The first Clear Lake, Dakota Territory Band on Main Street, Fourth of July, 1885

First Row: front to rear: P.A. ("Old Huckleberry") Gatchell (Deuel County Advocate), baritone; Clarence Dean (Hardware Store), coronet; William L. Troxell (Jeweler), base drum; Second Row: front to rear: Andrew J. Lockhart (Grain and Feed Store), trombone; Ralph St. John (Harness Shop), baritone; Bert Law (Drug Store), coronet; Third Row: front to rear: Fred Dann (Livery Stable), tuba; Gunder Inlagen (Blacksmith Shop), coronet; Charles Gile (Farmer), snare drum.

Stewart & Arnold Photographers, Estelline, Dakota Territory. This is the earliest known photograph taken in Clear Lake, Dakota Territory, and depicts the buildings on the east side of main street. From the collection of Woolworth Research Associates.