A group of people relaxing at Camp Saints Rest in 1899. Surnames listed include: Essler, Rinkel, Daniels, Strathern, Benson, Chouinard, Schleuder, Kennedy, Ribble, and several others.
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.
View of several swimmers at Carpenter's Point at Lake Emily in Le Sueur County. The lake is a short distance east of St. Peter. It was a very popular recreation area.
This photograph shows a band and a group of soldiers marching south on Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The building partially shown at left is at the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Grace street. The soldiers may be members of St. Peter's Company I.
This photograph shows a group of Civil War veterans prior to the large fire in St. Peter in November of 1887. The buildings shown are on the east side of South Minnesota Avenue. Several of the buildings were destroyed in the fire. The intersection at Nassau street is at right. See also E2010.
Group portrait of the baseball team that was sponsored by the Engesser Brewery in St. Peter in 1932. A brewery truck carrying an advertisement for Gopher Club Brew is in the background.
This photograph shows baseball players from the Fats versus the Leans game in St. Peter in 1908. These games were usually held for charitable purposes. The players were encouraged to wear unusual clothing. Note the man with the handcuffs in the foreground. Was he the umpire?
This photograph shows baseball players from the Fats versus the Leans game in St. Peter in 1894. This game was played as a charitable event in order to raise money for the victims of the Hinckley fire. Future Gov. John A. Johnson is shown as the man in white standing at the far right. Note the man with the revolver near the center of the photograph. Perhaps he was the umpire!
A parade on Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter on the Fourth of July in 1899. The City Bakery is on the south side of Park Row, and the Nicollet Hotel is on the north side. A horse-drawn float is shown.
A parade on Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter on the Fourth of July in 1899. The City Bakery is on the south side of Park Row, and the Nicollet Hotel is on the north side. A float is shown going north on the avenue.
A group of friends at Camp Saints Rest near St. Peter. Surnames include: Benson, Chouinard, Clark, Daniels, Essler, Kennedy, McQuat, Ribble, Rinkel, and Strathern.
This photograph shows Gov. and Mrs. John A. Johnson with friends at Lake Emily, east of St. Peter. Gov. Johnson is the second man from the right. Mrs. Johnson is the fourth woman from the right.
This photograph shows Gov. and Mrs. John A. Johnson with friends at Lake Emily, east of St. Peter. Gov. Johnson is the second standing man from the left. Mrs. Johnson is the first standing woman from the right.
This photograph shows a group of people in bathing suits at Lake Emily, east of St. Peter. Gov. John A. Johnson is the second man from the left in the distance. His wife is at far right in the foreground.
This photograph shows a group of people at a picnic at Lake Emily, east of St. Peter. Gov. John A. Johnson's wife is at the far left. Gov. Johnson is wearing a cap at the far left.
This photograph shows the audience inside a Chautauqua tent in St. Peter. The Chautauqua presentations ran from 1913 until about 1931 in Gorman Park in the community.
A view of the horse-drawn carriage that was used to represent the Iota-Betas from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. The Union Presbyterian church, facing east on the northwest corner of the intersection of Third and Locust Streets, is in the background.
This photograph shows future Minnesota governor John A. Johnson, from St. Peter, and a number of his friends camping at Case's Point at Lake Emily in a view from about 1898. Johnson is standing at far right.
This photograph shows the Klein and Company's Fourth of July Parade float in front of Gorman Park in St. Peter in 1899. Four well known St. Peter men are shown on the horse-drawn float. Their names are on the front of the photograph.
A group of people relaxing at the Case family home at Lake Emily, east of St. Peter. Two of the people are sitting on an old-fashioned swing. Members of the Case and Stone families are shown.
A tightrope walker is performing in front of the Ludcke Theater in St. Peter, which was located on the west side of the 100 block of South Minnesota Avenue. The Johnson & Co. building is on the corner of the block at the right. The car parked in front of the theater has 1920 license plates.