A postcard showing three churches of Long Prairie, Minnesota: Presbyterian Church, Methodist Church and Lutheran Church. The Methodist Episcopal Church was built in 1883. It burned in a fire in 1941 but the congregation rallied its financial and spiritual powers to rebuild. The new church was dedicated in April 1942 and cost $18, 000. Written on the back: "Miss Eilsie Schalfer 28 W. 10 St., St. Paul, Minn, Grey Eagle, Minn, Dec. 22. Dear Sister, We got your box, shure (sp.) was glad to hear from you. Say Elsie Ewald dond (sp.) got his ring, diden (sp.) you send it, or it got lost on the way. Anser right away, from your Mother."
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church
Postcard depicting the Masonic Temple that once stood at 1544 Englewood Avenue. The card was published for Florian's Pharmacy. Reverse has a message sent by "Mary" to "Mrs. R. M. Vaughan" in Belleville, Kansas.
Postcard with composite image of Vernon Center, including the Baptist Church, High School, and M. E. Church. Caption reads "Greetings from Vernon Center." Message from Anna K. to Miss Clara Billet, Good Thunder, postmarked Vernon Center.
Postcard with images of Mapleton High School, I. Troendle residence, Brick block of Main Street, and Catholic Church with caption, "Greetings from Mapleton, Minn." Message from Ed to Miss Henrietta Wolfram, Piqua, Ohio, postmarked Mapleton.
The old water tower was removed not long after the new water tower was constructed in the early 1900s in Nicollet, Minnesota. This postcard shows both of the water towers.
O. M. Edsill purchased the general store in 1908. The Edsills added on living quarters and a section for a hardware store. A man and two girls pose in front, possibly O. M. Edsill and daughters Rose and Lillie.
A postcard highlighting attractions in Fergus Falls. The center of the postcard reads ""Greetings from Fergus Falls Minn."" Surrounding that phrase are photographs of St. Luke's Hospital, the Wright Water Power dam, the main business district, the City Light Station dam, Wright Memorial Hospital, the Woolen Mill Power dam, the State Hospital, and a river.
This postcard shows the St. Peter stand pipe, which was located near the northern boundary of the Gustavus Adolphus College campus. This structure served as the city water tower.
This postcard shows the home of Governor John A. Johnson in St. Peter at 418 North Third street. Johnson served as the governor of Minnesota from 1905 until 1909.
This postcard view of Gorman Park in St. Peter shows horse-drawn vehicles, a crowd of people, and a bandstand. The park is bordered by Washington Avenue and Fifth, Grace, and Myrtle streets.
A man stands in front of the Co-operative Creamery building in Vining. He stands next to two milk cans. The building has a very tall smoke stack, and stands in the middle of a field, with trees in the background.
The Kikhorn residence in Rustad, Minnesota. The home is two stories with windows in the attic and basement. A widow's walk is on top of the house, behind a chimney. There is a porch on the first floor and a balcony on the second floor.
A view of Harwood, North Dakota. Power line poles can be seen on the left hand side, a dirt road down the middle, and a row of houses on the right hand side.
Center of the road view of East Olive (Main) Street in Pipestone. Pipestone County Bank building on the left, the Moore Block and Ferris Grand Opera House among others in the block on right side.