Image of new steel bridge over Beaver River near Beaver Bay, Minnesota. Completed during the Trunk Highway 1 project, now known as Scenic Highway 61. A second, older bridge appears beneath the new bridge. Grand opening of the highway was celebrated in 1925, construction north of Two Harbors began 1922.
Image of a group of men leveling the ground behind a steam powered machine. A man appears in the foreground, seated on a second piece of equipment. Bridge over the Beaver River near Beaver Bay, Minnesota. Completed during the Trunk Highway 1 project, now known as Scenic Highway 61.
This photograph shows the Broadway Bridge over the Minnesota River at St. Peter in 1908, a year of extensive flooding along the river. The bridge was constructed in order to permit it to turn to allow the passage of riverboats. It spanned the river from about 1887 to about 1930. Notice the two grain elevators in the distance in Le Sueur County.
Close up image of steam powered shovel stamped with "Foley Brothers Contractors" on the top. Shovel is loading a horse drawn wagon with dirt. Wagon ruts appear on the level surface. Caribou River section of Trunk Highway 1, now known as Scenic Highway 61. Foley Brothers Contractors, based out of Saint Paul, worked with the Minnesota Highway Department to construct roads across Minnesota including Trunk Highway 1.
Image of steam powered shovel stamped with "Foley Brothers Contractors" on the side. Shovel is loading a horse drawn wagon with dirt. Construction of Caribou River section of Trunk Highway 1, now known as Scenic Highway 61. Foley Brothers Contractors, based out of Saint Paul, worked with the Minnesota Highway Department to construct roads across Minnesota including Trunk Highway 1.
This photograph shows several Nicollet County women in an early automobile. They include Mrs. Harry Moore, Florence Moore, Dora Brown, and Emily Brown.