Central Hillside; The Duluth Evening Herald newspaper office at 424 West First street; six men pose outside their place of business; house next door is 422 West First street; construction of the building began in 1902; two story brick building with architectural details; flowers in flowerboxes; street lamps
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Sam Mell's bankrupt sale located in the two story brick Schilz Building. Banner sign reads "Great Bankrupt Sale!! This stock to be closed out at once." On the photograph's reverse, handwriting in pencil reads, "Sam Mell's bankrupt sale Aug. 15." Handwriting in blue ink reads, "See other picture for same identification" and the circled number "044."
Workers during the Christmas season include Clarence C. Bartholomew and Bessie Crasweller behind the counter at the left. The George A. Gray Company evolved. It was the Huntington and Tallant "The New Store" in 1900 with S. W. Huntington, Frank E. Tallant. It was Hendren and Tallant Company, dry goods, in 1901 with William T. Hendren. It was Gray and Tallant Company, department store, in 1902, followed by George A. Gray Company in 1911. Finally it was the Edward F. Wahl Company in 1937. Wahl's went out of business in 1986. Tallant in 1910.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Exterior view of the Lahr Building, located 603 St. Germain Street in St. Cloud. Businesses include: Price Clothing, Stearns County Bank, Huhn Drugstore.
10th Street and FourthAvenue in Worthington, Minnesota. Buildings, Hub Mercantile run by Gus Swanberg and Dave Anderson, E. L. Schwartz, Citizens Bank.
The Henry Raeder designed, five-story, Palladio office building was built at 401 West Superior Street in 1889. Raeder's firm was Raeder, Coffin and Crocker. The top floors were removed in 1937 reducing it to two stories. The top was rebuilt to three stories in 1938 for WEBC. The building still stands.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
A view down Main Street. A pool hall, general store, storehouse, harness shop, Town Hall and Saloon, restaurant, barber shop, First State Bank, and meat market visible.
Mallard, now a Minnesota ghost town, originally thrived during the logging boom of early Clearwater County. Photograph taken before 1909. By 1930, the town of Mallard had been abandoned.
Dave Carson's Drug Store and Post Office building was moved downtown at Washington Avenue and Front Street. The photograph's caption reads, "Harry L. Johnston using 24 horses to move the Dave Carson Drug Store Detroit Lakes about 1905."
The Fremad Association, incorporated in 1874, was a major Pope County department store growing out of the Wollan family store at White Bear Center (1870), later Wollan Bros. store at Glenwood (1872). The corner portion of this building was built in 1893 with an addition to the north (right in photo) before 1900. The upper level had professional offices and a community hall.
Included in the montage are pictures of the water tower (upper center), the high school (center right); Fosston Hospital (lower right), Fosston Woolen Mills (lower left), and the S.S. Stadsvold Fosston Elevator and Flouring Mills (center left). A hadwritten note on the back says, ""The village fathers and hangers on, and saloon keepers and their bartenders, as well as a few structures, about 1905 in the Village of Fosston.""
View of second avenue west and Superior street buildings on upper side of street; pedestrians; streetcar; George A. Gray Company became Wahl department store
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Winter scene with horse drawn sleighs and a row of businesses. The third building down is Dr. Trutna's office and the fourth building is the Silver Lake Pharmacy.
Exterior view of the Neitzel & Jungclaus store, located in the May Building on the northeast corner of First and Main Streets. Banner over the street reads, "Sale December 11 - 23." Cut Christmas trees are lined up on the sidewalk in front of the store.
This tinted photograph was taken from the Nicollet County Courthouse. It shows businesses along South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. Part of the St. Peter Public Library is visible along Mulberry Street at the lower right. A pile of construction material is in the avenue near Grace Street.
This postcard shows a view of buildings on the west side of the 300 block of South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. Visible structures include the Masonic Hall building, Satory's Drug Store, Schleuder's Jewelry Store, and Dick's Clothing Store.
This postcard shows the east side of the 300 block of South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The view is from the south to the north. The building at far right is at the intersection with Grace street. Postcard E7289 extends this view to the left to include buildings along the west side of Minnesota Avenue.
View of a pole being raised on the south side of Nassau street between Minnesota Avenue and Third street in St. Peter. The Strehlow Hotel is at left, and James Clark's building is at right. The spire of the Methodist Church at Fifth and Nassau is visible in the distance.