Dated the fourth day of March in 1871, this bond was issued by the Borough of Saint Peter in order to raise money to finance the construction of the Winona & Saint Peter Railroad. The value of the bond at maturity was five hundreds dollars. The railroad crossed the Minnesota River and entered Nicollet County near the site of the St. Peter State Hospital in May of 1871. The railroad eventually extended through St. Peter, Traverse, Oshawa, Nicollet, and Courtland in Nicollet County before it crossed the Minnesota River into Brown County.
This booklet describes the planning and building of the Duluth Aerial Ferry Bridge in 1904-1905. Many photographs and drawings illustrate the progress and describe the working of the bridge. Details on dimensions, specifications, and costs of operation are provided.
The State Highway Commission of Minnesota was organized January 12th, 1906, under the provisions of chapter 163, General Laws of 1905. The first annual report contains a report on highway commissions of the states of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts; a report of the state engineer George W. Cooley for the year ending December 1, 1906 (statistics and general information; Experimental Road No.1, locally known as the State Farm Road); pictures showing the evolution of a mud road by the use of the common drag - Blue Earth County; appendixes (State Highway Commission Circular no. 1); index; and a map showing location of proposed State Roads as provided for by the Resolutions of County Boards. Submitted by Gustave Scholle, Chairman, J.B. Galarneault, Charles Halvorson. [35 pp. + Appendix (1 folded, one-sided map, 17 x 21 in.)]
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Large fold-out brochure promoting tours of Lake Minnetonka and Big Island Park via the streetcar company's streetcars and boats, with photos, drawings, maps and text.
Contains a report of the state engineer George W. Cooley about work done by counties under State Aid for the two year period ending December 31st, 1908 (The first allotment of State Aid Funds was made March 5th, 1907), experimental road work, road material resources of the state, bridges and bridge accidents, Minnesota river floods, state boundaries, topographical features, opinions of the Attorney General furnished to the Highway Commission during 1907 and 1908, appendixes (Office of the State Highway Commission Circular no. 2 & 3, Bulletin no. 3); index; pictures of roads and bridges; map of Minnesota showing state roads. Submitted by Gustave Scholle, Chairman, J.B. Galarneault, Charles Halvorson. [96 pp. + 12 leaves of photos + 4 folded, one-sided plans, 9 x 14 in. + 1 map, 15 x 21 in. ]
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
This safety poster warned against reckless behavior around streetcars. It was cut down from a car card, and advertisement displayed inside a streetcar and was used as backing for another photo in a scrapbook, which is why part of the text is missing.
Large fold-out brochure promoting tours of Lake Minnetonka and Big Island Park via the streetcar company's streetcars and boats, with photos, drawings, maps and text.
The 1909-1910 report contains a report of the state engineer George W. Cooley about work done for the two-year period ending December 31st, 1910, designating state roads, road work, bridges and culverts, experimental road work, road maintenance, good road exhibit, road material resources of the state; pictures of roads and bridges. The 1911 report contains a report of the state engineer George W. Cooley about work done during the season of 1911 and a summary of all work from 1906 to 1911. The 1909-1910 report was submitted by Louis W. Hill, Chairman, Charles M. Babcock, Clarence I. McNair. The 1911 report was submitted by Charles M. Babcock, Chairman, Clarence I. McNair, F.S. Bell. [57 pp.]
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Contains a report of the state engineer George W. Cooley about work done for the calendar years1912 and 1913, state rural highways, maintenance, Good Roads Day, bridges; pictures of roads and bridges. Submitted by Charles M. Babcock, Chairman, Clarence I. McNair, F.S. Bell. [37 pp.]
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Contains a report of the state engineer George W. Cooley about work done for the year1914, including a history of the Minnesota State Road Laws, description of the Koochiching Country Fire Breaks, road report and bridge report by counties; pictures of roads and bridges. Submitted by Charles M. Babcock, Chairman, Clarence I. McNair, F.S. Bell. [241 pp. + 1 folded, one-sided table of state aid construction report, 9 x 20 in. + 1 folded map of Minnesota showing state roads and state rural highways, 67 x 61 in.]
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Contains a report of activities of the department for the years 1915 and 1916, maintenance and construction chart showing division of cost of work done in each county, statement of state aid road funds, units of work on which state aid was paid, engineers general report, pictures of roads and bridges. [40 pp. + 1 folded, one-sided table, 13 x 23 in.]
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library