Herman Nierenhausen holds a bull set while Leonard Deters is in the process of hitting it with a sledgehammer to "strike" a granite slab at Cold Spring Granite Company.
Image shows freshly cleared dirt road lined with clapboard sided single story structures. The Old Two Harbors courthouse is on the right side of the image.
Rolland Robert Freeman is shown in front of his Implement, Bicycle and Hardware store. The building was built by Freeman in 1892 and he sold it to a soloon operator in March of 1898. The sales promotion is 'buy a binder and recieve a bicycle for free.'
Pairs of men march down the center of the street, rounding the corner with the "The Headlight" saloon at the intersection of Cedar Street and First Avenue. Each man is carrying an American Flag or small shovel. Eugene LaForce was the Proprieter of The Headlight.
Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.), photograph taken in Tracy on April 28, 1912 to commemorate the 93rd Anniversary of the American I.O.O.F. organization's existance in Tracy, MN. The photo was taken in front of the Tracy Citizens State Bank by F.K. Ives. Shown are: 1. Wm. Harriman 2. E.E. Converse 3. M.W. Baker 4. W.B. Harwood 5. Chas. Herder 6. Jacob W. Hirshfield (dry goods store) 7. C.W. Bulen (postmaster) 8. Ulric "Bim" Dilger (mail carrier) 9. J.P. Olson (dry goods store) 10. John Olson 11. W.B. Thompson 12. J.T. Jackson 13. Col. Charles Berdan (auctioneer) 14. Buck Swoffer (?)
Walnut Grove Fire Department Photograph, taken in 1905. Shown are: Left to Right; Herman Runge, A.W. Olson, O.W. Gremmert, William Severs, Ben Johnson, J.C. Jacobs, John Betts, True Towne, Ed Wiecks, John L. Doig, Albert "Bert" Bertram, Arthur Boyle, Gustav H. Schultz, Fred Clarke, Unknown, Alfred Benson, Charles N. McDonald, Frank Garlock, Henry Garlock Up On Ladder: Ulric "Bim" Dilger. Walnut Grove's first jail was housed in this building.
Walnut Grove Baseball Team: Manager Otto B. Dahlgren; Also shown are Donald I. Remington, R. Gibbs, Art Gibbs, W. Nelson, R. Nelson, Hanson, Knutson, Schwarm, Flodine, Larson, and Hegna.
A photograph of a steam tractor, horses pulling a water wagon, several men, threshing machine, horse drawn buggy, team of horses pulling a grain wagon. Included in the photograph is Truman and Louis Erdahl on the water wagon.
Looking northwest at a southbound car on Greenbrier Street. The caption reads "1880, and this is last car on Greenbrier before the line was moved to Payne Avenue" The caption appears to be incorrect as the line stayed on Greenbrier. The car depicted wasn't delivered until 1884.
Image of a steam powered shovel sitting on a railroad track. Land is barren, multiple tracks cross the landscape. Town of Virginia extends beyond the boundaries of the mine, separated by a fence. Note the rows of iron ore cars in the background. Oliver Mining Company owned this mine.
Image of people lined up on dock and outside deck of Ossifrage. Large dock owned by the Weiland Family, a prosperous family that owned and operated a lumber company out of Beaver Bay (1860-1883). Steam ships would tie up to the Weiland dock, bringing passengers and supplies to the town.
Saw 14, side rubbing and polishing machine invented by Patrick Alexander in use in the Cold Spring Granite Company plant and operated by Gilbert Guggenberger.
Road construction in First Avenue Business district. Note the surveyor in the right corner. People gather on the wood plank sidewalks to watch. Identified businesses include: L.A. Rose Store, Lee Kee Laundry, The Bodega, and Nordby Mercantile Company.
Street scene taken from Old High School. Original Lake County courthouse and sheriffs residence can be seen on the right side of the image. Note the wooden sidewalks and wagon-rutted roads.
Image of a group of men and children standing on a wooden sidewalk outside of the Iron Port Printing Shop. Second floor contains apartments for the proprietor and his family. The Iron Port was the official paper of Two Harbors and Lake County. Founded by James Coggswell, the newspaper was first published July 11th, 1890.
Interior view of female and male postal clerk in mail room. Boxes with newspapers and letters surround the pair. One gas lamp hangs from the ceiling. Elizabeth Hangartner (Billingsley) clerk and postmaster W.B. Woodward.
Interior view of the Holland post office. Man behind the counter identified as Frank Judevine. Shows mailbox cubbies, a mail order window and cards for purchase under glass counter.
Interior view of the Holland post office, behind counter. Two men at sorting counter. Man standing identified as Frank Judevine. Two calendars on wall, either April or May, 1913.
Interior view of clerk windows. Man stands at Money order window while woman stands at the general delivery window. Boxes appear on either side of the general mail delivery window. Elizabeth Hangartner (Billingsley) clerk and postmaster W.B. Woodward.
Interior view of the County auditor's office as it was in the jail & sheriff's residence building. J.C. Marshall, L.R. Over H.C. Doms, Charles Goodwin and George Nash in doorway.
Features three center buildings on the north side of the 100 block of West Olive Street: east half of the Cheverton- IOOF Block, First National Bank and Ober-Hubbard Block.
The Nelson Store was located on First Avenue, where the present day American Legion now stands. The N.C. Nelson General Store was the first store in Agate Bay, Minnesota, now known as Two Harbors.
A mock up of a section of an image called "The Word of Life" to be used on the exterior of the University of Notre Dame's Memorial library in South Bend, Indiana, which was installed on a wall of St. Boniface High School gymnasium, Cold Spring and being observed by clients and granite industry people.
A view to the south along Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. A flag flies from the Nicollet Hotel at the intersection with Park Row at right. An encampment of G. A. R. veterans was being held in the city.
Inside of the Diamond Pink quarry with quarrymen preparing to hook a slab for removal by derrick. The quarry was located between Waite Park and Rockville, Minnesota.
Image shows Main Street view facing west. On the right side of the street is the Star Cafe and New Prague Cleaners. On the left side of the street is the New Prague Post Office and the Schanus Cafe.