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.
This photograph shows Albin Malmo's Meat Market in St. Peter. Items for sale can be seen through the store windows. A small boy and a tricycle can be seen in front of the store, along with two men and two women.
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.
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.
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.
Interior view of the W. H. Holz cigar factory in St. Peter. The factory opened in 1898, and was located on the east side of the 400 block of South Minnesota Avenue.
Exterior view of the Fredrickson and Iverson building in St. Peter. Their construction firm was located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Third and Grace streets, facing Third.
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.
View of the Engesser Brewery's horse-drawn parade float for the Fourth of July celebration in St. Peter in 1899. Several men, Ben Engesser among them, are shown on the float, drinking beer. Bottles of beer line the edges of the float.
Two St. Peter linemen working with the electrical connections on a power pole in front of the Strehlow Hotel at 216 and 218 Nassau Street in St. Peter. The neighboring Walter Cigar Factory was at 212 Nassau Street. It was owned by John Walter, Junior.
Horse-drawn wagons loaded with milk cans at the Ole Peterson farm, which was located in section 33 of Bernadotte township. The milk was skimmed at the farm.
Exterior view of the blacksmith shop operated by Martin Lucken in St. Peter. It was immediately south of Ole Fredrickson's construction firm, which was on the southwest corner of Third and Grace streets in St. Peter.
This photograph shows a view to the south along Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter, from its intersection at Broadway. A formation of uniformed men is heading north on the avenue. A watering trough is in the middle of the intersection.
A view to the north along South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter showing the east side of the 100 block (at center of photograph) and the east side of the 200 block (at right). Buildings on the west side of Minnesota Avenue are visible on the left side of the photograph.
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 Peter Fay's City Hotel in St. Peter, which was located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Front Street and Park Row, facing Front. At right can be seen Mamie Fay, Catherine Fay, Peter Fay, Junior, and Peter Fay, Senior. Note the two Engesser Brewery signs advertising its Lager Beer.
The Power House was constructed in 1888 southwest of the mill pond in St. Peter, Minnesota, and was demolished in 1987. The building contained a well 45 feet deep and pumps to move water to a standpipe above the city. For several years, two dynamos inside the building were used in the process of generating electricity and providing it to city residents.
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.
Snow covers South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter in this view taken from a location near the intersection with Broadway and looking toward the Nicollet County Courthouse at Mulberry Street.
Exterior view of the Konsbruck Hotel building in St. Peter. The hotel was located on the west side of South Third Street, near Mulberry Street. Also shown is the Walter and Pyne Plumbing shop.
St. Peter's first high school is shown in the center of this photograph. The railroad bridge is the one that crossed the Minnesota River near the St. Peter State Hospital. The other bridge is the vehicular bridge across the river at Broadway. The building at the top and center is a bakery, but the other buildings have not been identified.