Black and white photograph of a grocerry store, probably in Shakopee. The sign on the building reads, "Groceries & Provisions." Writing on the reverse side indicates it might have been H.H. Strunk, but it does not correspond to other photographs of other properties owned by Strunk.
Miners are wearing helmet lanterns lit with a single candle. They pose outside of a hoist leading to an underground mine. Note the teenage boy holding jackhammer and young boy with two hammers in his hand.
Group portrait of eleven men at a bar, posed in front of barrels of wine and alcohol. The location of this photograph is unknown; but the Iron Range includes parts of the following Minnesota counties: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis.
Men standing outside G.W. Jones Blacksmith and Wagon Shop in Cormorant, Minnesota. Last names of the men include; Glaum, Richter, Halgren, Jones, Strand and Grim.
Exterior view of the G. W. Steinke agricultural implement store in St. Peter that was located on the southeast corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Broadway.
Exterior view of the G. W. Steinke wagon shop in St. Peter. It was located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Broadway.
Blacksmith shop, built by Haakon Christensen on the southeast corner of West Broadway and 42nd Avenue North. Haakon and his son, George are pisctured. A Norweian immigrant, Christensen was actively engaged as a blacksmith for over fifty years. He shod horses, repaired farm implements and became the anchor at one end of the Robbinsdale's downtown business district. Christensen was active in civic affairs. He died in 1945 at the age of 85.
Photograph of Halvor Aase pushing a wheelbarrow across a dirt road. The inscription on the box reads: " A. Q. Paulson, Sacred Heart Minn." In the photograph's background is a grain elevator and the two-story brick schoolhouse which stood on Second Avenue, near the corner of Maple Street. This schoolhouse was discontinued in 1901and was sold and converted into apartments. In 1905 the building was sold again and razed.
Exterior view of the H. A. Miller's Hardware Store built at the corner of Dugan and First Avenue on a lot east of H. A. Miller's home in Welcome. It later became a Blacksmith's Shop.