Amo Township stores started in 1896 with a creamery, a blackshop, a store attached to a home which was shipped out from the cities and hauled out from Windom, and a post office.
Aron Schofield residence in Windom. He was a Civil War Veteran In the back yard there is a horse beside a small barn. A hammock in the front yard, with a white fence around the yard.
A photograph of several buildings, a house, horses, and smoke stacks that make-up the Windom Brickyard near Cottonwood Lake. A railroad track cuts through the foreground, and Cottonwood Lake is visible in the background.
Construction men in front of the Bank of Windom, which later became the First National Bank. Pictured are: Martin Peterson, Chester Peterson, Oscar Nelson and others.
Cedric Adams on the left and Art Tibodeau on the right advertise Vigorena Feeds. The bag both are holding onto reads: Vigorena: The Feed You Need, Springfields Milling Corporation, Springfield, Minnesota.
Five children playing at Harder Lake. The children are Wilbur Louis, Inez Youngren, Genevieve Youngren, Earl Youngren holding his little brother Goodwin's hand.
Six children in a line bent over playing a game. The names of the children are Goodwin Youngren, Ruth Person, Inez Youngren, Reynold Person, Genevieve and Early Youngren.
Group of Civil War veterans at the home of H.R. Jefferson in Bingham Lake. House is in the background. Men include: D.A. Day, H.M. Clark, H.M. Graveley, Joe Bailey, Corlius Mead, A.M. Kogle, William Potter, Ruel V. Byron, John A. Brown, Watkins Jones, H.R. Jefferson, W.W. Barlow.
Exterior of the Cone Block Building, later Crane Block Building in Windom on Fourth Avenue and Ninth Street. In front of the corner store is a horse and single buggy. A dentist sign is on the corner of the building. The second store advertises "Bargins, Bargins, entire stock of jewelry to be closed out at cost, for the next days." Steiman and Sanger printed on the awning.
Located on the edge of Windom, the Corliss Mead Dairy farm had a large barn, silo and other outbuildings. In the background you can see the Windom Elevator.
A photograph showing the exterior of the Cottonwood County Bank, built in 1895. A man and a child stand in front of the bank. An outside stairway is on the right side of the photograph and leads up to an apartment.
A group of county officials in front of the Old Cottonwood County Courthouse. Pictured are: H. E. Hanson, C. A. Stuart, D. R. Savage, Thomas Brown, Miss Eva Taylor, Gust Sjostrum, P. G. Neufeld, S. A. Brown, C. W. Gove, John Brown, J. S. Kibbey, and E. J. Severson.
Children and teachers standing in front of the Jeffers school as Dewain Cook plants an evergreen tree. School is a two story brick structure with an arched doorway.
Two cars parked in front of Dorotha's Cafe and three transport trucks getting gas at the Mileage Gas Station in Windom. Loaded on the trucks are new cars and pick-ups.
Standing in front of the 1883 Cottonwood County Courthouse are the following. Back row: S.A. Brown, Charles Gove with his surveying equipment, John Brown, S.G. Kibbey and Ole Peterson. Center row: Thomas Brown, Eva Taylor, Gust Sjostrum, P.G. Neufeld. Front row: H.E. Hanson, D.A Stuart, Don R. Savage.
Three teams of horses hitched up with a single horse on the right taken in front of the barn owned by the Nordby family. Small boy in front with the three horses is R.C. Nordby (Rienhart).
A feed barn, where people could take their horses to be fed. Several people on the picture posing for their picture with many buggies and horses waiting their turn.
Burned out building with men working on clean up in the foreground. Snow on the ground. Destroyed was the Heppner & Dick Garage, Jungas Store, Telephone Office and a residence.
Flax bales in the field with some loaded on trucks. A group of 2 to 3 men sit and have their lunch in the shade of a truck loaded with flax. A car with doors open sits in the field to the left of the lunch group.
Flax queen royalty riding in a Chrysler convertible for the Windom parade. Princesses are Shirley Nielson and Ione Hanson with Queen Gail Quarnstrom in the center.
Group photograph of a football team. Pictured are: Ted Hale, Charles Levering, Chris Moede, Richard Collens, Jess Church, James Dolan, O. J. Finstad, and Thomas Hawkins.
A photograph showing the exterior of the public school with three students sitting on the steps. A barn and outdoor toilets are visible in the background.
A snow covered street and buildings on the West side of the square, 4th Avenue, looking north. Pictured are: ?, Nason Meat Market, Hardware store, Land Office, ?, O. Nelson and Son Store, J. O. Thompson Land Office, Baptist Church. Several houses are visible to the north, as well as trees that were planted for a park on the right side of street.
The storefront for the General Merchandise Store on Ninth Street and Fourth Avenue. Several people can be seen walking on both sides of the store. A horse and buggy are parked in front of the store. It is a two-story building, with apartments upstairs and an outside stairway.
The exterior of the General Store in Delft, Minnesota. The store was built in 1903 and operated by the Harder Brothers. The store sold dry goods, groceries, hardware, implements; and also housed the telephone exchange and post office for a time.
Store front of the Quevli's Store with a poster in the window that reads "Grand Celebration" for the upcoming three day event on June 20-22. Passing by on the street is Dr. Moen in his new automobile, one of the first in the city.
Photograph of the Grant farm which was built in 1876. A wooden windmill, silo and several other buildings are visible. Four unidentified men stand in front of the buildings.
Two photographs copied into one picture that shows cutting ice on a lake. Top photo shows ice tools and two men cutting ice. Bottom photo is of the circular saw cutting through the ice. Company was owned by H.P. Fast.
Exterior of the Hutton and Company Building, built in 1895, sold to Olaf Selnes in 1911. It later became the Fair Store. Located at 9th Street and 4th Ave. It was constructed of brick from local brick factory.
Inga Smestad Wagon Shop in Windom with several wheels propped up in front of the wagon shop next to two men that work there. Two wagons waiting to be worked on are visible.
Interior of the Johnson Grocery Store in Westbrook. Canned goods predominate the shelves. Behind counter are five workers. Left to right; Hannah and Ernest Johnson, ? , Esther Carlson Yaeger, Florence Enderson.