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1. Aftermath of the collapse of Eastman's Tunnel at St. Anthony Falls, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Adams, Arthur T., 1872-1955
Date Created:
1920 - 1929
Description:
Aftermath of the W.W. Eastman tunnel collapse that caused the loss of St. Anthony Falls to erosion. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Lantern slides

2. Sketch showing condition, on June 10, 1882, of bars deposited during the winter Of 1881-2 in the Mississippi river at Minneapolis, above log chute

Creator:
Bassett, J.B.
Date Created:
1882-06
Description:
This drawing shows the condition of Minneapolis Mill Company's dam and mill pond in regards to the build-up of silt and debris from the previous winter near St. Anthony Falls.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Drawings (visual works)

3. Phelps Mill Dam, Phelps, Minnesota

Creator:
Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949
Date Created:
1906?
Description:
View of the Phelps Mill and dam, an area grain mill.
Contributing Institution:
Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

4. Ruins of City Light Station, Fergus Falls, Minnesota

Creator:
Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949
Date Created:
1909-09-24
Description:
A view of the ruins of the City Light Station in Fergus Falls. The dam collapsed September 24, 1909. A train track is visible in the foreground.
Contributing Institution:
Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

5. Men installing utility tubes on the banks of the Mississippi River, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Cormany, Montgomery L.
Date Created:
1905-03-08
Description:
Men installing utility tubes on the banks of the Mississippi River. Shows one man in a diving suit with oxygen system.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

6. Canal platform and trestle, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Farr
Date Created:
1885 - 1889
Description:
View of the canal platform and trestle; also includes a view of some of the mill buildings.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

7. Construction on the canal, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Farr
Date Created:
1885?
Description:
Construction on the canal near the gatehouse.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

8. Construction on the canal, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Farr
Date Created:
1885?
Description:
Construction on the canal near the gatehouse.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

9. Construction on the canal, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Farr
Date Created:
1885?
Description:
Construction on the canal; also shows the Minneapolis Mill office ad the Holly Mill.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

10. Rebuilding of an iron post, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Farr
Date Created:
1885?
Description:
Work crew rebuilding iron posts near the canal.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

11. Flume from Minneapolis Mill Company saw mill, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Heighstedt, Andrew W.
Date Created:
1893-08-09
Description:
Main apron; flume from the Minneapolis Mill Company's saw mill; Merlin Piano building.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

12. Main Apron and upper dam, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Heighstedt, Andrew W.
Date Created:
1893-08-09
Description:
View down river from the Main apron of the upper dam, looking towards the Stone Arch Bridge and the University of Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

13. Mississippi River's west bank, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Heighstedt, Andrew W.
Date Created:
1893-08-09
Description:
View of Mississippi River's apron, flume and Stone Arch Bridge; also includes a view of the west bank milling district.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

14. Coon Rapids Dam construction site, Coon Rapids, Minnesota

Creator:
Hibbard, Charles J.
Date Created:
1917-08-20
Description:
Possibly downriver west side, looking toward east side.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

15. Coon Rapids Dam construction site, Coon Rapids, Minnesota

Creator:
Hibbard, Charles J.
Date Created:
1917-08-20
Description:
Possibly upstream looking west.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

16. Coon Rapids Dam construction site, Coon Rapids, Minnesota

Creator:
Hibbard, Charles J.
Date Created:
1917-08-29
Description:
Possibly upstream looking east.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

17. Coon Rapids Dam construction site, Coon Rapids, Minnesota

Creator:
Hibbard, Charles J.
Date Created:
1917-09-24
Description:
General view of cofferdam.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

18. Coon Rapids Dam construction site, Coon Rapids, Minnesota

Creator:
Hibbard, Charles J.
Date Created:
1918-05-24
Description:
Showing improvement on island.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

19. Coon Rapids Dam construction site, Coon Rapids, Minnesota

Creator:
Hibbard, Charles J.
Date Created:
1917-08-20
Description:
Possibly downriver east side, looking toward west side.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

20. Cross-Section of Canal in process of Construction by the St. Anthony Water Power Co.

Creator:
Norton, W. J.
Date Created:
1881-02
Description:
This drawing shows the a cross section of a canal used to feed water through turbines to generate power. The tunnel was embedded in the limestone near St. Anthony Falls with a base of concrete and shell of masonry. See also umn191811.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Drawings (visual works)

21. Thomson Dam, Thomson Township, Carlton County, Minnesota

Creator:
Olson, Edgar F.
Date Created:
1935
Description:
Local artist and resident Edgar F. Olson (July 25, 1896, to August 18, 1974) painted, in oils, the Thomson Dam along the St. Louis River.
Contributing Institution:
Esko Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Paintings (visual works)

22. Wollen Mill Dam, Red River of the North, Fergus Falls, Minnesota

Creator:
Olson, W. O.
Date Created:
1908?
Description:
Wollen Mill Dam, Red River of the North, Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Otter Tail County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

23. Chester Park Dam and Building, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Paine, F. Rodney, 1889-1968
Date Created:
1929
Description:
Chester Creek runs through Chester Park (also known as Chester Bowl Park) and empties into Lake Superior near Thirteenth Avenue East. Someone is walking to a parked car.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Negatives (photographic)

24. Chester Park Dam, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Paine, F. Rodney, 1889-1968
Date Created:
1929
Description:
Parks Department Superintendent F. Rodney Paine (1889-1968) is walking to his car in Chester Park (also known as Chester Bowl Park).
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Negatives (photographic)

25. Thief River Falls Dam, Thief River Falls, Minnesota

Creator:
Salveson
Date Created:
1905?
Description:
View of the Thief River Falls Dam and includes the City Dairy (white building), Robertson Lumber and the Methodist Church.
Contributing Institution:
Pennington County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

26. Construction on the canal, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Spalt, Robert F.
Date Created:
1885?
Description:
Construction on the canal. Shows the gatehouse, the Columbia Mill, and the Bassett Mill.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

27. Bulk Head for Tunnel at St. Anthony

Creator:
U.S. Engineer Office (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1881?
Description:
Bulkhead designed to possibly divert water away from tunnel construction near St. Anthony Falls.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Drawings (visual works)

28. Plan of Canal in process of construction by the St. Anthony Water Power Co.

Creator:
U.S. Engineer Office (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1880-02-19
Description:
Drawing of water power canal to go under Main Street S.E. in Minneapolis. The gateway and dimensions are included in the drawing. See also umn191809.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Drawings (visual works)

29. Preliminary Sketch of Log Sluice at St. Anthony Falls

Creator:
U.S. Engineer Office (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1879?
Description:
Drawing of a log sluice designed to safely transport logs down the river without damaging St. Anthony Falls.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Drawings (visual works)

30. Sketch Of Crib For St. Anthony Falls

Creator:
U.S. Engineer Office (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1881-08
Description:
Sketch of crib used in support of the St. Anthony Falls apron in the wake of the Eastman Tunnel collapse of 1869.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Drawings (visual works)

31. Sketch Showing Location Of The Damaged Portion Of Apron At St. Anthony Falls

Creator:
U.S. Engineer Office (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1879-09
Description:
This drawing was done in the aftermath of October 5, 1869, Eastman Tunnel collapse. A tunnel connecting Nicollet and Hennepin islands collapsed on that day causing the need for considerable repair to be done to Hennepin Island and St. Anthony Falls. The repair work was finished in 1884, creating a protective apron over the falls.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Drawings (visual works)

32. Soundings Taken At St. Anthony Falls

Creator:
U.S. Engineer Office (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1880
Description:
Drawing shows depth readings of the Mississippi River taken around St. Anthony Falls in 1880.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Drawings (visual works)

33. Abutment at the Onalaska dam site, near La Crescent, Minnesota

Date Created:
1936-10-13
Description:
Abutment at the Onalaska dam. The Onalaska dam project was undertaken as a part of improvements to the Upper Mississippi River.
Contributing Institution:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

34. Area near McMullen and Company lumber mill, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1895 - 1900
Description:
Area near a saw mill; shows the McMullen and Company Lumber Mill.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

35. Blue Earth Dam construction, east side downstream view, Rapidan Township, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910-08-06
Description:
View of dam, looking downstream on the east side.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

36. Blue Earth Dam construction, looking downstream, Rapidan Township, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910-08-20
Description:
View of dam, looking down stream.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

37. Blue Earth Dam construction on the east bank, Rapidan Township, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910-07-30
Description:
View of dam and workers on the east bank.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

38. Blue Earth Dam construction, Rapidan Township, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910
Description:
View of dam and workers.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

39. Blue Earth Dam construction, Rapidan Township, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910-11-01
Description:
View of the dam under construction.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

40. Blue Earth Dam construction, tailrace after turning the river, Rapidan Township, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910-09-10
Description:
View of dam, the tailrace after turning the river.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

41. Blue Earth Dam construction, third left buttresses, Rapidan Township, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910-07-30
Description:
View of dam, third left buttresses.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

42. Blue Earth Dam construction, west side looking downstream, Rapidan Township, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910-08-06
Description:
View of dam, looking downstream on the west side.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

43. Blue Earth Dam construction, west side, Rapidan Township, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910-09-01
Description:
View of dam and workers.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

44. Blueprint of extension of tailrace walls, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1893 - 1895
Description:
Blueprint showing plans for the extension of the tailrace walls.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Architectural drawings (visual works)

45. Canal platform and trestle, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1885?
Description:
A man walking down the canal platform and trestle near the Crown Mill.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

46. Canal platform, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1885?
Description:
Man lifting a board of the canal platform and inspecting the area below.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

47. Central dam, Fergus Falls, Minnesota

Date Created:
1881
Description:
Stereoscope view of George B. Wright's central dam, saw mill on right, "Bee Hive" factory on left. View from south side of the river at Mill street before the Mill Street bridge was constructed.
Contributing Institution:
Otter Tail County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Stereographs

48. Close-up of falls side of Rapidan Dam, Rapidan Township, Minnesota

Date Created:
1914?
Description:
Close-up of downstream side of Rapidan Dam on the Blue Earth River near Rapidan, Minnesota. Note addressed to Mr. Walter Brown, Long Lake, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

49. Cofferdam construction at the Onalaska dam site, near La Crescent, Minnesota

Date Created:
1936-02-15
Description:
Progress in the cofferdam construction at the Onalaska dam, under construction on the Upper Mississippi as part of Upper Mississippi River improvements.
Contributing Institution:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

50. Cofferdam construction at the Onalaska dam site, near La Crescent, Minnesota

Date Created:
1936-02-15
Description:
Clearing operations at the dike section of cofferdam at the Onalaska dam, under construction on the Upper Mississippi as part of Upper Mississippi River improvements.
Contributing Institution:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
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