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52701. Flood water on Madison Street looking east, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1965
Description:
Water flows eastward along Madison Street toward the Recreation Field in St. Peter in this 1965 photograph. The water came from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive. It ultimately reached the Minnesota River. This photograph was taken from Madison Street, at its intersection with North Washington Avenue. The warm-up shack at the skating rink in the Recreation Field can be seen in the distance at the east end of this portion of Madison Street.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

52702. Flood water on Madison Street looking east, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1965
Description:
Water flows eastward along Madison Street toward the Recreation Field in St. Peter in this 1965 photograph. The water came from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive. It ultimately reached the Minnesota River. This photograph was taken from Madison Street, at its intersection with North Washington Avenue. The warm-up shack at the skating rink in the Recreation Field can be seen in the distance at the east end of this portion of Madison Street.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

52703. Flood water on Highway 169, now Old Minnesota Avenue, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1965
Description:
The Bob's Signs building a short distance north of the intersection of what is currently Old Minnesota Avenue and St. Julien Street in St. Peter was flooded in 1965. The building is on the west side of the Avenue. This street used to be part of Highway 169.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

52704. Flood water at North Eighth and Madison Streets, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1965
Description:
A Rescue Service truck stopped in front of the Henry Kretschmer family home at 324 North Eighth Street during the flood in St. Peter in 1965. Flood water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive was sent along North Eighth and Madison Streets to the Recreation Field and the Minnesota River. Sandbags along both streets can be seen in this photo taken from a location east of North Eighth Street on the north side of Madison Street.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

52705. Flood water at Highway 22 bridge, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1965
Description:
Large chunks of ice on the Minnesota River hit the Highway 22 bridge at St. Peter during the 1965 flood. This photograph was taken from the west end of the bridge. In the background, a small portion of the Rabbit Road bridge over the highway can be seen. The location is in Kasota Township in Le Sueur County.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

52706. Flood water at Highway 22 bridge, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1965
Description:
Large amounts of ice can be seen at the Highway 22 bridge over the flooded Minnesota River in 1965 at St. Peter. The photograph was taken from a location above the river by the Holiday House Supper Club on the east side of the river. This location is in Kasota Township in Le Sueur County.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

52707. Flood water and dike, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1965
Description:
This photograph is part of a large series of photographs that was taken during the 1965 flood in St. Peter. It appears to be the site along Sunrise Drive where a break was made in the dike to allow rapidly rising flood water to be directed eastward to the Minnesota River.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

52708. Flood water and dike on Madison Street, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1965
Description:
Water from a controlled release at a dike along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter can be seen as it is being diverted from North Eighth Street onto Madison Street as it makes its way to the Minnesota River during the 1965 flood. The garage and the rear of the house of the Conrad Anderson family at 320 North Seventh Street can be seen near the top of the photo, slightly to the right of the center of the photograph. The photograph was taken from the intersection of North Eighth and Madison Streets.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

52709. Flood water and dike on Madison Street looking west, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1965
Description:
Madison Street in St. Peter became a shallow river while flood water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive flowed toward the Recreation Field and the Minnesota River. The water was initially directed onto North Eighth Street before it was sent eastward along Madison. The front-end loaders in this view to the west are at the intersection of Madison and North Washington Avenue.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

52710. Flood water and dike on Madison Street looking east, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1965
Description:
The damage to Madison Street in St. Peter caused by the controlled release of water from behind a dike along Sunrise Drive during the 1965 flood is shown in this photo. The photo was taken in the intersection of North Eighth and Madison Streets, looking to the east.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

52711. Flood water and dike on Madison Street looking east, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1965
Description:
Damage to Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood can be seen in this photo. Water from a controlled release in a dike along Sunrise Drive was diverted to North Eighth and Madison Streets, from which it made its way to the Minnesota River. The photograph was taken in the intersection of North Eighth and Madison Streets, looking to the east.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

52712. Flood water and dike on Madison Street looking east, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1965
Description:
Water released from a dike along Sunrise Drive flowed along North Eighth Street in the foreground of this photo before it was diverted to flow eastward along Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. The photo was taken in the intersection of North Eighth and Madison Streets, looking to the east. The water eventually made its way to the Minnesota River.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

52713. Flood water and dike on Madison Street looking east, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1965
Description:
A large amount of water flowed along Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood, causing significant damage. The water came from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive. That water was initially directed onto North Eighth Street, diverted onto Madison, and sent into the Recreation Field, from which it made its way to the Minnesota River. The flooded Recreation Field can be seen in the distance in this photo, which looks to the east from a location on Madison at its intersection with North Washington Avenue.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

52714. Flood water and dike construction along Sunrise Drive, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1965
Description:
Flood water from melted snow west of the city can be seen behind the dike that was constructed along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. Many people responded to the urgent call for volunteers to build the dike. The trees at the far right were located in Calvary Cemetery.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

52715. Flood water and dike construction along Sunrise Drive, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1965
Description:
The dike shown here was constructed along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter during the 1965 flood to prevent water from melted snow west of the city from flooding the city below. First Lutheran Church can be seen in the distance to the north.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

52716. Flood water and dike along Sunrise Drive, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1965
Description:
A view to the north along the sandbag dike that was constructed along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. First Lutheran Church can be seen on the right side of the photo. Flood water from melted snow west of the city can be seen behind the dike.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

52717. Flood water and dike along Sunrise Drive, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1965
Description:
A view to the north along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter, Minnesota during the 1965 flood. The dike shown in the photo was constructed in order to prevent melted snow that was not able to soak into frozen soil from flooding the community below the crest of the hill along which Sunrise Drive extends. The First Lutheran Church can be seen in the distance at right.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

52718. Flood water and dike along Sunrise Drive, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1965
Description:
This view to the north along Sunrise Drive during the 1965 flood in St. Peter shows the sandbag dike that was built along Sunrise Drive to contain flood water from melted snow west of the city. First Lutheran Church can be seen to the right of the center of the photo.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

52719. Flood water along Sunrise Drive looking south, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1965
Description:
The water visible to the right came from melted snow west of St. Peter during the 1965 flood. A dike was constructed along Sunrise Drive to prevent the water from flooding the city below. Various people and vehicles on Sunrise Drive can be seen in the photo. Gustavus Adolphus College and the city water tower are faintly visible to the south in the distance.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

52720. Flood water along North Eighth Street looking north, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1965
Description:
Water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter during the 1965 flood can be seen flowing along North Eighth Street in this photo taken from the intersection of North Eighth and Madison Streets. The view looks to the north. The water was directed to the city's large Recreation Field, from which it could make its way to the Minnesota River.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

52721. Flood water along North Eighth Street looking north, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1965
Description:
The water in this photo flowed along North Eighth Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood, following a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive, which ultimately sent the water to the Minnesota River. The view is to the north, from a location near the intersection of North Eighth Street with Madison Street.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

52722. Flood scene on the Mississippi River, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1897?
Description:
High Mississippi River with ice and debris. Contributed by Richard Uriah Jones, Macalester College Class of 1901, and Macalester Head of Chemistry Department 1903-1941, and Dean of the College, 1917-1936.
Contributing Institution:
Macalester College
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

52723. Flood scene on the Mississippi River, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1897
Description:
Surging water in the Mississippi River, with buildings, smokestacks and the Phoenix Mill in the background. Contributed by Richard Uriah Jones, Macalester College Class of 1901, and Macalester Head of Chemistry Department 1903-1941, and Dean of the College, 1917-1936.
Contributing Institution:
Macalester College
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

52724. Flood scene on the Minnesota River, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1909
Description:
This photograph shows the flooded Minnesota river at St. Peter from a location east of the bridge across the river at Broadway. Freight cars on the Omaha railroad tracks are visible near the center of the photograph.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

52725. Flood route along ravine and North Eighth Street looking east, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1965
Description:
Flood water flowed through this ravine along the south side of the Earl Fitch family home at 416 North Eighth Street in St. Peter in 1965. The water came from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive. This photo shows the sandbag dike that sent the water from the ravine onto North Eighth Street. After flowing for one half of a block to the south, it was sent eastward on Madison Street, from which it was directed into the Recreation Field and onward to the Minnesota River.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
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