This postcard shows a view of the Auditorium building at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. The building was located to the north of Old Main, which stands at the west end of College Avenue.
This postcard shows the Commercial building on the Gustavus Adolphus College campus in St. Peter. The building was located next to the south side of ""Old Main."" Its porch faced east.
The Consolidated School in Nicollet, Minnesota, was a familiar sight to generations of students. The decision to consolidate district schools in the Nicollet area and to construct this school building was made in 1916. The building was demolished in 1985.
This Consolidated School in Nicollet, Minnesota, was used for many years. Constructed following the consolidation of district schools in 1916, the building was demolished in 1985.
This photograph shows Count and Countess Folke Bernadotte of Wisborg at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. The Count is in front of the bust of King Gustavus Adolphus. The Countess holds a bouquet of flowers. Henry N. Benson is second from left. Gustavus President O. J. Johnson is beside the Count, in a dark suit.
This photograph shows the students and their teacher at the District 21 School in Belgrade Township in Nicollet County during the 1888-1889 school year.
This photograph shows the first high school in St. Peter, which was located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Fifth and Grace streets. The front of the school faced Fifth street. It was constructed in the early 1870s.
This double postcard view in St. Peter is centered at the intersection of Fifth and Grace streets. Gorman Park is at left. The buildings along the west side of Fifth street are, from left to right, the first high school, the school built in 1907, and the Methodist Church at Nassau and Fifth.
This postcard shows a view to the west along College Avenue, once named Cedar street, in St. Peter. The building at the end of the street is ""Old Main"" at Gustavus Adolphus College. The building at right was the Auditorium.
This postcard shows several buildings at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. The building at far right is Old Main, and the middle building is the Commercial Building.
This colorized postcard shows a view of Old Main and the Auditorium at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. Old Main is at left, at the top of the College Avenue hill. See also E7967 and E7968.
This postcard shows a view of the buildings at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. The Auditorium is at far right, and Old Main is the second building from the right.
This colorized postcard shows a view of Old Main and the Auditorium at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. Old Main is at left, at the top of the College Avenue hill. See also E7966 and E7967.
This postcard shows the Auditorium building at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter (on the right). The next building shown, south of the Auditorium, is Old Main, which is located at the west end of College Avenue.
Exterior view of the John Ireland School in St. Peter, which was located between Myrtle and Walnut Streets, facing Fifth Street, until it was demolished as a result of the March 1998 tornado. The school served children who attended the Church of St. Peter.
Exterior view of the first Lincoln School in St. Peter that was located on the north side of Chestnut street, between Third and Fourth streets. It was destroyed by a fire in 1913. A carriage house is visible at right. Fourth street is at left.
This postcard shows the first Lincoln School in St. Peter that was located on the north side of Chestnut street, between Third and Fourth streets. It was destroyed by a fire in 1913.
Exterior view of the original Lincoln School in St. Peter, which was destroyed by a fire in 1913. The school's students can be seen in front of the building, which was located on the north side of Chestnut Street, between Third and Fourth Streets, facing Chestnut.
Exterior view of the Lincoln School in St. Peter that was built to replace an earlier school of the same name on the same site. Both schools faced south along Chestnut Street, between Third and Fourth Streets.
This postcard shows the Public School building in Nicollet that was used prior to the construction of the Consolidated School in 1916. A portion of the old water town can be seen at the far right of the postcard.
Exterior view of the St. Peter High School that was built in 1907. It was located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Fifth and Nassau streets, facing Fifth street. See also E7964.
Exterior view of the St. Peter High School that was built in 1907. It was located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Fifth and Nassau streets, facing Fifth street. See also E7965.
This postcard shows the new high school in St. Peter that was located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Fifth and Nassau streets, facing east. The school was built in 1907.
This postcard shows the new St. Peter high school that was located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Fifth and Nassau streets, facing Fifth street. It was built in 1907.
This postcard shows the new high school in St. Peter. It was located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Fifth and Nassau streets, facing Fifth street. The school was built in 1907.
This postcard shows the new St. Peter high school that was located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Fifth and Nassau streets, facing Fifth street. The school, shown at right, was built in 1907. The school at left was built in the early 1870s as the first high school in St. Peter.
This postcard shows a view of two schools in St. Peter. At left is the 1870 school, which was the first high school. At right, is the 1907 school, which replaced the 1870 school as the new high school. Both buildings faced Fifth Street, between Grace and Nassau Streets.
Beginning in April 1865, the members of the St. Peter School Board kept minutes of their meetings in this ledger. The minutes provide information about the teachers, principals, and superintendents who were employed in the St. Peter school system. Records of expenses and details concerning the planning and construction of new schools can also be found. This ledger ends in June of 1899. The Nicollet County Historical Society has the next two ledgers in its collection, making records through 1944 available to researchers. Of particular interest in this ledger are the names of three men on the first page who served as governors of Minnesota. They are: Henry A. Swift (governor from July 10, 1863, to January 11, 1864), Horace Austin (governor from January 9, 1870 to January 7, 1874), and Andrew R. McGill (governor from January 5, 1887, to January 9, 1889).
Although the label written on this photograph says that the image is of the first graduating class, early students, and faculty at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, this photo shows teachers and students on the steps of the Old Main building at Gustavus, 1877. The first class graduated in 1890 had eight men.
This postcard shows a view of the first high school in St. Peter, which was built in 1870. It is shown at left. At right is the new high school, which was built in 1907. Both buildings faced east along Fifth Street, between Grace and Nassau Streets.
This postcard shows a view of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter in 1886. The building with the clock tower is Old Main, which is located at the west end of College Avenue.