This postcard shows a view, looking to the east, of the flooded Minnesota River at St. Peter. Across the river is the Omaha Railroad Depot that served St. Peter.
This postcard photo was taken from Levee Park in St. Peter in 1908 during a Minnesota river flood. The view to the east shows the Broadway bridge at left and the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha railroad depot (right of center) across the river in Le Sueur county.
Spectators are seen watching the flood waters from the College (4th Street) Street bridge. The Riverside Livery is visible on the right. After several days of drenching rains along the Zumbro River basin, the river overflowed its banks in Rochester early on the morning of early on June 26, 1908. The river rose at a rapid rate (four feet in 20 minutes) and did extensive damage to the business and residential sections of the city.
View looks to the east from a location near the east side of the Broadway bridge at St. Peter. The flooded Minnesota river has covered the road. The Omaha depot and a steam locomotive approaching the depot from the north are shown. The date 6-25-08 is on the card.
View of the flooded Minnesota River at St. Peter. The view is from a location east of the city. The city's flour mill is at far left, and the bridge over the river at Broadway is at right.
A view of St. Peter from the flooded Minnesota River. The St. Peter Roller Mill is visible at far left. The Broadway Bridge is visible at right. Other visible structures include the Nicollet Hotel, the Fay Hotel, and the Woehler Brothers Tinsmith Shop.
This postcard shows people looking at the water covering the road from St. Peter to Kasota during the 1908 flood. The Minnesota river's normal course was along the trees shown in the distance. The view is from the outskirts of St. Peter.
This colorized postcard shows the flooded road east of the Broadway bridge in St. Peter on June 25, 1908. The water of the Minnesota River has reached the Omaha Depot, which is shown in the center of the postcard. A steam locomotive is visible to the left of the depot.