This post card shows three college girls, including Esther Johnson and Mabel Lucken, and is addressed to Miss Amelia Turner, Ladies Hall, School of Agriculture, St. Paul, Minn. The back reads, "Dear Amelia: I suppose you are already beginning to cram for the exams. We are going to a surprise party for our mailman tonight. I have only 5 weeks of school left. E.J."
Agnes Nash (Class of 1910) and Rhoda Dinwiddie (Class of 1909) stand in front of a stone embankment with Nourse Cottage in the background on the Carleton College campus.
Several unidentified male Carleton College students gather at the Northfield, Minnesota train depot. Handwritten text on back reads: "From Dorothy Dorn, daughter of Howard Clifton Frank (1911)."
Four young men are shown posing in cadet uniforms and holding guns in this post card studio portrait. The message on the back is addressed to Miss Hannah Ivarson, Carlton, Minn., c/o Henning Ivarson.: "Clarkfield, Minn., July 25, '07. Hello. Did I forget who you was or did you forget who you was, well it makes no difference. Do you [know] the sports in the white suits, some of them I suppose. I am living fine and hope you the same. Send me a postal or something like it if you care to. Your friend, J. L. Anderson, Clarkfield, Minn."
Students are walking along a road lined by power lines in or near St. Peter. They are wearing fine clothes for the occasion. Inscribed on the front of the card, in Swedish, is ""På väg hem efter att ha varit uppe vid stationen och mött Kronobergarne."" Translation: "On the way home after having been up to the station and met the people from Kronoberg." On the back side is the photo's title and the nickname "Fickle"
Blenda Nelson, Luther Falk, Mary Anderson, Mable Johnson (back row) and Albert Loreen, Axel Hallberg, Ernest B. Anderson, and Bertha Almen (front row) are shown reading in this postcard portrait.
Exterior view of Laird Hall on the Carleton College campus. Handwritten notes on the back of the postcard read in part "New (?) Laird Hall 1909"and "received from Alice Wilson Bisbee August 1965."
Senior class of 1910 poses in caps and gowns on the steps of Laird Hall on the Carleton College campus. Typewritten text on back reads "Class of 1910 Oct. 9 I believe 1909. Dr. Cowling was to be inaugurated that day. We, as the senior [sic] class, wore caps and gowns for the first time that day and carried our class flower, the golden chrysanthanum [sic], Outside of the Congregational Church I think it was, after the inaugural ceremonies, we formed a double line on each side of the walk and crossed our long stemmed flowers over Dr. Cowling's head as he walked from the church."
Senior students gather in their hats and gowns for Donald J. Cowling's inauguration as Carleton's third President. Typewritten text on the back reads "Class of 1910 lined up waiting for President Cowling after his inauguration Oct. 18th 1909." Handwritten text on the back reads "received from Alice Wilson Bisbee August 1965."
Students from the classes of 1913 and 1914 sit on the steps of Gridley Hall dormitory for women on the Carleton College campus. Students pictured include Jacob A. Riegel, Strabo V. Claggett, William F. Schroeder, Sylvan J. Crooker, Elmer G. Gillott, Florence Peterson, Florence Baker, Marguerite Ward, Mary Dale, Luella Norwood.
Nine senior men from the Carleton College class of 1910 pose in caps and gowns beside Laird Hall. Handwritten text on back reads "Removed from Luther B. Gilbert scrapbook."
Students lying on grass outside with brooms, mattresses and blankets hanging on clotheslines. The brooms are used to beat the mattresses clean. Taken near the old dining room.
Male students participate in the cane rush at Carleton College as part of Freshman hazing on the Bald Spot in front of Willis Hall and Sayles-Hill Gymnasium.
Group shot of members of the Class of 1915. The back of the postcard, to Clarence Willmert from his brother Bert, reads in part, "This picture was taken after the flag-rush was over. The Freshman girls are not all there and also some of the boys went away and did not know we were going to have a picture taken. The day was quite dark, and pretty cold to [sic], because a lot of them have got overcoats on."
Freshmen male students participate in the cane rush at Carleton College as part of Freshman hazing on the Bald Spot. Laird Hall is visible in the background.
Sophomore male students participate in the cane rush at Carleton College as part of Freshman hazing on the Bald Spot. Female students look on. Gridley Hall is visible in the background.
Pictured is a room in the newly built Johnson Hall. This postcard was sent to Mr. Herman Turner, St. Paul, Minn., c/o Agr. College. The message on the back reads "Monday, Feb 5, '12, I didn't go down last Sept. but will be in the cities over next Sunday if nothing hinders me. I will most likely be up with you Sat. night, unless I am detained in Mpls until too late an hour. Shall try to be with you tho sometime in the evening. In Haste, Edwin.The picture is a good example of the rooms at the dorm. Room 14 New dorm."
Members of the class of 1918, Eunice Gossman, Esther Rice, Jeanette Erickson, climb a tree at Carleton College. Typewritten text on back reads "REC'D from EUNICE RITTER 6/78."
Five students, one with a rag wrapped around his head. Back of photo gives student's names: 1. W. Rathert, 2. B. Strasen, 3. A. Borchhardt, 4. Otto Walter, 5. Louis Lauce.
Students outdoors with brooms for beating mattresses clean. Back of photo reads: 'Miss Dora Bohrer. Dear Sir Dora: I received your postal and was glad to hear from you and I am well and wish you the same. It is raining most all the time here and when it doesn't rain the weather is cold that is all fro this time. Best regards to all of you from E. Bohrer'
Three students with campus welcome wagon, one professor is inside wagon. Wagon is pulled by a horse. Popcorn and peanuts are sold from the wagon. Bottom of the photo reads: "Our Welcome."
Students with instruments; back of photo reads "Dear Folks, I found out this afternoon that I will come home next Friday or rather leave here. Now please send the money so I will have it by Wednesday. Don't forget. I will write a letter yet and let you know on what train I will come. Please let me know if you want me to get off at Sibley or Worthington. Yours, Werner."