Albumen print of a ferry crossing the Minnesota River between Shakopee and Eden Prairie. Seen in the image is a long wooden ferry nearing the bank of the river. Riding the ferry are three women and a man along with a man atop a horse. Visible in the background are concrete piers showing construction of the first Bloomington Ferry Bridge. Written along the top edge of the image is "New pier being built."
The Saint Paul, a ferry boat steamer on Lake Minnetonka, had three decks and a side paddle wheel. In this photo flags are flying from both the bow and stern of the upper, open deck, and every deck is crowded with passengers. The ferries ran from 1906 to 1911.
Looking north at eastbound Interurban loading on 5th Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the foreground is the front of a northbound car on Hennepin Avenue.
This photograph shows the finished embankment from the new U.S. Post Office in St. Paul. The embankment was one of several improvements to the St. Paul harbor, Upper Mississippi River, and surrounding bodies of water in and around the city of St. Paul in the mid-1930s. The project was completed in 1936.
This photograph shows the finished embankment, one of several improvements to the Upper Mississippi River, St. Paul harbor, and surrounding bodies of water in and around the city of St. Paul. The project was completed in 1936.
First automobile in Nobles County was the chain driven two cylinder chugger in this photograph. It was built by Peter Spartz of Wilmont in 1900. Seated in the car, left to right are: John, Henry, Peter and William Spartz.