Mar 24 2010

Cascade Sanitarium


Mar 24 2010

The Chute Sanitarium


Oct 5 2009

I'm so lonesome I am sending a leather postcard

leather postcard


Oct 5 2009

Rochester Commercial Club

commercial club


Apr 15 2009

Les Olson – Auctioneer


Apr 15 2009

Bike License from 1973


Jun 30 2008

Schuster's Bock Beer label


May 20 2008

Rochester High School Souvenir Spoon

High School Spoon


May 20 2008

Rochester Centenial Makeup Compact


Apr 25 2008

Rochester Masonic Temple


Apr 25 2008

Rochester Armory


Apr 25 2008

Rochester Fire Department House Number One


Mar 26 2008

A dirty cream container from the Polly Meadows Dairy


Mar 4 2008

Reeve's Drug Store matchbook


Feb 19 2008

Several photos of the Old Rochester Library


Jan 3 2008

The Old Rochester City Hall


Dec 7 2007

Old KROC Studios and Holm & Olson


Nov 13 2007

College City Apartments razed

The apartments in a happier time.


Nov 12 2007

Rochester Woolworth in 1932


Nov 12 2007

Old Rochester City Hall


Oct 17 2007

KLER-AM radio show called Firefighters advertised on a top


Oct 10 2007

Lighter from an old Rochester AM radio station circa 1948

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Oct 8 2007

Rochester Souvenir Ashtray

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Oct 8 2007

Rochester Centenial Ashyray

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Oct 8 2007

Harry's Bar Ashtray

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Oct 3 2007

Old Candy and Nuts Trucks

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Sep 19 2007

Langdon's Hotel Ashtray

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Sep 19 2007

Another vintage Rochester ashtray

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Apr 4 2007

Dedication program for the Rochester Airport – August 1961

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Apr 4 2007

The tarmac of the "New" Airport

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Apr 4 2007

The Old Rochester Airport

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Mar 31 2007

1921 Taxi Driver License

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Mar 31 2007

1922 Taxi Driver's license

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Mar 31 2007

Kahler Hotel Ashtray

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Mar 31 2007

Flamingo Motel Ashtray

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Oct 14 2006

The heritage of Rochester Monopoly Game


Aug 9 2006

Schuster's Brewery


Aug 9 2006

Donald Duck soda

Here’s an old bottle from the Rochester Bottling Company.


Apr 17 2006

More boxing history – a boxing program from 40 years ago



Apr 17 2006

Rochester Boxing History

Fred Fulton AKA “The Rochester Plasterer” was one of Minnesota’s best all-time boxers. He is also listed among Ring Magazine’s Top 100 Greatest Punchers.


Mar 30 2006

Old Rochester Matchbooks



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The Outrigger Lounge / Tropic Bowl , the Red Rooster Cafe, the Town House Barrestaurant, the Union Club, the Martin Hotel Cafe, the Lighthouse, the Green Parrot, Rochester Dairy, the Zumbro Hotel, the Kahler, the Old Heidelberg Bar and Cafe, Austin’s Restaurant, and the Circus Bar.


Dec 31 2005

The Rochester Dairy Collection


Dec 6 2005

The Rochester Car Line in front of Blickley Watches


Sep 26 2005

The Walnut Crush as mentioned in The Furst Draft


Here is another picture of what could be closer to the candy bar Lon Miller refers to in the Furst Draft comments.

Here’s a picture (the best quality I could find) of the candy bar mentioned in the Furst Draft. And

here is a link to the recipe for the Walnut Crunch.


Sep 13 2005

Horace Horton

Horace E. Horton was born in Norway, New York in 1843. After moving to Rochester in 1858 with his family, he eventually returned to New York to study surveying and engineering. He then returned to Rochester and formed a bridge building company. In 1889, he merged his company with several bridge building companies and then he became the president of the Chicago Bridge and Iron Co.

He is responsible for bridges all over the country including the Wabasha Street bridge in St. Paul and the Oronoco bridge.


Sep 13 2005

Mayo cigarette case – Kind of ironic huh?


Sep 13 2005

Back when Dayton's was downtown


Sep 13 2005

The old Woolworth's at Broadway and Second


Sep 13 2005

The circus visited Rochester in 1900