Hardcover book containing plat maps of the townships of Cottonwood County, Farmer's Directory, and advertising of the leading buinesses in the county. Also has maps of the United States and World in back.
A photograph of several buildings, a house, horses, and smoke stacks that make-up the Windom Brickyard near Cottonwood Lake. A railroad track cuts through the foreground, and Cottonwood Lake is visible in the background.
A group of county officials in front of the Old Cottonwood County Courthouse. Pictured are: H. E. Hanson, C. A. Stuart, D. R. Savage, Thomas Brown, Miss Eva Taylor, Gust Sjostrum, P. G. Neufeld, S. A. Brown, C. W. Gove, John Brown, J. S. Kibbey, and E. J. Severson.
Children and teachers standing in front of the Jeffers school as Dewain Cook plants an evergreen tree. School is a two story brick structure with an arched doorway.
Photograph of the Grant farm which was built in 1876. A wooden windmill, silo and several other buildings are visible. Four unidentified men stand in front of the buildings.
Mennonite homestead with lean-to, shed and barn attached to house. Originally the home of Gerhard Dicks, immigrants from Pordenau, South Russia. Built in 1884 the house was restored and moved to the Heritage Villiage in Mountain Lake.
Exterior front view of New Home Mennonite Church in winter. Front view includes the double doors with transom above, two windows on first floor and an small arched one above.
E. C. Huntington, in 1871, started the Windom Reporter, the first newspaper in the county. He operated it until 1908, when he sold it to the Warren brothers.