This is a photograph of Rev. Moses Newton Adams and his wife. Adams was a Presbyterian minister and missionary at Traverse des Sioux. He became the Indian Agent at the Sisseton Agency in 1871.
This is a photo of William Carey Brown, who was born at Traverse des Sioux in 1854. Brown was graduated from West Point, becoming a Brigadier General by the time he retired. This photo was taken when he was a Cadet 4th Class.
Lieutenant Thomas van Etten wrote to his schoolmate, William H. Seward of Chester, New Jersey, in this 1863 letter from St. Peter, Minnesota. Van Etten was stationed at Fort Ridgely, near the western end of Nicollet County, and was serving as the fort's quartermaster. He wrote about his military duties and experiences and about people he knew in New Jersey. William H. Seward was a son of President Lincoln's Secretary of State, William H. Seward, Sr.
Lieutenant Thomas van Etten wrote to his schoolmate, William H. Seward of Chester, New Jersey, in this 1862 letter from Fort Ridgely, near the western end of Nicollet County. He wrote about his military duties and experiences and about people he knew in New Jersey. Lt. van Etten participated in the Battle of Birch Coulee and described the battle in the letter. William H. Seward was a son of President Lincoln's Secretary of State, William H. Seward, Sr.
This photograph, taken in St. Paul, Minnesota, shows Nicollet County Civil War veteran B. F. Sylvester in his uniform. He served as a first lieutenant in Company E of the Second Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment. A note on the reverse indicates that he was wounded at the battle of Chickamauga.
This image was taken from the southbound lane of Highway 169 on the northern edge of North Mankato. It shows a large building that was partially covered by the flood water of the Minnesota River in 1965.
Water diverted from Sunrise Drive is shown flowing along North Eighth Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. It was sent eastward on West Madison Street (visible at the left) to the Recreation Field on the east side of North Fifth Street. From there, it made its way to the Minnesota River.
This image shows the dike that was constructed along North Eighth Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood in order to send water from fields west of Sunrise Drive to the Minnesota River. The back of Oscar Swanlund's house at 727 West Madison is in the upper left corner.
Water diverted from Sunrise Drive in St. Peter is shown flowing along North Eighth and West Madison Streets during the 1965 flood. The water ultimately reached the Minnesota River after crossing the Recreation Field east of North Fifth Street. The home of the Henry and Adeline Kretschmer family at 324 North Eighth Street is shown in this image.
A dike that was started near the Mill Pond in St. Peter to protect the buildings of the St. Peter Light and Water Department had to be abandoned, because the flood water of the Minnesota River rose too high to maintain it. This image was taken from Nassau Street. The mill pond is at the left, and the main utility building was to the right, outside of the view shown here.
Flood water from the Minnesota River is shown covering Highway 22 on the edge of St. Peter in this 1965 image. The old bridge over the river can be seen in the distance.
Highway 22 is shown under many feet of water from the flooded Minnesota River in this 1965 photograph taken from a location to the south of 22 and along the east side of Highway 169. The old bridge across the river on 22 and the Holiday House Supper Club on the high ground across the river can be seen in the distance.
This image was taken from Highway 169 on the northern edge of North Mankato. It shows a large building that was partially covered by the flood water of the Minnesota River in 1965.
Two men are shown standing on a piece of dry ground along the north side of Highway 22 on the edge of St. Peter during the 1965 flood of the Minnesota River. A house in the distance is partially underwater.
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.
Most of the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College can be seen in this aerial view of St. Peter. The view extends from Valley View Road at the lower left to College Avenue in the upper right.
Much of the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter can be seen in this aerial photograph. Portions of the St. Peter High School are in the upper left, and parts of South Washington Avenue are in the upper right. The view includes the St. Peter water tower, the Myrum Memorial Fieldhouse and the college chapel.
This image shows flood water from the Minnesota River in St. Peter threatening homes along Freeman Dive. Pavement to the south has already been covered by the water.