Ringling Brothers Circus advertising billboard and advertisements for Dr. Pierce's medicines. Note on back of photo says, "100 block No. Front Street near present Salet's Mens store."
Portrait of Gustave McClure. McCLure operated a hardware store in partnership with Peter Heins in Beaver Falls until his death. Heins expanded to the towns of Renville and Olivia, Minnesota.
View of the Ortonville Bottling Company truck decorated for a parade streamers and cases of bottles. The truck also features a sign that reads, "We Won Favor - By Our Flavor."
Exterior view of the Okabena Tire and Repair Shop owned by Irvin Bayerkohler, later purchased by Okabena Cooperative and later the Jackson County Cooperative Association. Pictured from left to right: Irvin Bayerkohler, Welton "Wiz" Bayerkohler, Herman Volk, and two unidentified individuals.
A group of Oakwood Cemetery workers are posed with garden tools, lawn mower, wheel barrow, sod cutter. The second man from the left is Andrew Holm, superintendent of the cemetery.
Delivery truck for miniature sample loaves of Swanson's Sonny Boy Bread. Shorty Johnson holds three inch sample loaves and an unknown man holds a full size loaf.
Delivery truck for miniature sample loaves of Swanson's Sonny Boy Bread; Shorty Johnson, driver; Sample loaves were given to children as a marketing technique.
Photograph of a celebration on Main Street in Walnut Grove. Businesses shown include: Northwestern Hotel & Restaurant, Chicago Fair, City Drug Store, L.T. Ellefson, C.L. Wichner Saloon, Wichner; C.L., and City Meat Market. All of the buidings shown on the south side of Main Street burned in 1903.
Looking west from Bridge Square at the Ames Mill. The small building infront of the mill was a lawyers office on the east side of the river while the mill was on the west side of the river
Interior view of the store with the clerks: Ray Roth, Jim Schell, Evert Wentworth, Herman Haker, and unidentified salesperson with Milton Schuett, Manager.
Noonan Hotel kitchen and staff. Pictured left to right: Mary Sague, Agnes Harrison, unknown, Mrs. Wagner, unknown, Mrs. (Cliff) Margaret Harrison Thompson (twin to Agnes Harrison), and Josie Haug.
Exterior view of the third Bank organized in Jackson. Organized in 1903, it began business January 4, 1904 and was closed during the Great Depression in January, 1933. The building was located the west side of Second Street between Sherman and Grant streets.
The interior of Hesnault's Pharmacy, which stood on Main Street in Walnut Grove. The man behind left counter is unidentified but the man behind right counter is J.F. Hesnault. John F. Hesnault & Eleck C. Nelson ran the business starting in August of 1903. In 1918 Eleck C. Nelson sold his shares to A.J. Keller who sold out to John F. Heslnault in March of 1927. John F. Helsnault ran the business himself until September of 1938. He sold out to H.C. Nelson & Justin Hagen September of 1938, the name of the store changing to Nelson and Hagen Pharmacy. Nelson & Hagen sold out to Carl A. "Pete" Peterson in June of 1980 changed the name of the store to Peterson Drug. Carl A. Peterson sold out to Donald Pederson in May of 1987 the name changing once more, this time to Pederson Drug.
Exterior view of the Heron Lake Brick and Tile Company, which was incorporated on May 15, 1907. The company advertised as "Manufacturers of Building, Partition and Drain Tile, hollow and common brick. Capacity about four rail cars per day."
Rolland Robert Freeman is shown in front of his Implement, Bicycle and Hardware store. The building was built by Freeman in 1892 and he sold it to a soloon operator in March of 1898. The sales promotion is 'buy a binder and recieve a bicycle for free.'