Portrait of Mrs. Nancy Faribault McClure Huggins in 1926 at the boulder that marks the site of the signing of the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux in 1851. Nancy married David Faribault there while the treaty negotiations were in progress.
Operators at the New Sweden Telephone Exchange used this switchboard while they served their customers. The exchange was located in New Sweden, Minnesota.
Uniformed members of the Nicollet Germania Band pose outside. The band was organized in the latter 1880s by Frank Hackbarth, and lasted until 1925. It was a very active band, playing for many social events.
Portrait of several well known men from St. Peter standing in front of the Nutter Brothers' Hardware store, which was located at 414 South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. At right, John Brogan was the driver of a horse-drawn water tank for sprinkling the streets.
Interior view of the office of the St. Peter Herald newspaper. The office shown was located upstairs in a building at the southwest corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Nassau street in St. Peter. H. J. Essler and Arthur Olson are two of the men in the photograph.
From left to right, the soldiers are: Lt. E. E. Miller, Capt. Oliver Quane, and Lt. Frank Magner. They were officers in St. Peter's Co. K of the Second Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard.
Officers of the Second Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard. Company K from St. Peter is represented by number one, Capt. Oliver Quane, number two, Lt. E. E. Miller, and number three, Lt. Frank Magner.
View of a parade float in St. Peter filled with a number of women, many of whom carried parasols. The rear of the first Lincoln School, which was located on the north side of Chestnut Street, between Third and Fourth Streets, can be seen in the background. The school was destroyed by a fire in 1913.
A parade in St. Peter. The Nicollet Hotel, at the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Park Row, is at left. The buildings are along the west side of the 100 block of South Minnesota Avenue.
A parade on Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. A float heading north is shown in front of the Nicollet County Courthouse on the east side of the 500 block of South Minnesota Avenue.
Group of soldiers riding horses going south on Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The soldier leading the parade is approaching the intersection at Nassau street. Several horse-drawn vehicles and a couple of bicycles are shown. The reverse side of the photograph is dated Oct. 20, 1900.
Located at 319 South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter, Minnesota, Peterson Brothers Billiards and Bowling was in existence for many years. Residents remember a large sign in the shape of a bowling pin attached to the front of the building.
The Peterson Brothers Billiards and Bowling establishment at 319 South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter, Minnesota, operated for many years. A sign in the shape of a large bowling pin was a prominent feature on the front of the building.
Philip Dick and his sons, Philip E. Dick and Albert Dick, operated this clothing store at 304 South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter, Minnesota, for many years.
This photograph shows a group of St. Peter residents at a picnic. The names are on the reverse side of the photograph. Among the individuals listed are members of the Peterson, Cosgrove, Ribble, and Schleuder families.
Portrait of Captain Frank Magner from St. Peter. Magner served in St.Peter's Company K of the Second Infantry Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard, which was organized in 1908. [E1498 is cataloged as E6292]