Published on June 2, 1910, this cartoon shows streetcars as "Official photograph taken at eleven a.m. by street railway co. for council committee" and "Snapshot, by most any of us, at time we have to use the street cars."
An oratorical contest was held at St. Olaf College on April 4, 1902. Students, faculty, and staff from Gustavus Adolphus College boarded a specially marked Northwestern Line train for the ride to Northfield to attend the contest, where Gustavus student Harry Hedberg took 4th place. This photograph shows the train, the send-off crowd, and the passengers at the depot located near campus.
An oratorical contest was held at St. Olaf College on April 4, 1902. Students, faculty, and staff from Gustavus Adolphus College boarded a specially marked Northwestern Line train for the ride to Northfield to attend the contest, where Gustavus student Harry Hedberg took 4th place. This photograph shows the crowd assembled on the station platform, ready to board the train.
This cartoon pokes fun at the driving habits of the citizens of Minneapolis. A Minneapolis family is out for a spin; a farmer hauling a load of hay on his tractor honks at a man in a horse-driven wagon; a stylishly-dressed woman addresses her chauffeur; and a Minneapolis Messenger Service driver reads at the wheel.