Members of the White Bear Fire Department posed with horses and pumper wagon in front of the original fire station garage at the northwest corner of Second Street and Clark Avenue.
Luther Seminary moved to this facility on Hamline Avenue in St. Paul in 1899 and remained there until its 1917 merger with Red Wing Seminary and the United Church Seminary at the latter's campus in the St. Anthony Park neighborhood of St. Paul. This building is on the corner of Hamline Avenue and Capitol Avenue. Back of photograph reads: Rev. O.E. Brandt, Luther Seminary, Capitol & Hamline.
Peoples Coal and Ice Company had five ice houses on the east side of Long Lake which first served the stockyards industry and later provided a busy commercial ice industry for some 60 years in New Brighton. The ice was stored in well-insulated ice houses and covered with sawdust, which helped to insulate the ice and keep the blocks from sticking together. When needed, the 20 x 32-inch blocks were loaded into railroad cars, which held about 140 blocks per car. Any left-over ice went toward filling many a villager's own icehouse.
The first church in New Brighton was the First Congregational Church of New Brighton, incorporated on September 5, 1890. This church was built in 1892 at a cost of $1500. It was located on the west side of Fifth Avenue and Sixth Street.
The United Church built housing for its faculty on the St. Anthony Park campus. This panoramic views shows the United Church Seminary building (later named Bockman Hall) on the left and faculty housing on the right connected by dirt roads.
The Evangelical Headquarters Dining Hall was a fundraiser for the Evangelical Hospital and Deaconess Home in St. Paul. This Hospital became the West Side General Hospital.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church
Picture of the witch scene from Macbeth, staged by Macalester students in 1907. Students identified in the caption on the back include Lulu Piper, Pearl Nash, Mell Hobart and R.S. Wallace.
Members are gathered at Indian Mounds in St. Paul. They are standing on the leftmost of the two mounds visible, and a policeman is standing near center in the foreground. The Ninth Convention of the Minnesota Association of the Deaf was held in St. Paul during September 4-7, 1907. A label on the photo reads: "9th Convention Minnesota Association of the Deaf, St. Paul, Minn. Sept. 4th to 7th, 1907."
Member are gathered in front of the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul. The Ninth Convention of the Minnesota Association of the Deaf was held in St. Paul during September 4-7, 1907. A label on the photo reads: "9th Convention Minnesota Association of the Deaf, St. Paul, Minn. Sept. 4th to 7th, 1907." The man with no ribbon badge and holding a white hat and sitting in the middle of the front row is Governor John A. Johnson. Sitting to the right of Governor Johnson are Jay Cooke Howard, Dr. James L. Smith, Henry Bruns, Thomas Sheridan, an unknown woman, and James S.S. Bowen. Sitting to the left of Governor Johnson are an unknown woman, L.W. Hodgman, four unknowns, and Anton Schroeder. To the right of Anton Schroeder are an unknown woman and an unknown man and then Louis Albert Roth (in a dark tie and suit) standing in the second row behind the unknown man. In the front row, third from the left end, is Anson Spear (with a thick dark mustache and beard).
The Evangelical Headquarters Dining Hall at the Minnesota State Fair, was a fundraiser for the Evangelical Hospital and Deaconess Home in St. Paul. This hospital became the West Side General Hospital. A hearty dinner of Roast Beef, Potatoes, Pork and Beans, Spaghetti, Celery, Pie and Coffee could be had for 35 cents.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church
Female studentss standing in front of Old Main, as seen from inside the entryway of Old Main. Wallace Hall can be seen in the background. The caption on the back reads, "Macalester College picnic 1910."
William Perry and his family ran Lake Johanna beach facilities in present-day Arden Hills, consisting of concessions, boat and swimsuit rental, dance pavilion, and picnic area. Perry was the son of Mounds View Township founder Charles Perry.
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1913-1914 (District 33). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=15000
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1909-1914 (District 34); House 1915-1922 (District 37). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=13088
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1915-1920 (District 39). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=13789
Minnesota State Fair exhibition booth with art and handcraft works done by Minnesota School for the Deaf students. Works on display include printings, embroidery and lacework, furniture and woodwork.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
Margaret Brooks Thompson, the widow of Charles Thompson, is posing with a trowel in her hand. She is standing by the cornerstone that has been laid for the Charles Thompson Memorial Hall.
Margaret Brooks Thompson, the widow of Charles Thompson, is using a trowel to spread mortar on some stone blocks. She is flanked by several men, and the cornerstone is suspended above her in mid-air by a pulley arrangement.
View of the stockyards shows the five ice houses run by Peoples Coal and Ice Company and cattle in pens. This photo is currently being used in the letterhead and logo for New Brighton's civic event, New Brighton Stockyard Days.
A photograph of the first meeting for the Minnesota Potato Growers held in St. Paul Minnesota on August 10, 1919. The man marked with the red "x" is J. Oscar Serline of Kanabec County.
MacGillis & Gibbs Company employees with their horses as they transport telephone poles. The company specialized in the treatment, production and distribution of telephone poles from 1919 and employed many New Brighton men. The firm treated telephone poles and lumber with chemicals to preserve the wood, which ultimately contaminated the soil and made its way into groundwater. In 1984 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) declared both MacGillis & Gibbs Company site and an adjacent pole company, Bell Lumber and Pole, as a Superfund site. The cleanup continued until 1993.
Long Lake water had a reputation for its clean quality and the ice-making industry flourished for over sixth years. A conveyer carries the ice up from the water to a platform from where it is loaded on sleighs at the Peoples Coal and Ice Company. Commercial ice houses dating back to the early 1890s were located on the north, east, and southwestern shores of the lake. They flourished until the 1950s when modernized refrigeration made them virtually extinct.
A large group photograph of the Minnesota County Commissioners and Auditors at the Twin City Babcock Conference of April 8 and April 9, 1920. In the second row beginning at the sixth person is Alfred Sanders, J. Oscar Serline, Ed Peterson and W. Monson.
Tommy Kowaksi was one of New Brighton's first policeman, but also served as the town street sweeper. This photo was taken on present day Fifth Avenue, facing north, with the Hudoba Building and the Transit House Hotel in the background.
The grocery store of Schmalzbauer and Zamor, located on Front Street in the old Transit House building, was operated by Frank (Shorty) Zamor and Anton (Buff) Schmalzbauer, brothers-in law.
Children of Franklin Searles, New Brighton prominent businessman, are shown: son Coy Searles; daughter Marnie Searles; friend E. Lawrence Haglund; daughter Maude Searles
Sadie and Franklin M. Searles, prominent New Brighton businessman, in front of their 1923 vehicle with their grandchildren, Helen Searles and Donald D. Searles.