelling. Similar to photo MS0228. A list of stereographic views by the photographer/publisher is located on the verso.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
This postcard shows the Four Flying Banvards performing on a trapeze on South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter during a Fourth of July celebration in 1908.