Southern Minnesota Historical Center Photograph Collection. Photographs, 1870-Ongoing. SMHC Manuscript Collection 215. 1 Hollinger box, 1 cubic foot.

Abstract:

The Southern Minnesota Historical Center Photograph Collection consists of photographs and images of people and places pertaining to southern Minnesota and the greater Mankato area. While the majority of these images concern this section of the state, a few images relate to locations and people important to other portions of Minnesota. Dated pictures within the collection range from 1870 through 1936; however, a majority of other images were not dated but are known to have come from later dates.

Scope and Content:

This collection has been divided into two series. One covers the Mankato Area and other series contains a variety of images from Minnesota but more specifically the southern portion of the state.

Restrictions:

There are no restrictions on use of this collection for research purposes. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property and libel laws as they apply.

Collection Citation:

Southern Minnesota Historical Center Photograph Collection. Photographs, 1870-Ongoing. SMHC Manuscript Collection 215, Southern Minnesota Historical Center, Memorial Library, Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Processed By:

Archival staff processed this collection. Jeff A. Jenson reprocessed the collection and developed the finding aid in February 2003.

Related Collections:

it has been determined that there are similar manuscript collections located at the Minnesota Historical Society, the Blue Earth County Historical Society, and at other locations.

LCSH Subject Headings:

Blue Earth (Minn)--Businesses--Miller Meat Market--Pictorial Works.
Brogan, John--Pictorial Works.
Fort Ridgley (Minn.)--Buildings--Pictorial Works.
Dakota Indians--Wars, 1862-1865.
Duluth (Minn)--Harbor--Pictorial Works.
Fairmont (Minn)--Businesses--Monument Works--Pictorial Works.
La Fromboise, Julia--Pictorial Works.
Hunting--Minnesota--Pictorial Works.
Johnson, John Albert, 1861-1909--Death and burial--Pictorial Works.
Le Center (Minn)--Businesses--Pepper and Hinze Wagon, Blacksmith, and Repair Shop--Pictorial Works.
Machinery--Historical.
Mankato (Minn)--Aerial views. Mankato (Minn)--Bethany College--Pictorial Works.
Mankato (Minn)--Buildings--Pictorial Works.
Mankato (Minn)--Businesses--Department Store--Pictorial Works.
Mankato (Minn)--Bridges--Pictorial Works.
Mankato (Minn)--Catholic Church--Pictorial Works.
Mankato (Minn)--Daniel Buck Hall--Pictorial Works.
Mankato (Minn)--Pictorial Works.
Mankato (Minn)--Presbyterian Church--Pictorial Works.
Mankato (Minn)--Streets--Pictorial Works.
Mankato (Minn)--Transportation--Pictorial Works.
Minneapolis (Minn)--Pictorial Works.
Minneopa State Park (Minn.)--Photographs.
New Ulm (Minn)--Roller Mill Fire, 1910--Pictorial Works.
Owatonna (Minn)--Businesses--Hardware--Pictorial Works.
Photographs.
Railroad bridges--Minnesota.
Rapidan Dam--Blue Earth River (Minn.)--Pictorial Works.
Ravoux, A. (Augustin), 1815-1906--Pictorial Works.
Roads--Minnesota--Cottonwood County--Highway 60--Snow and ice control, 1936--Pictorial Works.
Saint Anthony Falls (Minn)--Pictorial Works.
Sioux Indians--Pictorial Works.
St. Peter (Minn)--Buildings--Pictorial Works.
St. Peter (Minn)--Businesses--Nutter Bros. Hardware--Pictorial Works.
St. Peter (Minn)--Businesses--Millinery Store--Pictorial Works.
E. St. Julian Cox House (St. Peter, Minn)--Pictorial Works.
St. Peter (Minn)--Railroad Station--Pictorial Works.
Transportation--Minnesota--Mankato--Pictorial Works.
Tyler (Minn)--Tornado, 1918--Pictorial Works.
White Bear Lake (Minn)--Businesses--Pictorial Works.

SMHC Manuscript Collection 215	Box	Folder
Series One: Mankato Area, 1874-1916 and undated
“Birds-eye View of Mankato,” negatives, 1888	oversize	Dr. 2 A
Mankato, Department Store, c. 1910	1	7
Mankato, Storefront, c. 1912	1	8
Mankato Area, Postcards, 1874-1916 Mankato in Winter South Front Street Rapidan Dam Bird’s Eye View (2 duplicates) Post Office (3) North Front Street Mankato, General View, Looking up River	1	1
Mankato Area, Postcards, 1876-1914 County Court House Bethany College 4th Street Centennial Mankato, View from the North Main Street Hill North Mankato Bridge South Front Street Front Street Looking South Central Fire Station Front Street Looking North Highland Park Presbyterian Church Daniel Buck Hall	1	2
Mankato High School Class of 1905	oversize	Dr. 1 A
Minneopa Falls, undated	1	8
Minnesota River, undated	1	8
Sibley Park, undated	1	8
Transportation, Young Boys in Sled, undated	1	4
Series Two: Miscellaneous, Minnesota Scenes, 1870-1936 and undated
Blue Earth, Meat Market, c. 1900	1	7
Catholic Minnesota Placemat, 1960	Oversize	Dr. 8
Claremont, Flour Mill, c. 1870	1	5
“Duluth and Lake Superior—Looking East, undated	1	4
E. St. Julian Cox House, undated	1	4
Fairmont Monument Works, 1900	1	4
Fairmont Monument Works, 1908	1	4
Father Augustin Ravoux, undated	1	4
Ft. Ridgley, building, 1897	1	4
“Group of Sioux Indians,” undated (Two Duplicates)	1	8
La Fromboise, Julia, undated	1	8
“Ladies Chorus,” 50th Annual Indian Massacre, New Ulm, 1912	1	8
Le Center, Blacksmith Shop, c. 1900	1	7
Livery Stable, St. Charles, Minnesota, 1907	Oversize	Dr. 1 A
“Minneapolis and the Falls of St. Anthony,” undated	1	4
“Minneapolis from the Washburn-Crosby Elevator,” undated	1	4
“Mississippi River Steamboat,” undated	1	4
New Ulm, Roller Mill Fire, 1910	1	4
Portraits of Unknown individuals and family, undated	1	8
Owatonna, Hardware Store, c. 1910	1	7
Railroad Bridges, Damaged, 12 May ?	1	8
Rochester, Barber Shop, c. 1895	1	5
Saloon, Rochester, Minnesota, 1885	oversize	Dr. 1 A
“Sioux Warriors taken prisoners at Pine Ridge and brought to Fort Sheridan, Illinois, in charge of Captain John B. Kerr, 6th Calvary, U.S.A.” c. 1891	1	8
Snow Removal, Cottonwood County, Highway 60, February 1936	1	8
Soldier’s Memorial, H Company Minnesota, 1864	Oversize	Dr. 8
South St. Paul, Stockyards, c. 1915	1	5
Sports and Hunting, undated	1	4
“St. Paul from the River,” undated	Oversize	1 of 1
St. Peter, Millinery Store, c. 1890	1	6
St. Peter, Postcards, Minnesota Governor John Johnson, 1909 Flowers at the Grave Awaiting the Funeral Train (2 duplicates) Funeral Procession Crowd Waiting to View Remains The Hearse of Gov. Johnson Home Governors	1	3
St. Peter, Street Sprinkler, c. 1915	1	6
Tyler, Tornado Damage, 1918	1	4
White Bear, Grocery Store, c. 1894	1	6