The smaller wagon next to the tractor collects the grain after it is run through the threshing machine. The threshing machine separates the grain from the straw, much like today's combine.
The ground was cleared of glacial rock deposits near the water tower and two blocks further west. The area was tightly packed with glacial deposits of huge granite boulders. Horse-drawn sleds, or ôstone boatsö were used to haul away the boulders, later used to construct the wall, the amphitheater, the field house, and the castle. The houses in the photo were moved into town.
Water tower in downtown New Brighton situated on Fifth Avenue. It was built in 1917 by Chicago Bridge and Ironworks. The water tower and pump house were just to the south of the fire station and served the city until 1970.
Suffragettes at the Watonwan County Fair. Pictured left to right: unknown, Mrs. Jacob Brogger, unknown children, Grace Otsea (in background), Mrs. Thomas Tonnesson and unknown.
Wayside at Cascade River State Park constructed by the Spruce Creek CCC crew. From the scrapbook of Harold Moe, enrollee who later settled in Cook County.
March 1944 Weaving Institute held at University of Minnesota. Foreground: Mrs. Lentz. Background (seated): Mrs. Montgomery. Background (standing): Mrs. Ina Bell Zell.
A bride and groom are standing on the lawn with a crowd of wedding guests. The New London Cornet Band is at the right, a tent has been erected behind the house.
The wedding took place close on the heels of the outbreak of World War II. The Smiths are standing under a chuppha, the traditional covered tent under which the married couple stand and exchange their vows.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Wedding portrait of Bertha Vogel and John Lenzmeier, who were married at Shakopee on October 20, 1911. The bride and groom are seen at the center of the image. The groom is sitting in a chair and the bride is standing to his left. They are flanked by the wedding party, which consisted of Ida Lenzmeier, Rose Sohner, Arnold Vogel, and Alex Vogel. The couple's wedding was held on a Tuesday morning at St. Mark's Catholic Church.
Wedding portrait of George Worm and Ethel Schmitt. Seen is the wedding party from left to right: unknown groomsman, flower girl Shirley Williams, Harold Schmitt, George Worm, Ethel Schmitt, unknown groomsman, and Harriet Pink.
Men and women stand outside in discussion. Among the many services available through the ECC; events were organized for young people, affording them an opportunity to meet and mingle, as well as a chance to leave the city behind for the weekend.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
W. H. Weibeler Merchandise Store, clothing, boots, shoes. Prior to 1913. Joe Grosser, Gerry Weibeler, Frank Weibeler, Annie Weibeler, Mayme Weibeler, and Mr. and Mrs W. Weibeler.
W. H. Weibler General Merchandise, Belle Plaine. Groupf of four men, three women, and four boys standing in front of store unidentified. Store has large glass windows in a brick building, with an awning pulled back.
The Weinzierl Sisters of St. Boniface, Minnesota are covered in honey bees for publicity photograph at the Minnesota State Fair. Elvira (later Notermann) is on left, sister Bernice on right. They both wear white dresses, white stockings, dark shoes, and sun bonnets. Covered with bees, especially on their hats and around their laps. Elvira holds what appears to be a small box and a doll, of which only the head is visible. Between them is a box where the hive is. They are seated on the grass.
Interior view of the first Furniture store in St. James. It faced west in the middle of the block, opposite the hospital. Owned by the Wenstrom family.
Wesley Nixon was a telegraph operator at the Bulwer Junction depot in New Brighton for over 40 years. His father, Charles Nixon, lived at the depot and was one of its first station agents. The New Brighton Area Historical Society has renovated the depot into the New Brighton History Center.
View of the west bank of Mississippi River and the St. Anthony Falls Milling District. The Stone Arch Bridge is visible, but the M.E. Trestle has been removed.
Parking lot in front of Alfred Parkers home on West Broadway. The son of a Methodist Clergyman, Alfred Parker was born in Maine in 1824. He served in the Mexican War and went to the California gold fields in the rush of 1849. In the early 1850s he came back east by rail and then up the Mississippi by steamboat to St. Paul. In 1854, Parker homesteaded a farm near what is now 42nd and Perry. In 1855 Parker married his neighbor's daughter, Elizabeth Malbon. Her father built the couple a fine house at 4109 Lakeland. A couple years later he built another house on an adjoining lot. The Parker house was used as a stopover by travelers and teamsters hauling on the Bottineau Road. Both houses, in the heart of the business district, were torn down in the 1970s.