This photograph shows the aftermath of a lumber yard fire in St. Peter. Grace street is at right. Identified structures include Old Main, the city water standpipe, the Konsbruck Hotel, Feldman's tin shop, the high school, and the Central Hotel.
The Mark and Judith Ahlstrom home at 202 North Third Street suffered extensive damage from a tornado in March of 1998 in St. Peter, Minnesota. The house was later restored. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
This photograph shows the A. H. Paul drug store in St. Peter, which was located on the west side of South Minnesota Avenue on the 200 block. Katie Moss, Grace Bowden (as a child), and Mr. Paul are standing in front of the store.
This photograph shows several women inside the Baberich millinery shop in St. Peter, which was located on the west side of Minnesota Avenue, between Grace and Nassau Streets.
This image show the new Bernadotte Memorial Library at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. This postcard negative has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image was made from a glass plate negative. It shows a view of the Broadway Bridge across the Minnesota River at St. Peter. This negative was used to produce postcards.
This photograph shows the Broadway Bridge over the Minnesota River at St. Peter in 1908, a year of extensive flooding along the river. The bridge was constructed in order to permit it to turn to allow the passage of riverboats. It spanned the river from about 1887 to about 1930. Notice the two grain elevators in the distance in Le Sueur County.
This photograph shows a view of Camp Lakeview along the Mississippi River at Lake City, Minnesota. Soldiers of the Minnesota National Guard trained at the camp.
View of cavalry soldiers galloping south on Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter, between Nassau and Grace Streets. This image was made from a glass plate negative.
View of cavalry soldiers galloping south on Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter, between Nassau and Grace Streets. This image was made from a glass plate negative.
Exterior view of the Church of the Holy Communion in St. Peter, which is located on the west side of Minnesota Avenue between Broadway and Chestnut street.
The Church of the Visitation and its school were located on the north side of County Road 5 in Section 12, T110N, R29W in the central portion of Nicollet County, Minnesota.
This photograph shows the construction of the Nicollet County Courthouse in St. Peter, which is located on the east side of the 500 block of South Minnesota Avenue. Construction began in 1880 and was completed in July of 1881.
This photograph shows some of the early phases of the construction of the Post Office building in St. Peter. The completed building is located at 300 South Third Street. The Alex Kopp Meat Market, which was located at 223 W. Nassau Street, can be seen in the background.
This photograph shows Cook's Café in St. Peter, which was located at 212 South Minnesota Avenue. The Cook family also operated a hotel in the same building. Notice the Tourists Information sign in front of the café.
This photograph shows Dr. Fred Paul Strathern (1869-1962) in his first office in St. Peter in the Bennett building (300 South Minnesota Avenue). Dr. Strathern's office was located in the rear of the building, along Nassau street.
This photograph shows Dr. Fred Paul Strathern (1869-1962) in his first office in St. Peter in the Bennett building (300 South Minnesota Avenue). Dr. Strathern's office was in the rear of the building, along Nassau street.
Group portrait of the baseball team that was sponsored by the Engesser Brewery in St. Peter in 1932. A brewery truck carrying an advertisement for Gopher Club Brew is in the background.
This image was made from a glass plate negative. It shows the Engesser Brewery, which was located on the west side of Front Street, between Pine and Jackson Streets. This negative was used to produce postcards.
This image was made from a glass plate negative. It shows cavalry soldiers galloping south on Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter, between Nassau and Grace Streets. The building with the meat market later became the site of the offices of the St. Peter Herald newspaper.
Interior view of the First Lutheran Church in St. Peter that was located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Fourth and Elm streets. The church was built in 1882. It was destroyed in a fire in May of 1962.
This photograph shows the flooded Minnesota river in 1908. The view may be looking to the west, toward St. Peter. A bridge visible in the distance beyond the man rowing the boat is probably the Broadway bridge.
View of the flooded Minnesota river east of St. Peter on June 26, 1908. The view is to the east from a location near the bridge at Broadway. The Omaha Depot is near the center of the photograph.
This photograph shows the flooded Minnesota river east of St. Peter on June 26, 1908. The view is to the west, toward St. Peter. The St. Peter Roller Mills are visible left of center. The Broadway bridge is at far right. Two men in the foreground are standing near the tracks of the Omaha railroad.
This photograph shows the flooded Minnesota river at St. Peter from a location east of the bridge across the river at Broadway. Freight cars on the Omaha railroad tracks are visible near the center of the photograph.
This photograph shows the interior of the Myrum Memorial Fieldhouse on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. Superimposed onto the photograph is an image of George Myrum, after whom the building was named. It was demolished in 1984.
This photograph shows Gov. and Mrs. John A. Johnson and their friends. The names of the people are on the back of the photograph. All, or nearly all, are St. Peter residents.
This photograph shows Gov. and Mrs. John A. Johnson with friends at Lake Emily, east of St. Peter. Gov. Johnson is the second man from the right. Mrs. Johnson is the fourth woman from the right.
This image was made from a glass plate negative. It shows a view of the funeral procession of Gov. John A. Johnson. The soldiers are moving south on Minnesota Avenue, between Nassau and Grace Streets.
St. Peter members of the Ladies' Circle of the A. K. Skaro Post of the Grand Army of the Republic. Surnames include: Burg, Hoefer, Laumann, McCabe, Volk, and several others.
Civil War veterans who belonged to St. Peter's A. K. Skaro Post 37 of the G. A. R. Surnames include: Jones, Boutwell, Jenson, Newton, Clark, Hoefer, Filler, Moses, Randall, Lind, and others.
This photograph shows several Nicollet County women in an early automobile. They include Mrs. Harry Moore, Florence Moore, Dora Brown, and Emily Brown.
Exterior view of the Henry Moll book store that was located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Nassau street in St. Peter. The Post Office was located in this building for many years.
A view of the horse-drawn carriage that was used to represent the Iota-Betas from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. The Union Presbyterian church, facing east on the northwest corner of the intersection of Third and Locust Streets, is in the background.