Entries tagged with ‘postcard’

Factoid Friday

  On this date in 1945 the SS Gustavus Victory was delivered from the shipyard to begin her service as a cargo ship during World War II. Victory ships, like the SS Gustavus Victory, were mass-produced during WWII to replace the submarine damage-prone Liberty design. 531 Victory ships were commission during WWII, 34 named after […]

Words of Wisdom

          “This college calls itself to learning with a purpose.”  President James Peterson ’64 Opening Convocation, 2003

Factoid Friday

Want to see more photographs of historical Gustavus and St. Peter? There are two online digital libraries for you to view at Gustavus Adolphus College and Lutheran Archives and the Nicollet County Historical Society Minnesota Reflections Digital Library.

Blast from the Past

  This is a postcard collected by Steve Briggs ’77 featuring Seventh Street and College Avenue.