Nickel Plate Restaurant
Sioux Falls, S. Dak.
Sun., Jul. 20, 1947

Everett Kroeger (1921-1990), St. Paul, Minn., photographer

Images via Ramsey County (Minn.) Historical Society ( http://rchs.pastperfectonline.com )

A 2014 reminiscence from the Sioux Falls Argus Leader newspaper. @ArgusLeader. https://www.argusleader.com/story/life/2014/05/04/whatever-happened-nickel-plate-diner/8618465/

I’m a big fan of Kroeger’s work on the Ramsey Co. Hist. Soc. archive. Tonight I noticed a few of his night shots feature reflecting, wet pavement. Was that a photography tactic? Smart!

Perhaps he lived in Sioux Falls for a time.

Johnsons Furniture Co.
Sioux Falls, Jun. 20, 1947

Another Kroeger from the Ramsey Co. archive. I’m not a photography expert by any stretch, but to me this guy had a way with light.

Office exterior, Haarstick, Lundgren & Associates architectural firm
St. Paul, Minn.
Mon., Dec. 3, 1956.

Kroeger also seemed particularly conscious of interior compositions involving vectors of ceiling lights.

Office interior, Dakota Iron Store
Sioux Falls, S. Dak.
Fri., Jun. 20, 1947

Like these. https://twitter.com/garyhornseth/status/1290482606908174337

Kroeger seems to have specialized somewhat in taking fully lit interior shots with no one around, after hours presumably, lending a quiet beauty to the surroundings.

Four views, Toller Drug Store
Sioux City, Iowa.
Fri., Jun. 20, 1947
Everett Kroeger, photographer

And again, back in Minneapolis.

National Tea Company
Excelsior Boulevard, Minneapolis Tues., Apr. 12, 1949
Everett Kroeger, photographer

Looping another building study into this Kroeger thread. https://twitter.com/garyhornseth/status/1257805045225205764

Emporium Department Store
121 E. 7th Place (remodeled building now Metro Square)
St. Paul, Minn.
c. 1949
Everett Kroeger, photographer

Credit all photos in this thread: Ramsey Co. (Minn.) Historical Society ( http://www.rchs.com )