A drum major and Marching Band of Gustavus Adolphus College are parading on Minnesota Avenue, St. Peter. Nicollet County Court House is in the background. Postcard sent to Amelia Turner, 2127 Dudley Ave., St. Anthony Park, St. Paul, Minn., the front reads, "You may have gotten one of these before, I don't remember what kind I sent you. Have almost forgotten the event but these [sic.] card will keep it in close memory." The back reads, "Dear Cousin; I suppose you are coming home for thanksgiving are you not, to help us eat turkey. No you needn't. I can take care of it my self. How is the "Republican" getting along[?] He's quiet now seeing that we have a Gov. of in party. With a hunger for turkey, I am Willard".
This postcard shows the Four Flying Banvards performing on a trapeze on South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter during a Fourth of July celebration in 1908.
This postcard shows the Four Flying Banvards performing on a trapeze on South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter during a Fourth of July celebration in 1908. The Masonic Hall is on the west side of the 300 block.
This postcard shows the Four Flying Banvards performing on a trapeze on South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter during a Fourth of July celebration in 1908. The Masonic Hall is on the west side of the 300 block.
This postcard shows a marching band going south on Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter on the Fourth of July in 1908. The Mason Bros. Hardware store at left is at the intersection at Grace street.
This postcard shows the Fourth of July celebration on Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter in 1908. The view along the avenue is to the north, from a location slightly south of Grace Street. The view includes a marching band.
This postcard shows a band and horse-drawn vehicles going south along Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter during a Fourth of July parade in 1908. The Mason Bros. sign is along Grace Street.
This postcard shows a band going south on Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter in a Fourth of July parade in 1908. Horse-drawn vehicles are visible. The Mason Bros. sign is along Grace Street.
Members of the German Catholic Benevolent Association are shown marching northward on Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter in a 1911 parade. The arch in the foreground is at the intersection of the avenue with Park Row. A band and a group of soldiers, very likely the members of St. Peter's Company K of the Second Infantry Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard, are following a man carrying an American flag. Many automobiles and a horse-drawn carriage are also visible.
Participants in the German Catholic Benevolent Association's parade are shown marching northward on Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter in 1911. A band and a group of soldiers, very likely the members of St. Peter's Company K of the Second Infantry Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard, are among those included. The arch in the foreground is at the intersection of the avenue with Park Row.
Members of the German Catholic Benevolent Association are shown marching northward on Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter in a 1911 parade. The arch in the foreground is at the intersection of the avenue with Park Row. Many downtown businesses are visible.