Preview
Publisher
Raphael Tuck & Sons
Publishing Note
Raphael Tuck & Sons, Raphotype, reg'd postcard no. 5165, Mankato, Minn. Art Publishers to their majesties the King and Queen
Date Published
1900-1908
Postmark Date
1908
Postcard Text
The Blue Earth Co. Court House is devoted to the uses of the county's government. This place is in the midst of the territory affected by the Sioux outbreak in 1862-63, and was the scene of several massacres; thirty-eight Indians were convicted of murder and hanged here in 1863. The government of Mankato is administered under a charter of 1891.
Name of Building
Blue Earth County Courthouse (Mankato, Minn.)
Topical Subject
Courthouses -- Minnesota -- Blue Earth County; Courthouses -- Minnesota -- Mankato
Geographic Subject
Blue Earth County (Minn.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.; Mankato (Minn.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
City/Location
Blue Earth County (Minn.); Mankato (Minn.)
Original Item Size
9 x 14 cm.
Genre
picture postcards
Local Genre
postcard
Type
Still Image; Text
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Collection
James F. Stubbins County and Municipal Building Postcard Collection
Source
Original postcard: Mankato, Minn. Blue Earth Co. Court House, James F. Stubbins U.S. Postcard Collection, M 384, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
stu_mn_042a.jpg
Reverse Side
https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/stu/2016