This postcard shows the St. Peter Public Library, which was located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Mulberry street.
Ole O. Sageng, representative of Otter Tail County from 1900-1921. The postcard reads, "For Congress, Senator Ole O. Sageng, 'The Man Behind the Plow.' The Farmers will stand by him, he's a brother in their toil, And they will honor their own calling, the men who till the soil; They've had enough of lawyers, as guardians of their right, And on November third, they will Ole win his fight."
Picture of crowd during "Taft Day" in 1911. Hundreds of people attending President Taft's 30 minute stop in Shakopee, younger people and women are mostly visible in front of picture. The crowd is facing the platform where Taft stands.
A group of men await the arrival of President William Taft outside of the Shakopee Depot. The platform they are standing on is decorated with American flags, a map of the city, beverages from Rahr Malting, and stalks of corn. It is surrounded by spectators also waiting for the president.
Madelia was Watonwan's first county seat, from 1860-1878. The first courthouse building is the one pictured but was since razed. In 1878 the county the seat was relocated to St. James.
This building looks exactly the same today as it did when built back in the 1930s. On the interior there are murals of miners and wildlife painted during the Great Depression through the New Deal art projects by Minnesota artist Elsa Jemne.
This building once housed exhibits of the human and natural drama of the Superior National Forest and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Later, after the United States Forest Service moved to other quarters, the building became the International Wolf Center.
This postcard shows the targets and the pit at the rifle range at Camp Lakeview at Lake City. Soldiers belonging to the Minnesota National Guard practiced there.
Exterior view of the Mankato Post Office with a hot air balloon and handwritten caption that reads, "We are flying high at Mankato." W. E. Young, Lawyer message on reverse to Miss Linnie Brandt of Madelia, Minnesota and postmarked Mankato.
A column of soldiers of the Minnesota National Guard moving along a road between the Mississippi River and a railroad embankment near Camp Lakeview at Lake City.
Image of Municipal Power Plant, Lake Crystal, Minnesota, and automobile; message on reverse from Mrs. Dicklmann to Mrs. R.E. Honard, Connersville, Indiana
This 1908 postcard shows the members of Company K of the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard in formation across Minnesota Avenue at Grace street in St. Peter. They are facing north. The courthouse is at far left. At right is the Ribble photograph gallery.
Exterior view of the Jackson County Courthouse. The building's cornerstone was laid on July 9, 1907 and construction was completed in 1909. It is currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
This postcard shows the I. O. O. F. building in St. Peter on the southeast corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Grace street, facing Minnesota Avenue. St. Peter's Post Office was located in the building.
Group awaiting the arrival of the train with the body of Governor John A. Johnson. Gov. Johnson died unexpectedly in office at the age of 48 on September 21, 1909.
This postcard shows the soldiers of St. Peter's Company K of the Second Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard. Lt. E. E. Miller is seated at left in the front row. Capt. Frank Magner is seated in the middle of the front row.
Members of Company K of the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard. The men are facing north at the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Grace street in St. Peter. The unit was created in 1908. Several business buildings along Minnesota Avenue are visible.
The current building opened its doors on December 13, 1930. It was only the second municipal building in Ely and with only one remodel done in 2014 - 2015, the building still functions well as the home of Ely's city government, fire hall, and police station.
This postcard shows the tents of the soldiers of the Second Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard in their camp at Camp Lakeview at Lake City along Lake Pepin.
Postcard of Blue Earth County Courthouse, message on reverse from Florence to Miss Sophie Christensen. Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, postmarked Mankato, Minnesota