Highway 99 east of St. Peter, in the foreground, was badly damaged by flood water from the Minnesota River in 1965. The Peavey Grain Company's elevator can be seen on the north side of the highway in the background.
Pavement destroyed by the flood water of the Minnesota River on Highway 99 east of St. Peter, between the Broadway bridge and the railroad tracks, is shown in this image. Work along the railroad tracks can be seen in the background to the east.
Pavement destroyed by the flood water of the Minnesota River on Highway 99 east of St. Peter is shown in this 1965 image. The photograph was taken near the Peavey Grain Company's elevator.
Highway 99 east of St. Peter, in the foreground, was badly damaged by flood water from the Minnesota River in 1965. The Peavey Grain Company's elevator can be seen on the north side of the highway in the background.
South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter extends diagonally upward from a point slightly above the lower left corner of this aerial view and runs across the width of the image. The side streets are, from left to right, Nassau, Park Row, and Broadway. The Nicollet County Bank, the Nicollet Hotel, and the Johnson & Company building are among the visible businesses.
Minnesota Avenue runs along the bottom of this aerial view of St. Peter. Park Row can be seen at the far right, and St. Paul Street can be seen at the far left. The campus of Gustavus Adolphus College is visible in most of the upper left quadrant of the image.
This 1965 aerial image shows the flooded Minnesota River at St. Peter and large portions of the city's business district. The white spire of the Nicollet County Courthouse can be seen near the bottom, to the right of the center of the photograph. The Broadway bridge is at the center of the far left portion of the image. The railroad tracks beyond the bridge serve the Peavey Grain Company's elevator and the St. Peter railroad depot.
This 1965 aerial image shows the flooded Minnesota River at St. Peter and large portions of the city's business district. The white spire of the Nicollet County Courthouse can be seen in the center of the far right portion of the photograph. Visible streets include Broadway at the far left and Mulberry at the far right.
This 1965 aerial image shows the flooded Minnesota River at St. Peter. The Peavey Grain Company's elevator is at the right, above the railroad track. The St. Peter Feed Mill and the St. Peter Creamery are on high ground along the river to the left of the Broadway bridge.
This aerial view shows the business district of St. Peter and the flooded Minnesota River in 1965. The Broadway bridge is at the right, and the Nicollet County Courthouse can be seen below and slightly to the left of the bridge. The view extends from Front Street to Fourth Street, and from Locust Street to the northern end of the city.
Pittman Hall and Sohre Hall at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter are visible near the top of this aerial view. A number of houses along the curving Valley View Road can be seen in the bottom half of the image.
The Zachris P. Hedberg family home in St. Peter is shown at the far left in this winter scene. The house is located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Fourth and Locust Streets. Fourth Street runs from the southwest to the northeast, starting from the lower left corner of the postcard.
A load of riprap falls into the water at the east end of the Highway 99 bridge in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. The rapidly moving water of the Minnesota River was eroding the soil from the base of the bridge, threatening to collapse it. See photos e8022 and e8023 for additional images of the bridge. This end of the bridge is in Kasota Township in Le Sueur County.
Large chunks of ice on the Minnesota River hit the Highway 22 bridge at St. Peter during the 1965 flood. This photograph was taken from the west end of the bridge. In the background, a small portion of the Rabbit Road bridge over the highway can be seen. The location is in Kasota Township in Le Sueur County.
A view to the north of the sandbag dike protecting the electical power substation on the north side of the east end of Nassau Street in St. Peter, Minnesota during the 1965 Minnesota River flood.
The dike system along Madison Street in St. Peter in 1965 is visible in this view to the west from a location near the intersection with North Washington Avenue. The flood water came from a controlled release in a dike along Sunrise Drive. The water was sent onto North Eighth and Madison Streets to make its way to the Recreation Field and the Minnesota River.
The street sign at the top of the photo, to the left of center, is at the intersection of North Eighth and Madison Streets in St. Peter. This view to the south along North Eighth Street was taken during the 1965 flood. A sandbag dike was constructed along North Eighth and Madison Streets in order to ultimately send water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive to the Minnesota River.
The electrical substation on the north side of the east end of Nassau Street in St. Peter was threatened by flood water during the 1965 flood. Many sandbags were used in several locations in the city to contain the rising water.
The damage to Madison Street in St. Peter caused by the controlled release of water from behind a dike along Sunrise Drive during the 1965 flood is shown in this photo. The photo was taken in the intersection of North Eighth and Madison Streets, looking to the east.
The sandbag dike in the foreground was construced at the west end of the mill pond in St. Peter during the 1965 flood in an attempt to contain the rapidly rising water of the Minnesota River. The river water later submerged the dike, and a second dike was constructed on higher ground beside the electrical substation on the north side of the east end of Nassau Street, which is visible in the center of the photo. At the time, the offices of the Light and Water Department were located a short distance to the west (left) of the dike shown here. The offices were later flooded by the continued rise of the river.
This view is mainly to the south along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. The area in the foreground was flooded by melted snow from west of the city. The sandbag dike visible here protected the city below from the flood water. Gustavus Adolphus College can be seen in the distance, along with the St. Peter water tower. The trees at the far right were located in Calvary Cemetery.
Madison Street in St. Peter was severely damaged by water that was released from a dike along Sunrise Drive during the 1965 flood. The water was channeled from Sunrise Drive to North Eighth and Madison Streets to the Recreation Field, from which it made its way to the Minnesota River. This view is to the east from a location in the intersection with North Seventh Street.
The dike along the south side of Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood is visible in this photograph that was taken from a location on the north side of Madison, between North Eighth and North Seventh Streets. The street sign is at the intersection with North Seventh Street.