Title

St. Peter 1881 Flood

Creation Date

April 1881

Description

Flood of 1881. Stereoview looking to the east from the Broadway bridge in St. Peter. This is a rare view of a portion of the first bridge across the Minnesota River that was built at St. Peter. The stereoview shows an enormous area that is covered by the floodwaters of the Minnesota River. The digital version of the reverse side of the stereoview is labelled as mhs00422. Printed on front side panel: "E. & T. High Water View Series of 1880-81" and "Photographed and Published by Elmer & Tenney, Winona, Minn." Printed on the back: Caption: "#1213 - Flood looking east from bridge" and "St. Peter, (April 1881)". A "finger" points to the photo number that describes a St. Peter, MN photo.