Authors

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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

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_042b.jpg

Reverse Side

https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/stu/2015

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