Packing of the ice harvested from Lake Okabena into train cars. Photograph is taken looking north east towards Worthington, Minnesota. You can see the Nobles County Courthouse in the background.
A photo of Lake Okabena taken in the 1890s with a horse and buggy in the foreground. Someone wrote "1910" on the front of the photograph, but this is not the correct date.
Exterior view of the original home of the Peter Thompson Family at 1201 Fifth Avenue (at 12th Street). House was built around 1874. The house then went to Nellie Parker (daughter), then to her daughters Natalie Imes and Marjorie Chambers.
The first water and electric plant in Worthington was located on the shores of Lake Okabena. A typewritten sticker on the back of the photograph reads: "Worthington, Minnesota First Water and Electric Plant. (Mrs. Anna Cory) Water system installed in 1891 Electric plant installed in 1895 First lights December 10. First patronage 300 lights."
Fourth Avenue looking north east from the top of the water tower. Visible is the Worthington Minnesota "new" Castle School and the ""old"" Octagonal School, Dayton House, 4th Ave. Buchan photo, written in ink on front ""August 1892""
Street scene with a boardwalk and bandstand. This is the courthouse square in Worthington with the original wood courthouse visible in the background behind the bandstand. This is the intersection of 10th Street and 3rd Avenue looking west toward the lake.
Ice storm damage including ice covered trees and wires. Five men in the photograph serving the ice covered trees. 1896 ice storm damage in Worthington, Minnesota.
Ice storm damage including ice covered trees and wires. House, yard and out buildings. Street lighting hanging overhead. We believe it is from Worthington, Minnesota.
Exterior view of the Mann Home in fall or winter, with no leaves on the trees. A group of people is posed on the porch and lawn, one woman has a bicycle. On back in ink: "Mrs. Coughray, The Mann Home which was last house in town, about where Heiberg's now live. James Mott."
The Worthington, Minnesota, Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Omaha Railroad train depot - station with the Spanish American Troops loading the train.