The Alfalfa Arch was constructed across Atlantic Avenue in honor of the Corn and Alfalfa Exposition held in Morris on December 10-12, 1913. The Expo was dedicated to the promotion of corn and alfalfa growing as well as the general virtues of diversified farming.
View of Atlantic Avenue, east side 7th and 6th Streets. Compare to 84.117.117 (copy negative number 0183). Power lines and an electric light fixture were removed from this image to make the colored postcard, 84.117.117. Also 2001.26.11 shot from opposite end of the street.
Collage of Excelsior scenes includes photos of Joslin Brothers Hardware Store, Main Street looking south, High School, Catholic Mission House, Business section, Trinity Chapel, Sampson House, and the Lake Minnetonka Casino, postmarked 1912.
Several Horse and buggies are parked together on the street and road of gravel. The railroad track and bridge are on the left as well as the lake. Today we would see lake homes and a golf course.
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.
The firm of Lund and Lindquist was in the grocery and dry goods business in Lafayette, Minnesota, from 1915 until the partnership was dissolved in 1931.
Two horse-drawn sleighs are in front of the Victor Lund & Co. General Store in Lafayette, MN. Lund opened his store in 1909. This postcard was apparently from the local mail carriers to their customers.
Hitching posts line the street in front of a row of businesses in Dover, Minn. The businesses on the west side of Main Street are: Cady's Hardware (brick building with outside stairway), established by Clarence and Walter Cady in 1891; L. A. Groby (grocery); Post Office; Robinson's Meat Market; Modern Woodmen Hall.
A horse and buggy wait outside the grocery store on Main Street in Dover, Minnesota. The businesses are, left to right: coal sheds (low building on left side of street), unknown business, Dover Independent (newspaper), First State Bank, Charles Bush Dry Goods, grocery and drug store owned by J. G. Bush, barber shop, restaurant.
Main Street in Crosby, Minnesota, had many businesses. On the left can be seen Bon Ton Cafe, Crosby Theater and a motel. On the right are Keely Drug, Anderson Taylor Shop, Smith's Variety, a bar and a hardware store.
Looking at the west side of Main Street several buildings exist today. The two story brick building in front was once an opera house, today it is Cedrics Restaurant. The brick bank buildings on the corner exist today as a private club the other is a fitness center. The last building on the west side of the street is still a church today. A wagon pulled by horses is also going down the street.
Main Street is lined with cars. The traffic sign was placed art the center of the intersection. The building at the far end is the school, still seeing students today.
Several people are on main street, the train and the circus are in town with large tents set up. Many of the business men lived with their families above their stores. Some of these families got to the second floor by outside steps.
Buildings only go a couple of blocks west of Main Street. The railroad is present and land is farmed right up to Lake Hendricks. Today houses are present up to the lake.
Snow on S. Front Street, Mankato; Mankato Gas & Electric Light Company, 132 S. Front St., CK & FM Otto Grocery, 134 S. Front St., Dice & Monson Grocery, 210 S. Front St., City Hall, 128-130 S. Front St., with horses, and men removing snow
This is a view from the Hendricks water tower looking east. The school faces Park street with the homes on Park Street looking very similar today. On each side of the school are the boys and girls outhouses. This building eventually burned down.
Many present day structures in this picture exist today. The water tower is unchanged as are several of the homes and Main Street buildings. In the background is Lake Hendricks.
Citizens in town for the Triumph Poultry Buying. In 1959 the villages of Triumph and Moneterey were consolidated under the new name of Trimont, Minnesota.
Renchin store was later purchased by Waggoner, then by Overson and Roan. Store burned in the 1916 fire. Buildings have been outlined with ball point pen, probably by Edna Mae Busch. Photograph was loaned for copying by Edna Mae Busch, and the original donated by her son Rick after her death.
This Ritt family music store in St. Peter was located at 500 South Minnesota Avenue. The image shows a variety of record players and records among an assortment of posters on the walls. A poster dated February 1912 lists Edison Records. Automobile supplies and sporting goods were also sold in the store.
View of Robert Street in Crookston with a number of delivery wagons lining the streets. Signs advertise for a dining room, bakery, lodging and a hotel.
Composite image of businesses in Hutchinson, including: Main Street, City Hall, Bridge over Crow River, Library and Library Square, Hutchinson High School, Pendergast School.