This photograph shows a tinsmith shop in St. Peter that was located on the west side of the 300 block of South Minnesota Avenue. Owner C. R. Woods sold stoves and tinware. Charles Feldman, C. R. Woods, and Harry Woods are in front of the shop.
This photograph shows a man with a horse-drawn wagon in front of the William Rinkel Dry Goods and Groceries Store in St. Peter at 108 South Minnesota Avenue. The caption on the reverse indicates that Chas. H. Clark was going camping at Lake Emily, and that the name of the horse was Prince. Dr. G. F. Merritt's office can be seen at right.
This photo shows the William Rinkel general store in St. Peter. It was located on the west side of the 100 block of South Minnesota Avenue. Several members of the Rinkel family appear in front of the building, including Mrs. Wm. Sr., G. H., W. H., and B. O. (as a small boy).
This photo shows the shop of wagon master William Kohl in St. Peter. The photo shows the south side of the building on the northeast corner of the intersection of Broadway and Third street.
The William Klein furniture store on the east side of the 200 block of South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The store was built in 1872 and was destroyed in a major fire in St. Peter in November of 1887.
Bill Ritt sold Edison phonographs and records at this store at 500 South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. Posters of famous musicians are on the walls, and an assortment of phonographs are visible along the walls. A note on the reverse states that the store carried the complete catalog of Edison records, nearly five thousand of them.
Bill Ritt sold Edison phonographs and records at this store at 500 South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. Examples of both items can be seen in the photograph among an assortment of bicycles, spark plugs, and other items. Bill Ritt is at the right, and Harold Hulett is at the left in this photograph.
Bill Ritt sold Edison phonographs and records at this store at 500 South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. Examples of both items can be seen in the photograph among an assortment of bicycles and other items.
Exterior view of William Ritt's music, radio, electric shop, sporting goods, and auto supplies store in St. Peter at 500 South Minnesota Avenue. Also visible are Baker's Garage and signs for Red Crown Gasoline and Mobiloil.
The William A. Ritt store was located at 500 South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. Crates of Edison phonographs are lined up in front of the building. To the south, the O. L. Lindstrom grocery store was at 504 South Minnesota Avenue.
The William A. Ritt store was located at 500 South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The Baker Garage was at 504 South Minnesota Avenue. Various signs in the photograph advertise music, radios, Red Crown gasoline, and Mobiloil. Gasoline pumps are visible along the sidewalk.
Exterior view of the Theodore Knoll general store at the northeast corner of the intersection of Park Row and Third street in St. Peter. The building was constructed in 1886, facing Third street.
This photograph shows the dry goods store that was owned by Theodore Knoll in St. Peter. The store was located along Third street at its intersection with Park Row.
This photo shows the exterior of Theodore Knoll's general store in St. Peter, which was located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Third street and Park Row. A number of men and women appear in the photo, as does a horse-drawn wagon.
The Swenson Confectionary Shop in St. Peter was located at 204 South Minnesota Avenue. The three people shown in this interior photograph are probably the owners, Carl, Frank, and Gus Swenson.
This photograph shows a store in St. Peter that sold picture frames and Howe sewing machines. It was located slightly north of the Nicollet Hotel, which was located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Park Row.
This photograph shows the dry goods and groceries store run by Stark and Davis in St. Peter. It was located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Grace street.
Exterior view of the millinery shop operated by Mr. and Mrs. Syver O. Strand in St. Peter. It was located on the 200 block on the west side of South Minnesota Avenue.
Exterior view of Snyder's Book Store in St. Peter. The building was on the northeast corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Nassau Street, facing west. The Post Office was also located there. The numbered people are: 1, Henry Moll; 2, Postmaster James Delaney; 3, Zuriel S. Gault; 4, store owner J. K. Snyder; 5, Jim Murray; 6, Gib Patch; 7, Leon Snyder, son of J. K.
Shuveiller's grocery and general merchandise store in St. Peter occupied the ground floor of the Masonic Building on the west side of the 300 block of South Minnesota Avenue. A sign for Dr. Daniels can be seen to the left of the doorway near the center of the photograph.
This photograph shows the dry goods and groceries store of Stephen Schumacher in St. Peter, which was located at 217 and 219 Park Row, behind the Nicollet Hotel. A horse-drawn wagon is shown in front of the store. According to a notation on the reverse of the photograph, the store was operated by Stephen or his sons until about 1909.
Exterior view of the shoe store in St. Peter that was owned by Frederick Schmidt. It was located on the east side of the 200 block of South Minnesota Avenue near the south end of the block.
Charlie Rost and a man named Cutter in front of the Rost Harness Shop in St. Peter. His shop is listed in the 1899 City Directory at 323 South Minnesota Avenue.
Interior view of the shop, Charlie Rost and other men inside the Rost Harness Shop in St. Peter. His shop is listed in the 1899 City Directory at 323 South Minnesota Avenue.
This Ritt family music store in St. Peter was located at 500 South Minnesota Avenue. The image shows a variety of record players and records among an assortment of posters on the walls. A poster dated February 1912 lists Edison Records. Automobile supplies and sporting goods were also sold in the store.
Exterior view of the Randall and Noble store in St. Peter which was located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Nassau street. The store sold groceries and crockeryware.
The Pizza Villa in St. Peter was once located at 301 South Minnesota Avenue. Nu Way Cleaners was located at 303 South Minnesota Avenue for many years. The Pizza Villa building is one of the oldest buildings in St. Peter. It has been the home of many different businesses over the years.
The Pizza Villa in St. Peter was once located at 301 South Minnesota Avenue. Nu Way Cleaners was located at 303 South Minnesota Avenue for many years. The Pizza Villa building is one of the oldest buildings in St. Peter. It has been the home of many different businesses over the years.
Philip Dick and his sons, Philip E. Dick and Albert Dick, operated this clothing store at 304 South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter, Minnesota, for many years.
Exterior view of the Philip Dick clothing and shoe store in St. Peter on the southeast corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Nassau street. Along Nassau street are signs for a blacksmith shop and the Western Union telegraph office.
The Phil Dick & Co. Clothing Store was located at 301 South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter at the time this photograph was taken. The Western Union Telegraph Office was apparently upstairs in the building. Its signs are visible at an upper floor window on the north side of the building along Nassau Street and beside a door on the far right of the front of the building. The building has often been called the Fay building, in reference to its early owner, Charles Fay.
Charles L. Phelps operated a grocery and tinware store in St. Peter. The 1899 St. Peter City Directory indicates that his store was on the north side of Nassau Street in that year, but it is not known where the building in this photograph was located.
Two men are at work in the Iverson and Fredericksen Construction Shop on South Third Street in St. Peter. An assortment of tools and other equipment can be seen in the building. One of the men is using a plane. The other has a chisel in his hand. John Iverson and Ole Fredericksen were the owners.
Exterior view of an old building in St. Peter, once the home of a number of businesses, including Z. P. Hedberg's general merchandise store and the G. H. Ribble Photography Studio. It was located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Grace Street, facing the avenue.
The H. C. Miller Cigar Factory in St. Peter was located on the west side of the 300 block of South Minnesota Avenue. The names of most of the people who are shown in the photograph are listed, both on the front and on the back. There is some conflict between the two lists of names.
Exterior view of the cigar factory in St. Peter that was run by Miller and Behnke. It was located on the west side of the 300 block of South Minnesota Avenue, next to the Randall and Noble store.
Exterior view of the hardware store that was owned by M. G. Evenson in St. Peter. It was located next to Laubach's grocery store, which was on the southwest corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Park Row.
Theodore Knoll operated this dry goods and groceries store in St. Peter. It was located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Third Street and Park Row. A newspaper account states that it was replaced by a new building in 1886.
Exterior view of the Klein Furniture building in St. Peter, which is located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Mulberry Street, facing the avenue. Fire destroyed the top floor of the building many years later.
This photograph shows the Klien furniture store in St. Peter that located on the east side of the 200 block of South Minnesota Avenue, near the middle of the block.
Interior of a store in St. Peter, which was located on the east side of the 100 block of South Minnesota Avenue. William Krisatis, Sr. can be seen behind the counter. He was 15 years old at the time.
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.
Exterior view of the G. W. Steinke wagon shop in St. Peter. It was located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Broadway.
Exterior view of grocery store run by F. E. Laubach in St. Peter that was located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Park Row.
Exterior view of the clothing store operated by the Philip Dick family in St. Peter. The store was located at 304 South Minnesota Avenue. The law office of L. D. Keogan was located upstairs.
Carl Deutschmann operated this grocery store on the east side of the 200 block of South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. Deutschmann is shown here with his business neighbors, saloon owner Herman Sporing and shoemaker Frederick Schmidt. Deutschmann was born about 1834, and Sporing was born about 1851 according to census records.
This photograph shows Cook's Café and Hotel and the J. C. Penney Store in St. Peter. The café and the associated hotel were at 212 South Minnesota Avenue, and the Penney Store was at 208 South Minnesota Avenue.
Exterior view of Carl Deutschmann's grocery store in St. Peter, which was located on the east side of South Minnesota Avenue on the southern half of the 200 block.
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 photograph shows flowers in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Casper Baberich of St. Peter, which was located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Third and Nassau Streets.
This photograph shows two St. Peter businesses, the American Railway Express Company and the St. Peter Produce Company. These businesses were located on the east side of the 100 block of South Minnesota Avenue.
This photograph shows the American Express Company office in St. Peter, which was located on the east side of the 100 block of South Minnesota Avenue. Several people are shown, including the operators of the business, R. W. Lamberton and A. H. Benham.
This photograph shows the A. J. Lamberton store in St. Peter on the east side of the 200 block of South Minnesota Avenue. It was one of the businesses in the northern half of the block.
Exterior view of the dry goods and clothing store in St. Peter that was owned by A. J. Lamberton. It was located on the east side of the 200 block of South Minnesota Avenue.