White building in foreground is the E.E. Corliss residence, Grand Hotel (center) and High School (left) are the two large brick structures in the background.
Stereoscope view of the Boyington Block located on the corner of Washington (aka Bismarck) Avenue and Court Street. This building was built by George W. Boyington.
Chappell and Doughtery grocery. The dray team at the left belonged to C. H. Newton who is on the dray. Mr. Daugherty is in the left entrance and Mr. Chappell is in the right with C. W. McKay the Northern Pacific agent further to the right.
Portrait of Enos Barbeau [1840-1908]. Born in Quebec, Canada he worked in the fur trade. He came to Ottertail City in 1867 and moved to Fergus Falls in 1875. In Fergus Falls he engaged in the manufacture of lime, a business he ran for 25 years.
View of the Fergus Auto Company at 121-123 south Court Street, Fergus Falls. Two automobiles and seven men appear in the photograph. Four men are seated in one of the automobiles and three men stand outside the building. Sign on the building states ""We Sell Goodrich Tires.
Stereoscope view of Grand Hotel. The Grand Hotel was built in 1883 by Miller and McMasters, a Scotch company, for nearly $100,000. The hotel was destroyed by the 1919 cyclone.
Portrait of Joe Whitford. Mr. Whitford built the first cabin on the townsite in the summer of 1857 and was responsible for naming the city in honor of his benefactor, James Fergus.
John Lauritzen came to Fergus Falls in 1887 and was in charge of the construction of the State Hospital and was responsible for many fine brick buildings in Fergus Falls and the surrounding area.
Portrait of John W. Mason [1846-1927]. John Mason was born in La Peer, Michigan. With his parents, he came to Minnesota shortly before the Civil War. He studied law under G. B. Cooley, being admitted to the bar in 1871. He arrived in Fergus Falls on June 7, 1871 and soon became city attorney.
Stereoscope view of Lincoln Avenue looking west from Cascade Street. Image includes view of dirt road lined with early businesses including the Fergus Falls Daily Journal office and Cataract Hotel. Image also includes covered wagons and carriages.
Portrait of J. W. Earl. Mr. Earl was a pioneer implement dealer, member of the firm Earl and Hansen and an active member of the Methodist church. He was also the mayor of Fergus Falls from 1889-1891.
Stereoscope view of Lincoln Avenue. Image contains view of the Fergus Falls Meat Market and G. O. Dahl's Hardware Store, dirt street and horses, a wagon and a man standing on boardwalk.
Images taken when snow was on the ground and includes several businesses including: a dress shop; Harry Svensgaard Bicycle Company; Fergus Falls Water Works Company and grocery.
Street scene, looking southwest from the corner of Lincoln Avenue and Court Street. Image includes two men standing outside business and a man standing along side delivery carriage.
This building is also known as the Upper Newman block. W. R. Smith owned this book and stationary shop. The American Express Company agent was E. W. McCune. Two men stand in the doorway of the shop.
The St. Charles Hotel was located on the Northeast corner of Washington (aka, Bismarck) Avenue and Cascade Street. This images also includes Charles J. Wright's office at 310 Cascade Street South and several men, women and children.
Stereoscope view of Lincoln Avenue including the Mel Lowry Bakery and Restaurant and the Advocate office. The smoke stack of Wright steam saw mill in the distance.
Images shows several businesses including: John F. Nagle's grocery on corner; No. 2 is Jacob Niebels Gun Store; No. 3 is the Allen and Cutler block at 211-213 Lincoln Avenue West. People and a horse and buggy are also present.
Stereoscope view of Lincoln Avenue. Image contains view of businesses along both sides of Lincoln Avenue including the North Star Restaurant and several horse drawn carriages and wagons.
Storefronts include: A. C. Daley shoes, Jacob Frey Meat Market, George Cowing Hardware and Thomas Agern saloon. Image includes groups of men and children, a bicycle and carriage.
Image of the woolen mill building with three men standing and one man sitting on roof top and two women standing on ground level outside building. A bicycle is set up against the building.