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1. Railroad line, Big Stone City, South Dakota

Date Created:
1880 - 1912
Description:
View of railroad construction in Big Stone County.
Contributing Institution:
Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

2. School built 1882, Ortonville, Minnesota

Date Created:
1883?
Description:
Exterior view of the Ortonville school.
Contributing Institution:
Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3. Zion Lutheran Church, Ortonville, Minnesota

Date Created:
1895?
Description:
Exterior view of the original Zion Church in Ortonville.
Contributing Institution:
Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

4. Hartford Beach, Big Stone Lake, Ortonville, Minnesota

Date Created:
1898?
Description:
View of Hartford Beach on Big Stone Lake.
Contributing Institution:
Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

5. Street scene, Odessa, Minnesota

Date Created:
1899?
Description:
Street scene in Odessa, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

6. "At the Gun," Frank P. Blair Post, Ortonville, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Postcard of Ortonville Civil War veterans with a cannon (No. 82), a pile of cannon balls and the American flag.
Contributing Institution:
Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

7. Crescent Jewelry Company, Ortonville, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Interior view of the Crescent Jewelry Company, B. Pettersen proprietor.
Contributing Institution:
Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

8. Main Street, Johnson, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
View down Main Street in Johnson.
Contributing Institution:
Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

9. Main Street, Odessa, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
View of Odessa businesses including the H. Kollitz building (dated 1897), the Temple Bar and Saloon, a restaurant and the bank.
Contributing Institution:
Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

10. Main Street, Johnson, Minnesota

Date Created:
1902?
Description:
View down Main Street in Johnson.
Contributing Institution:
Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

11. Boat "Flyer" on Big Stone Lake, Ortonville, Minnesota

Date Created:
1903?
Description:
Postcard caption reads, "The Popular boat on Big Stone Lake Ortonville, Minn."
Contributing Institution:
Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

12. Cargill, Northwest Elevator Company grain elevator, Johnson, Minnesota

Date Created:
1904?
Description:
View of the Cargill grain elevators.
Contributing Institution:
Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

13. Catholic Church, Ortonville, Minnesota

Date Created:
1906
Description:
Exterior view of the front entrance to the Catholic Church in Ortonville.
Contributing Institution:
Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

14. Cyclone damage, Clinton, Minnesota

Date Created:
1908
Description:
View of tornado damage in Clinton.
Contributing Institution:
Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

15. Portrait of Alex Semrau, Big Stone County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1908
Description:
Portrait of Alex Semrau and his 1908 Buick automobile. Alex Semrau's 1908 Buick car was specially modified for his prosthetic arms.
Contributing Institution:
Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

16. Portrait of Alex Semrau in his 1908 Buick, Ortonville, Minnesota

Date Created:
1908
Description:
Tall tale photographic postcard of Alex Semrau in his 1908 Buick. Alex Semrau's 1908 Buick car was specially modified for his prosthetic arms. Postcard reads, "When we go after anything we get it."
Contributing Institution:
Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

17. Portrait of Alex Semrau with passengers in his 1908 Buick, Ortonville, Minnesota

Date Created:
1908
Description:
Portrait of Alex Semrau and passengers in his 1908 Buick. Alex Semrau's 1908 Buick car was specially modified for his prosthetic arms.
Contributing Institution:
Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

18. View of Schoolhouse cyclone damage, Clinton, Minnesota

Date Created:
1908
Description:
View of the tornado damage sustained by the Clinton schoolhouse.
Contributing Institution:
Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

19. Charles Boughton and Vivian Cliff and dog Juno, Ortonville, Minnesota

Date Created:
1908 - 1909
Description:
Charles Boughton, Vivian Cliff and dog Juno. Charles Boughton served in the American Civil War.
Contributing Institution:
Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

20. Bird's eye view, Ortonville, Minnesota

Date Created:
1908 - 1940
Description:
Hand-colored postcard of Ortonville, view includes the Catholic Church.
Contributing Institution:
Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

21. Schoen's Furniture Store Grand Opening, Big Stone County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1908-04-18
Description:
Interior view of Schoen's Furniture Store, during the Grand Opening celebration.
Contributing Institution:
Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

22. Second Street, Ortonville, Minnesota

Date Created:
1909-08-10
Description:
View of Second Street in Ortonville. The colored postcard was published for the Culver Drug Company.
Contributing Institution:
Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

23. Chautauqua Park on Big Stone Lake, Ortonville, Minnesota

Date Created:
1909?
Description:
View of Chautauqua Park boathouse and dock from Big Stone Lake.
Contributing Institution:
Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

24. Boat landing at Manhattan Island, Big Stone Lake, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910
Description:
Boat landing at Manhattan Island on Big Stone Lake.
Contributing Institution:
Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

25. Bridge over the Whetstone River, near Big Stone City, South Dakota

Date Created:
1910
Description:
View of the bridge over the Whetstone River, west of Big Stone City, South Dakota.
Contributing Institution:
Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards
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