View of some of the early buildings on the Carleton College campus, including Pancake Hall and Lord House, Northfield, Minnesota. Pancake Hall was a Carleton College residence.
Exterior view of Stearns House with men and women standing on the balcony and in front of the building. The Stearns House, a former hotel purchased by the state, served as a St. Cloud State's first and only building when the school was established in 1869.
Exterior view of Stearns House with men and women standing on the balcony and in front of the building. The Stearns House, a former hotel purchased by the state, served as a St. Cloud State's first and only building when the school was established in 1869.
Exterior view of Old Main. Old Main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
Exterior view of Old Main. Old Main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
View of the campus from its southwest corner looking northeast, showing Willis Hall, Williams Hall, Carleton's first observatory, and first Music Hall (Seccombe House).
Stereoscopic view of Hamline University's University Hall (also known as Old Main). Reverse has advertising for other views available from photographer/publisher Chas. A. Tenney of Winona.
Hamline University's campus as seen from the northeast. From left, Ladies Hall (later known as Goheen Hall), heating plant, and University Hall (also known as Old Main).
Hamline University's campus as seen from the northeast. From left, Ladies Hall (later known as Goheen Hall), Science Hall, and University Hall (also known as Old Main). Boardwalk in foreground.
Interior view of the Model Room classoom with desks, an organ and a stuffed owl in background. Elementary students attended classes here that were observed and taught by Normal School students under the supervision of their instructors. The Old Model School was constructed in 1906.
Interior view of assembly hall in Old Main. Old main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
Museum Room in Old Main Building. Old Main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
Physical Science Laboratory in Old Main BuildingOld Main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
Interior view of the Kindergarten Room in Old Main with children sitting at tables and chairs, women standing and sitting in background. Old Main was constructed in 1874.
Interior view of the Library in Old Main with men and women, wearing dresses and suits, sitting at tables studying, shelves of books surrounds tables, light fixture hangs from the ceiling. Old Main was constructed in 1874.
Interior view of the Recitation Room with rows of chairs facing a desk, chalkboards surround walls with framed pictures hanging above them in background. Old Main was constructed in 1874.
Interior view of gymnasium in the Old Main Building, with a balance beam, rings hanging from ropes, mats on the floor. Old Main was constructed in 1874.
Image on top is Hamline University's campus from the northwest in winter. Buildings from left are Ladies Hall (later known as Goheen Hall), Science Hall, and University Hall (also known as Old Main). Image on bottom is a display in Hamline University's Natural History Museum, which was on the third floor of Science Hall.
Image on top is Hamline University's chapel (now known as Bridgman Hall) on the second floor of University Hall (also known as Old Main). A portrait of Bishop Leonidas Lent Hamline is on the wall over the stage. On the bottom is the first library on Hamline's Saint Paul campus, which was behind the chapel in University Hall.
Kindergarten room in Old Main. Old Main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
Interior view, Chemical Laboratory in Old Main Building. Old Main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
View of eleven children sitting together in the Kindergarten Room in Old Main with two women nearby. The teachers are Miss Goodman and Miss Eleanor Mitchell. Old Main was constructed in 1874.
Campus view of Carleton College including Gridley Hall, Scoville Memorial Library, Willis Hall, the original Observatory, and Williams Hall. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard reads "Before 1905; (From Ruth Eddy Blanding)."
Interior view of the library in Old Main. The room has tables, chairs, and bookshelves, light hanging from ceiling in foreground. Old Main was constructed in 1874.
Exterior view of the St. Cloud State campus right after the extensive remodeling of the Old Main Building in 1902 and the destruction by fire of Lawrence Hall in 1905.
Interior view of a dormitory room in Lawrence Hall. desk with chairs along the wall, and pictures on the wall. Built as a dormitory for female students, Lawrence Hall was destroyed by fire in 1905.
Campus view of Carleton College looking northeast from First Street including Gridley Hall and Laird Hall. Text on front of postcard reads "Carleton College Northfield Minnesota."
Interior view of assembly hall in Old Main. Old main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
Interior view of a dormitory room in Lawrence Hall. The room includes two beds, a desk, a dresser, rocking chairs and numerous photographs on the walls. Built as a dormitory for female students, Lawrence Hall was destroyed by fire in 1905.
Exterior view of Gridley Hall Dormitory for Women on the Carleton College campus. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard reads "received from Alice Wilson Bisbee - Aug. '65."
Southwest entrance to Carleton College campus. View includes Scoville Memorial Library, Willis Hall and Seccombe House then in use as a music hall. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard reads "received from Alice Wilson Bisbee, August 1965." Text on front of postcard reads "Carleton College Northfield Minnesota."
Lawrence Hall, named after long-time faculty member Isabel Lawrence, opened in 1905 as a dormitory for women. It replaced the first Lawrence Hall after a fire destroyed it in early 1905.
Black and white group portrait of a chemistry class, 4 men wearing suits, and 4 women wearing dresses, standing together in a room, tables on the side and display cases in the background. Left to right: Lura Leonard, Miss Getty, Frank Vogel, Frank Murray?, Professor Keppel, Andrew Lingren, Carl Anderson, Lulu Cross.
Interior view of a classroom in the Old Main Building; men and women wearing casual attire sitting on chairs, facing a woman wearing a dress standing in front of the room; woman wearing a dress looks on at the side of the room, blackboards on wall in background, desks in foreground. Old Main was constructed in 1874.
Interior view of a classroom in Old Main with desks in rows, windows in background. Old Main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
View of two women sitting in rocking chairs. One woman is reading and the other is sewing. Signs and photographs are hanging on the wall. The woman on the right is Francis Adams.
Black and white group portrait of 8 women, wearing overcoats and hats, standing together on the steps of Lawrence Hall. The students include: Flaherty, Makin, Conley, Johnson, Pettit, Kavennaugh and Parks.
Exterior view of Gridley Hall dormitory for women with Laird Hall visible. Handwritten note on back of postcard reads "Removed from Ida Norton Scrapbook."
Interior view of Gridley Hall dormitory for women on the Carleton College campus showing the front hall, fireplace, and staircase. Typed and handwritten notes on the back of the postcard read "Front Hall of Gridley circa 1895," "in 1898 calendar, and "received from Alice Wilson Bisbee - Aug. '65."
Exterior view of Gridley Hall women's dormitory on the Carleton College campus. Handwritten note on back of postcard reads: "Removed from Ida Norton Scrapbook."
Tinted postcard looking north up the Cannon River towards the Fourth St. Bridge at downtown Northfield, Minnesota. Handwritten note on back of postcard reads: "Removed from Ida Norton Scrapbook."
Exterior view of Goodsell Observatory at Carleton College. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard reads "Removed from W. Edwin Dean scrapbook."
Exterior view of Scoville Memorial Library on the Carleton College campus. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard reads "removed from the W. Edwin Dean Scrapbook."
Rear view of Willis Hall at Carleton College. Handwritten notes on the back of the postcard read "Willis Hall Chapel" and "Removed from W. Edwin Dean scrapbook."