This photograph shows the aftermath of a lumber yard fire in St. Peter. Grace street is at right. Identified structures include Old Main, the city water standpipe, the Konsbruck Hotel, Feldman's tin shop, the high school, and the Central Hotel.
The Mark and Judith Ahlstrom home at 202 North Third Street suffered extensive damage from a tornado in March of 1998 in St. Peter, Minnesota. The house was later restored. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
This photograph shows the A. H. Paul drug store in St. Peter, which was located on the west side of South Minnesota Avenue on the 200 block. Katie Moss, Grace Bowden (as a child), and Mr. Paul are standing in front of the store.
This photograph shows several women inside the Baberich millinery shop in St. Peter, which was located on the west side of Minnesota Avenue, between Grace and Nassau Streets.
This image show the new Bernadotte Memorial Library at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. This postcard negative has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image was made from a glass plate negative. It shows a view of the Broadway Bridge across the Minnesota River at St. Peter. This negative was used to produce postcards.
This photograph shows the Broadway Bridge over the Minnesota River at St. Peter in 1908, a year of extensive flooding along the river. The bridge was constructed in order to permit it to turn to allow the passage of riverboats. It spanned the river from about 1887 to about 1930. Notice the two grain elevators in the distance in Le Sueur County.
This photograph shows a view of Camp Lakeview along the Mississippi River at Lake City, Minnesota. Soldiers of the Minnesota National Guard trained at the camp.
View of cavalry soldiers galloping south on Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter, between Nassau and Grace Streets. This image was made from a glass plate negative.
View of cavalry soldiers galloping south on Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter, between Nassau and Grace Streets. This image was made from a glass plate negative.
Exterior view of the Church of the Holy Communion in St. Peter, which is located on the west side of Minnesota Avenue between Broadway and Chestnut street.
The Church of the Visitation and its school were located on the north side of County Road 5 in Section 12, T110N, R29W in the central portion of Nicollet County, Minnesota.
This photograph shows the construction of the Nicollet County Courthouse in St. Peter, which is located on the east side of the 500 block of South Minnesota Avenue. Construction began in 1880 and was completed in July of 1881.
This photograph shows some of the early phases of the construction of the Post Office building in St. Peter. The completed building is located at 300 South Third Street. The Alex Kopp Meat Market, which was located at 223 W. Nassau Street, can be seen in the background.
This photograph shows Cook's Café in St. Peter, which was located at 212 South Minnesota Avenue. The Cook family also operated a hotel in the same building. Notice the Tourists Information sign in front of the café.
This photograph shows Dr. Fred Paul Strathern (1869-1962) in his first office in St. Peter in the Bennett building (300 South Minnesota Avenue). Dr. Strathern's office was located in the rear of the building, along Nassau street.
This photograph shows Dr. Fred Paul Strathern (1869-1962) in his first office in St. Peter in the Bennett building (300 South Minnesota Avenue). Dr. Strathern's office was in the rear of the building, along Nassau street.
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 image was made from a glass plate negative. It shows the Engesser Brewery, which was located on the west side of Front Street, between Pine and Jackson Streets. This negative was used to produce postcards.
This image was made from a glass plate negative. It shows cavalry soldiers galloping south on Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter, between Nassau and Grace Streets. The building with the meat market later became the site of the offices of the St. Peter Herald newspaper.
Interior view of the First Lutheran Church in St. Peter that was located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Fourth and Elm streets. The church was built in 1882. It was destroyed in a fire in May of 1962.
This photograph shows the flooded Minnesota river in 1908. The view may be looking to the west, toward St. Peter. A bridge visible in the distance beyond the man rowing the boat is probably the Broadway bridge.
View of the flooded Minnesota river east of St. Peter on June 26, 1908. The view is to the east from a location near the bridge at Broadway. The Omaha Depot is near the center of the photograph.
This photograph shows the flooded Minnesota river east of St. Peter on June 26, 1908. The view is to the west, toward St. Peter. The St. Peter Roller Mills are visible left of center. The Broadway bridge is at far right. Two men in the foreground are standing near the tracks of the Omaha railroad.
This photograph shows the flooded Minnesota river at St. Peter from a location east of the bridge across the river at Broadway. Freight cars on the Omaha railroad tracks are visible near the center of the photograph.
This photograph shows the interior of the Myrum Memorial Fieldhouse on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. Superimposed onto the photograph is an image of George Myrum, after whom the building was named. It was demolished in 1984.
This photograph shows Gov. and Mrs. John A. Johnson and their friends. The names of the people are on the back of the photograph. All, or nearly all, are St. Peter residents.
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 image was made from a glass plate negative. It shows a view of the funeral procession of Gov. John A. Johnson. The soldiers are moving south on Minnesota Avenue, between Nassau and Grace Streets.
St. Peter members of the Ladies' Circle of the A. K. Skaro Post of the Grand Army of the Republic. Surnames include: Burg, Hoefer, Laumann, McCabe, Volk, and several others.
Civil War veterans who belonged to St. Peter's A. K. Skaro Post 37 of the G. A. R. Surnames include: Jones, Boutwell, Jenson, Newton, Clark, Hoefer, Filler, Moses, Randall, Lind, and others.
This photograph shows several Nicollet County women in an early automobile. They include Mrs. Harry Moore, Florence Moore, Dora Brown, and Emily Brown.
Exterior view of the Henry Moll book store that was located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Nassau street in St. Peter. The Post Office was located in this building for many years.
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.
Several men and boys standing in front of the John Rausch meat market in St. Peter. The building was located on the north side of Nassau street between Minnesota Avenue and Third street.
Several people standing in front of the John Rausch meat market in St. Peter. The building was located on the north side of Nassau street between Minnesota Avenue and Third street.
This image shows a view of Johnson Hall on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. The dormitory was destroyed in the March 1998 tornado. This postcard negative, marked N483, has been converted to a positive digital image.
Exterior view of the Konsbruck Hotel building in St. Peter. The hotel was located on the west side of South Third Street, near Mulberry Street. Also shown is the Walter and Pyne Plumbing shop.
Exterior view of the Krueger Hotel in St. Peter, which was located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Fifth street and Broadway. The hotel was operated by Mr. and Mrs. William Krueger. It was also called the Pink Hotel.
This photograph shows the members of the Lafayette Municipal Band. The photograph is nearly identical to one that appears in the book ""The History of Lafayette 1900-2000"" that has the names of the band members.
This is a circus poster from George Engesser's Circus, which was based in St. Peter. The circus was one of the largest motorized circuses in the United States during the 1920s and 1930s. Many ""Ole Shows"" were presented by the circus, which was known under the Clarion Brothers, Zellmar Brothers, and Schell Brothers names.
The home of merchant Stephen Schumacher at 202 North Third Street in St. Peter, Minnesota, dominates most of this photograph. The original Lincoln School, located on the north side of West Chestnut Street, between North Third and North Fourth Streets, can be seen at the far left. The school was destroyed by a fire in January of 1913.
Exterior view of the blacksmith shop operated by Martin Lucken in St. Peter. It was immediately south of Ole Fredrickson's construction firm, which was on the southwest corner of Third and Grace streets in St. Peter.
Exterior view of the Methodist-Episcopal Church in St. Peter. It was built in 1896 on the northwest corner of the intersection of Fifth and Nassau streets. The church was destroyed in a fire in 1929.
This photograph shows the soldiers of St. Peter's Company K of the Second Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard marching north on Minnesota Avenue as they leave for duty on the Mexican border in 1916.
Portrait of Mrs. Nancy Faribault McClure Huggins in 1926 at the boulder that marks the site of the signing of the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux in 1851. Nancy married David Faribault there while the treaty negotiations were in progress.
Operators at the New Sweden Telephone Exchange used this switchboard while they served their customers. The exchange was located in New Sweden, Minnesota.
Uniformed members of the Nicollet Germania Band pose outside. The band was organized in the latter 1880s by Frank Hackbarth, and lasted until 1925. It was a very active band, playing for many social events.
Portrait of several well known men from St. Peter standing in front of the Nutter Brothers' Hardware store, which was located at 414 South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. At right, John Brogan was the driver of a horse-drawn water tank for sprinkling the streets.
Interior view of the office of the St. Peter Herald newspaper. The office shown was located upstairs in a building at the southwest corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Nassau street in St. Peter. H. J. Essler and Arthur Olson are two of the men in the photograph.
From left to right, the soldiers are: Lt. E. E. Miller, Capt. Oliver Quane, and Lt. Frank Magner. They were officers in St. Peter's Co. K of the Second Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard.
Officers of the Second Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard. Company K from St. Peter is represented by number one, Capt. Oliver Quane, number two, Lt. E. E. Miller, and number three, Lt. Frank Magner.
View of a parade float in St. Peter filled with a number of women, many of whom carried parasols. The rear of the first Lincoln School, which was located on the north side of Chestnut Street, between Third and Fourth Streets, can be seen in the background. The school was destroyed by a fire in 1913.
A parade in St. Peter. The Nicollet Hotel, at the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Park Row, is at left. The buildings are along the west side of the 100 block of South Minnesota Avenue.
A parade on Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. A float heading north is shown in front of the Nicollet County Courthouse on the east side of the 500 block of South Minnesota Avenue.
Group of soldiers riding horses going south on Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The soldier leading the parade is approaching the intersection at Nassau street. Several horse-drawn vehicles and a couple of bicycles are shown. The reverse side of the photograph is dated Oct. 20, 1900.
Located at 319 South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter, Minnesota, Peterson Brothers Billiards and Bowling was in existence for many years. Residents remember a large sign in the shape of a bowling pin attached to the front of the building.
The Peterson Brothers Billiards and Bowling establishment at 319 South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter, Minnesota, operated for many years. A sign in the shape of a large bowling pin was a prominent feature on the front of the building.
Philip Dick and his sons, Philip E. Dick and Albert Dick, operated this clothing store at 304 South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter, Minnesota, for many years.
This photograph shows a group of St. Peter residents at a picnic. The names are on the reverse side of the photograph. Among the individuals listed are members of the Peterson, Cosgrove, Ribble, and Schleuder families.
Portrait of Captain Frank Magner from St. Peter. Magner served in St.Peter's Company K of the Second Infantry Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard, which was organized in 1908. [E1498 is cataloged as E6292]