Topic: Business and Industry / Physical Format: Albumen prints / Location: City of Rochester

Creator:: Whitney, J. H.
Date Created:: 1866 - 1869
Description:: This early street scene shows the Bradley Hotel in the background with several other buildings in the foreground.
Contributing Institution:: Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Albumen prints

Creator:: Crowell, Everard S.
Date Created:: 1878 - 1884
Description:: A small group of people are standing in front of the Pierce House (built in 1877) with a carriage and team of horses in the street. The hotel was located at 215 South Main Street (now First Avenue SW). Over the years the name of the hotel changed several times: 1884 Commercial House, 1893 Grand Union Hotel, 1895 Rochester Hotel,1920 Olmsted Hospital, 1922 Rochester Hotel, 1923 Rochester's Nurses Home, 1928 Maxwell House (Hall) and 1968 Maxwell Guest House.
Contributing Institution:: Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Albumen prints

Date Created:: 1908?
Description:: Teams of horses with wagons wait for a delivery load at the Dodge Lumber and & Fuel Company loading facility. The business, originally known as W. H. Dodge, General Dealer in Lumber, was started in 1869 by W. H. Dodge. His son, Elam Dodge, joined the firm in 1907 and the name was changed to Dodge Lumber and Fuel.
Contributing Institution:: Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Albumen prints

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