West Duluth Nelson Building; Remodeled to allow Ramsey Street to extend from Central Avenue to Grand Avenue; first brick business on Grand Avenue; Duluth Universal Flour advertisement; eight people four working; brick piles
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
West Duluth; Doric Theater; 5715 Grand Avenue; largest one floor theater in the city in 1936 with 1042 seats, J. B. Clinton and C. S. Kent owners, C. W. Kaake, manager; was in West Duluth and might have been the West Duluth theater; formal opening after newly remodeled November 29, 1941; closed October 10, 1958; converted to commercial use in early 1970s; upper side of Grand Avenue; car; ticket booth; Music Photoplays; Reine Rodman Organ
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Central Hillside; Street; 321 West First Street; Victor Hotel; Capitol Caf?; Borgen Paint and Hardware 323 West First Street; car; store windows; sidewalk; signs; stone and brick building; Romanesque architecture
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Exterior view of the corner of Rock Street and Front Street; note on back of photo says,"Tanhauser's on corner, Adams house in center, Foundrey in back."
Bird's eye view of Morris. See also 82.1.6. Taken from the old railroad chute at the northwest end of Atlantic Avenue, looking south along Atlantic Avenue. Note on back by J. George Maughan reads: "Citizen Bank Bldg obscured by the Morris Hotel Bldg just beyond Stewart's Mill[.] State Bank had not yet been built[.] View from old Railroad coal chute looking east on Atlantic[.] I think the Morris Coop Bldg. replaces the former Rochdale Barn[.] Lords granery may not have yet been built (should be at west end of Atlantic Ave[).] P.V. Elevator and Jones Lbr Co[.]"
Morris: view from Pacific Avenue to southeast. Morris Hotel, Citizens Bank at left; rairoad cars left of center; elevators center. Pacific Avenue is not paved.
Bird's eye view of Morris to southeast from railroad coal chute. Two prints, one very clear in oval mask, the other less clear, without mask. Note on back of 87.74.60a by J. George Maughan: "About 1913 from RR coal chute[.]" Note on back of 87.74.60b by J. George Maughan: "View East old water tower and courthouse rear center Stewart Mill - right end. - about 1909."
South side of Olive Street including the Ferris Opera House, the Moore Block, the Calumet Block and on down. Several horse and wagons parked on the dirt street as well as a group of boys.
Features three center buildings on the north side of the 100 block of West Olive Street: east half of the Cheverton- IOOF Block, First National Bank and Ober-Hubbard Block.
Outside view of the Blandings Store and Teague Drug Store on corner of Washington Avenue and Front Street in Detroit, Minnesota (became Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, in 1926).
The lower edge of the photo is printed in block letters "Light Plant and Depot, Belle Plaine Minn. Photo by Westman and Noromar." The reverse of the photograph is stamped with "Photo by Fred J. Heiland, 128 So. Market Street, Belle Plaine, Minn. 56011." Handwritten inscription reads: "First light plant in Belle P. was run by steam. First engineer was Big Frad Schultz."
The Opera Block in Detroit, Minnesota (became Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, in 1926). It housed real estate offices, a loan company, and H.G. Scott. The Big Store was on the bottom level.
Scene looking north from the courthouse. Someone wrote on front of the photo and on the back: "1. Methodist Church, corner of 4th Ave. & 9th St. 2. M. P. Mann house 3. M. L. Miller house built in 1893."
Ice covered remains of burned Fargusson building at 402-404 west Superior street; signs for where all building tenants moved to; Schiller; G. R. Kimball; see also 720.2 and 735.2
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
This photograph was taken before the buildings shown were destroyed by a fire in 1887. John Martinson's Saloon is at the far left, on the southeast corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Park Row. E. E. Malmo's Barber Shop and Oliver Anderson's store are also shown.
Ashippun Post Office was the first in Watonwan County. It was built in 1857 and was located on Watonwan River's south branch in Rosedale Township. In 1925 it was moved to the City Park in Madelia by the local chapter of the D.A.R.