View of some of the early buildings on the Carleton College campus, including Pancake Hall and Lord House, Northfield, Minnesota. Pancake Hall was a Carleton College residence.
Exterior view of Hamline University which was constructed in Red Wing in 1855-56 and later moved to St. Paul in the 1860s. The courthouse shown behind it was built in 1858-59.
Exterior view of Stearns House with men and women standing on the balcony and in front of the building. The Stearns House, a former hotel purchased by the state, served as a St. Cloud State's first and only building when the school was established in 1869.
This photo shows a view of the Gustavus Adolphus College campus in St. Peter. The largest building is Old Main, which is located at the west end of College Avenue.
Old Main - as remodeled after the storm of June 5, 1880. (This Old Main was the original building for Mankato State Normal School. It was destroyed by fire in 1922.)
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University Archives and Southern Minnesota Historical Center, Memorial Library, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Photograph of the first Chemistry-Horticulture building at University of Minnesota Farm, St. Paul campus. The new head of the first Horticulture department was Samuel Green, 1888.
View of the campus from its southwest corner looking northeast, showing Willis Hall, Williams Hall, Carleton's first observatory, and first Music Hall (Seccombe House).
Exterior view of original Old Main building at Macalester College with a young man in foreground. From the estate of William Porter Lee, Macalester class of 1889.
Hamline University's campus as seen from the northeast. From left, Ladies Hall (later known as Goheen Hall), heating plant, and University Hall (also known as Old Main).
This postcard shows a view of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter in 1886. The building with the clock tower is Old Main, which is located at the west end of College Avenue.
Hamline University's campus as seen from the northeast. From left, Ladies Hall (later known as Goheen Hall), Science Hall, and University Hall (also known as Old Main). Boardwalk in foreground.