These students served as cadets during World War I. They are shown in their uniforms beside the High School that was constructed in 1907 in St. Peter, Minnesota.
This photograph shows William Jennings Bryan speaking from a stage in St. Peter. The stage faced east and was located on Park Row, at its intersection with Minnesota Avenue, along the south side of the Nicollet Hotel. The photo is dated Oct. 2, 1900.
This photograph shows William Jennings Bryan speaking in St. Peter in 1900. Bryan is standing on a platform on Park Row, at its intersection with Minnesota Avenue. A flag is visible on top of the Nicollet Hotel.
Bound ledger book filled with pages of information on World War I service from Marshall County residents. Service records also includes letters. The war service information is pasted into the ledger book. Note: Page numbers are non-sequential until page 1 (which is 11 pages into the volume).
Image of a burning storefront man is standing on a ladder with an axe. Note the hose running in between the onlookers. Horse drawn fire wagon parked in front of businesses. The Fire Brigade was established in 1898 and utilized water from the municipal water tower at the intersection of 4th Street and 5th Avenue.
This photograph shows the first of Minnesota's new armories that were authorized to be constructed in 1913. This armory in St. Peter was located on the east side of Minnesota Avenue, between Grace and Mulberry Streets, north of the neighboring Carnegie Library.
A group of uniformed soldiers in front of the St. Peter Armory, which was located on the east side of Minnesota Avenue, to the north of the Public Library, between Mulberry and Grace Streets.
A group of men in front of the St. Peter Armory, which was located on the east side of Minnesota Avenue, to the north of the Public Library, between Mulberry and Grace Streets.
Three veterans of the Spanish-American War from St. Peter and local businessmen pose informally. In the front row, from left to right, they are: Frank Magner, Oliver Quane, and Charlie Key. St. Peter Herald owner Henry Essler is the man in the middle of the back row.
Portrait of cook J. A. Johnson, musician R. Erickson, and private H. Hanson, who were members of Company K of the Second Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard training at Sparta, Wisconsin.
This is a photograph of Corporal Mathew J. Scheibel of Company K of the Second Infantry Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard, which was formed in St. Peter in 1908.
Interior view of the Register of Deeds office in the Courthouse, April 1922 (calendar visible on wall). George Nash, Register of Deeds, and Clara Skailand, Deputy, pictured at desk.
Officers of the Second Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard. Company K from St. Peter is represented by number one, Capt. Oliver Quane, number two, Lt. E. E. Miller, and number three, Lt. Frank Magner.