Passenger steamer North American of the Georgian Bay Line is steaming out of Duluth harbor leaving Duluth. There were many passenger ships and companies used similar names. This vessel had a partner named the South American; both were built in 1913. The Great Lakes is one of the oldest, yet one of the newest cruise destinations. Cruises were being taken as early as 1842, yet the industry had almost disappeared 100 years later. Railroads bought and built steamship lines to compliment railroad services. Some activity continued into the 1960s, but following the departure of the South American in 1966, cruising effectively ceased for thirty years. Houses on Minnesota Point are at the left. The Aerial Bridge gondola or basket transporter is visible behind the stern. These lamp posts on the piers remained until about 1955. This is a print made from a broken glass plate negative: the bottom right corner is missing (black). The photographer's negative number is cut off, only the beginning of his name shows "McK."
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
This image was made from a glass plate negative. It shows a view of the Broadway Bridge across the Minnesota River at St. Peter. This negative was used to produce postcards.
View of cavalry soldiers galloping south on Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter, between Nassau and Grace Streets. This image was made from a glass plate negative.
View of cavalry soldiers galloping south on Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter, between Nassau and Grace Streets. This image was made from a glass plate negative.
Dwight Holcombe, aged 2 months, is held by his mother, Elizabeth (Lizzie Erickson) Holcombe inside the house at 728 Mulberry West in Stillwater, Minnesota.
This image was made from a glass plate negative. It shows the Engesser Brewery, which was located on the west side of Front Street, between Pine and Jackson Streets. This negative was used to produce postcards.
This image was made from a glass plate negative. It shows cavalry soldiers galloping south on Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter, between Nassau and Grace Streets. The building with the meat market later became the site of the offices of the St. Peter Herald newspaper.
Exterior view of the Floodwood Creamery. There is a "No Smoking Allowed" sign next to the door. The building features clapboard siding. Image taken from a cracked glass plate negative.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Britta, Charles, Fredrick and Dwight Holcombe represent four generations of the family in Scandia, Minnesota. Charles was the Sheriff of Washington County 1879-1890.
This image was made from a glass plate negative. It shows a view of the funeral procession of Gov. John A. Johnson. The soldiers are moving south on Minnesota Avenue, between Nassau and Grace Streets.
A photographic glass plate of the L.E. Dennewith General Merchandise Store Front in Grass Lake Minnesota with six unidentified people in the front, two horse buggies off to the left hand side and six people directly in front of the store.
A log boom passes through Stillwater, Minnesota on the Saint Croix River. The picture is taken from the Wisconsin side of the river and Stillwater is visible in the background.
A picture of the Frederick Holcombe family in Stillwater, Minnesota. Frederick and Elizabeth are the parents, Inet Elizabeth and Dwight Morvelle are the children.
A view of the road on the way to Lake Emily, east of St. Peter. This negative was used to produce postcards. This image was made from a glass plate negative.
View of a man standing at the top of a waterfall at Roberts' Glen, north of St. Peter. This negative was used to produce postcards. This image was made from a glass plate negative.
A view of the bridge across Spring Lake, east of St. Peter. This negative was used to produce postcards. This image was made from a glass plate negative.
This image was made from a glass plate negative. It shows a view of the St. Peter Power House, which was located south of Nassau Street and west of the Mill Pond. Dynamos in the building were used to produce electricity.
This image was made from a glass plate negative. It shows a view of the main building at the St. Peter State Hospital. This negative was used to produce postcards.
This image was made from a glass plate negative. It shows a view of Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter, looking to the north from a location south of Mulberry Street.