The Hugh C. Leighton Co., Manufacturers, Portland, ME.
Date Created:
1910?
Description:
During storms water from waves collect in the piers which are designed with drainage gaps so the water runs back into the canal. Here, there is melted snow and a small pack of snow at the base of the pier's walkway that blocks the drainage.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
This postcard shows the Broadway bridge over the Minnesota river at St. Peter. In the foreground is the western end of the bridge. A portion of the bridge deck collapsed in 1929 as a truck was being driven across it, leading to the construction of a new bridge at the same site.
This postcard shows the east side of the Omaha railroad depot east of St. Peter across the Minnesota river. The spire of the Nicollet County courthouse is at far right.
This postcard shows a view of the Broadway Bridge over the Minnesota River. The photo was taken from a location on the west side of the river, north of the bridge, at the time of a flood.
Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota died in office after surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, in 1909. The train shown on this postcard took the Governor's body from the Rochester depot to the depot that served his hometown of St. Peter, Minnesota.
A row of over thirty motorcycles are lined up in a row on a sidewalk in front of some stores. A long row of over thirty men stand behind the motorcycles.
Haakon Bjornaas (1884-1949), who was a photographer from Otter Tail County, Stanley Lutch, and Otto Lutch stand with a motorcycle. The motorcycle has a side car. A small cabin stands in the background. There is snow on the ground.
Two hunters pose with two killed deer. One of the hunters sits in a car, and the two deer are in the back of the car. The other hunter stands to the left of the car and holds a rifle.
The train depot in Underwood. The depot is on the left-hand side, two trains on two sets of tracks are in the middle, and another building in on the right. A crowd of people stand in front of the depot.
A train approaches a bridge over Vining Creek. Three men standing on the bank of the creek watch the approaching train. Leafless trees stand on both sides of the tracks.
A boat named "Sally" floats next to a dock on Lake Vermillion. Two men stand on the boat. A group of six men and two women stand on the dock. Three of the men hold several fish. Several glass beer bottles are also on the deck.