Meat hanging on pegs with four men standing by counter. Left to right: Harry Solem, Roman Borseth, John Grotte, and Bob Reisdorph. Store was located on the south side of the Windom square on 9th Street.
Vigorena feed display with bags of dog food stacked up along with chick starter. In the back row stands six men. Art Tibodeau is second from left and Roy Tibodeau is fourth from left.
Two cars parked in front of Dorotha's Cafe and three transport trucks getting gas at the Mileage Gas Station in Windom. Loaded on the trucks are new cars and pick-ups.
Park Hotel constructed of brick with three stories and white wooden porches. Located on 10th Street between 4th and 5th Avenue. Later renamed the Basinger Hotel. Torn down in 1958.
Interior of the Johnson Grocery Store in Westbrook. Canned goods predominate the shelves. Behind counter are five workers. Left to right; Hannah and Ernest Johnson, ? , Esther Carlson Yaeger, Florence Enderson.
Exterior of the Windom Co-op gas station. Small brick building with two gas pumps located at 812 Fourth Avenue. Today it is the Cottonwood County Historical Society.
Hardcover book containing plat maps of the townships of Cottonwood County, Farmer's Directory, and advertising of the leading buinesses in the county. Also has maps of the United States and World in back.
Interior of the Villa Restaurant with the counter and stools. Behind the counter is Ole Villa, his wife Ida, and their son Joe. The customer is unknown. This building was originally the First State Bank of Storden constructed in 1903. It became the restaurant in 1918.
Exterior of the Val Quevli Store and home in Bingham Lake. Two story building with milk cans lined on the left of the doorway. The store was in operation from 1920-1965.
A snow covered street and buildings on the West side of the square, 4th Avenue, looking north. Pictured are: ?, Nason Meat Market, Hardware store, Land Office, ?, O. Nelson and Son Store, J. O. Thompson Land Office, Baptist Church. Several houses are visible to the north, as well as trees that were planted for a park on the right side of street.
View of the interior of a mercantile store. Candy sites on the counter. Cigars and cigarettes are in the glass cases. Three people stand behind the counter.
Hauling tile from Bingham Lake Tile Factory. Right to left on engine: N. P. Minio, Frank Minio, Lewis Minion. Hauling 10 wagons of tile with a stem engine to the Minion farm in Delton Township.
The interior of a mercentile store with buttons, boxes, banners, ball jars, rugs, etc. visible in the photograph. Three women stand working in the store.
Photograph taken looking north up Main Street on a very narrow dirt road. The water tower, three elevators, and a few business and industry buildings are visible.
An exterior photograph of T. T. Warenas Implement Shop. A house and another building can be seen in the background. Several men pose on the porch with heavy winter coats on, while young boys pose in shirt-sleeves.
Exterior of the Prime Hotel in Storden, moved into Storden from Copenhagen with Gus Fredrickson as the first manager. Six men pose for their picture in front of the two-story hotel. A bicycle leans against the porch.
Martin Reisgard with his Drayline business. Egg cases are stacked on the dray which is backed up to the general store. A small boy sits on the porch of the store, watching Martin.
A view down Main Street. A pool hall, general store, storehouse, harness shop, Town Hall and Saloon, restaurant, barber shop, First State Bank, and meat market visible.
Store front of the Quevli's Store with a poster in the window that reads "Grand Celebration" for the upcoming three day event on June 20-22. Passing by on the street is Dr. Moen in his new automobile, one of the first in the city.
The exterior of the General Store in Delft, Minnesota. The store was built in 1903 and operated by the Harder Brothers. The store sold dry goods, groceries, hardware, implements; and also housed the telephone exchange and post office for a time.
Two photographs copied into one picture that shows cutting ice on a lake. Top photo shows ice tools and two men cutting ice. Bottom photo is of the circular saw cutting through the ice. Company was owned by H.P. Fast.
The Selnes Store interior. An ornate chest labeled "Diamond Roasted Coffees" sits on the left of the photograph while a long counter is on the right. Four men stand behind the counter, working in the store.
Inga Smestad Wagon Shop in Windom with several wheels propped up in front of the wagon shop next to two men that work there. Two wagons waiting to be worked on are visible.
Amo Township stores started in 1896 with a creamery, a blackshop, a store attached to a home which was shipped out from the cities and hauled out from Windom, and a post office.
Exterior of the Hutton and Company Building, built in 1895, sold to Olaf Selnes in 1911. It later became the Fair Store. Located at 9th Street and 4th Ave. It was constructed of brick from local brick factory.
Exterior of the Cone Block Building, later Crane Block Building in Windom on Fourth Avenue and Ninth Street. In front of the corner store is a horse and single buggy. A dentist sign is on the corner of the building. The second store advertises "Bargins, Bargins, entire stock of jewelry to be closed out at cost, for the next days." Steiman and Sanger printed on the awning.
Exterior view of the Selnes General Merchandise, Hardware and Furniture Store on the South side of the square on 9th street. The store was built in 1895 with apartments upstairs. Several people pose in front of the store, while some stand beside their furniture.
The storefront for the General Merchandise Store on Ninth Street and Fourth Avenue. Several people can be seen walking on both sides of the store. A horse and buggy are parked in front of the store. It is a two-story building, with apartments upstairs and an outside stairway.
A photograph showing the exterior of the Cottonwood County Bank, built in 1895. A man and a child stand in front of the bank. An outside stairway is on the right side of the photograph and leads up to an apartment.
A photograph of several buildings, a house, horses, and smoke stacks that make-up the Windom Brickyard near Cottonwood Lake. A railroad track cuts through the foreground, and Cottonwood Lake is visible in the background.
Construction men in front of the Bank of Windom, which later became the First National Bank. Pictured are: Martin Peterson, Chester Peterson, Oscar Nelson and others.
An interior view of Tilford Drug Store, which was on the corner of Ninth Street and Fourth Avenue. It later became Sigstad Variety Store. Pictured are: Will Sanger on the left and Fred Tilford on the right.
Exterior view of the business and industry office of Seth S. Johnson, possibly a buggy shop, later Wolff Department Store. In the year 2000 it became an antique store.
Photograph showing the exterior of a large three-story frame structure with a one-story addition to house the steam engine plant. Mountain Lake Roller Mill, was a flour mill, built in the late 1870's by David Hiebert.
A feed barn, where people could take their horses to be fed. Several people on the picture posing for their picture with many buggies and horses waiting their turn.
The North side of the square, on 10th Street in Windom. The bank is the first building on the right. The park was located across the street where the courthouse was later built.