This postcard shows a rushing creek lined with trees. It was sent to Miss Lydia Olson, Rock Island, Ill. The front reads, "Heartiest- greetings to yourself and your sisters, and a thousand thanks for the pretty, sweet valentine, which I received and ought to have acknowledged long ago. Hope that you are enjoying the summer very much. I will stay here probably through July, and then go away for a month. Lovingly, Inez"
This postcard shows a portion of the auditorium and chapel in the rear of the Center building at the St. Peter State Hospital. This room has also been called the assembly hall. Pennants with the year 1916 appear in several places in the image. They would probably represent the 1916 graduating class of student nurses.
This postcard shows a portion of the auditorium and chapel in the rear of the Center building at the St. Peter State Hospital. This room has also been called the assembly hall. The year 1913 has been written on the reverse side of the postcard. A large Christmas tree is visible to the left of the stage.
This postcard shows a portion of the auditorium and chapel in the rear of the Center building at the St. Peter State Hospital. This room has also been called the assembly hall. The year 1913 has been written on the reverse side of the postcard. A large Christmas tree is visible to the left of the stage.
Exterior view from the east of Leighton Hall on the Carleton College campus. The campus Heating Plant is visible. Handwritten text on back reads "From Caroline Burtis Beatty '33."
Exterior view of the Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Omaha railroad depot serving St. Peter on the east side of the Minnesota river. A steam locomotive and several railroad cars are along the east side of the depot. North of the depot is the Farmers Elevator. There is a 1906 postmark on the postcard.
A group of congregants stand in front of a church. The Cherry Grove Evangelical Church was dedicated on November 13, 1982 and cost $2400. In 1925 it was replaced with a new building.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church
View of the Chippewa (Ojibwe) camp at White Earth on June 14, 1910. White Earth is located within the White Earth Indian Reservation (Gaa-waabaabiganikaag) and is home to the White Earth Nation, also known as the Anishinaabe.
Chippaway [Chippewa] Indian Camp at White Earth on June 14, 1910. White Earth is located within the White Earth Indian Reservation (Gaa-waabaabiganikaag) and is home to the White Earth Nation, also known as the Anishinaabe.
This postcard shows decorations in the Detach Ward North building at the St. Peter State Hospital in January of 1910, according to sources at the hospital.
Several churches in Nicollet, Minnesota, are shown on this postcard. Trinity Lutheran Church is in the upper left corner. The Friedens Church is in the foreground in the upper right corner. To its left is the Methodist or Zion Evangelical United Brethren Church. The one in the distance is the Lutheran Church. The Church of St. Paul is shown in the lower right corner of this postcard.
A photo collage of the city of Renville churches; including the Catholic church, the Norwegian Lutheran Church, the Methodist Church, and the German Lutheran Church.
A view of the altar in a church in Underwood. A kneeling rail surrounds the altar. A pulpit is to the right of the altar, and a piano to the left. Pews are in the foreground.
This postcard shows the Church of the Holy Communion in St. Peter. This Episcopal church was built on the west side of the 100 block of North Minnesota Avenue.
The west face and the south side of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, also known as St. Mary's Church, are visible in this image. The church faced South Third Street, and was located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Third and Myrtle Streets in St. Peter.
City of Lakefield's City Hall and Powerhouse building in 1916. Also visible is the water tower built in 1915-1916, the town hall built in 1894, the light and water plant built built circa 1900 and the city jail built circa 1902.
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.
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."
This postcard shows St. Peter drummer Cliff Mollert and his band. The band members were, from left to right, Burton Johnson, Don Anderson, Bill Norman, Maurice Rheaume, Cliff Mollert, Bob Tousley, and piano player Jean Gustafson.
A view of the Clitherall Depot. Two man, woman, and young girl stand next to tall stacks of wooden boxes. Some of the boxes have the phrase ""The Mason Fruit Jar Co."" on the side.
The C.M. Foss is surrounded by Scaffolding. Carpenters will stand on the scaffolding to work. Individual boards are used as the sheeting later to be covered with siding. Today this is the home of John and Joy Thomsen.
The C.M. Foss home still is present today. It is a private home on the corner of Division Street and Garfield Street. Mr. and Mrs. Foss are standing in front of their home with young trees, several flowers and shrubs around the house. The front of the house has a large screen porch.
The C.M. & St. P. Railway Station in Hickson, North Dakota. Behind the train station is the Crown Elevator Co. Elevator. Men, women, and children stand in front of the train station.
The Cobb Bridge (also known as the Talbort Bridge) over Little Cobb River in Medo Township, 1/2 mile north of Medo Lutheran Church, with horses and wagon.
This cropped postcard shows the cold storage building on the grounds of the St. Peter State Hospital. Sources at the hospital state that it was built in 1894. An isolation cottage can be seen at right, behind the cold storage building.
This cropped postcard shows the cold storage building on the grounds of the St. Peter State Hospital. Sources at the hospital state that it was built in 1894. An isolation cottage can be seen at right, behind the cold storage building.
Collage of Minneapolis photographs includes Regatta Day on Lake Minnetonka, Court House and City Hall, Boulevard at Lake Calhoun, Loring Park, St. Louis Bay on Lake Minnetonka, Library at State University, Flour Mill District, Minnehaha Falls, and St. Anthony Falls and Exposition Building, dated 1906.
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.
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."
"Coming of settlers 1853." Carleton students act in the 50th Anniversary Historical Pageant at Carleton College. Some actors ride in horse-drawn covered wagons. Text on back of postcard reads "From the library of F.R. Clow."
"Coming of settlers 1853." Carleton students act in the 50th Anniversary Historical Pageant at Carleton College's Laird Athletic Field. A cow follows a covered wagon.
The Jesse James - Younger gang fled from Northfield, Minnesota after a failed bank robbery. Young Sorbel recognized the gang as they passed his Hanska farm. Bob, Cole and Jim Younger would eventually surrender to this seven-man posse 8 miles west of Madelia on the banks of the Watonwan River. Charlie Pitts died in the shootout.
This postcard shows the Commercial building on the Gustavus Adolphus College campus in St. Peter. The building was located next to the south side of ""Old Main."" Its porch faced east.
This postcard shows a view of the Commercial Hotel in St. Peter that was located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Park Row. The image is a reproduction that was made from an earlier photograph.
Another Great Depression-era building whose life hangs in the balance. It stands empty since the City of Ely built a new library and left the building untenented. In its heyday it housed the library, club rooms, a ballroom on the top floor with a movie theater, a full kitchen, public showers, and more.