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1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. Foundation of office building and main canal gate hoist, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Farr
Date Created:
1905-02-27
Description:
Laborers constructing foundation of the gate house and main canal hoist; the Bassett and Columbia Saw Mills.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

7. 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

8. Mississippi River flood, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:
Hall, Myron, 1911-1996
Date Created:
1965 ?
Description:
Mississippi River flooding on Fifth Avenue North.
Contributing Institution:
Stearns History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

9. East bank of Mississippi River's St. Anthony Falls Milling District, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Heighstedt, Andrew W.
Date Created:
1893-08-16
Description:
East bank of Mississippi River's Saint Anthony Falls Milling District; Hennepin Island.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

10. 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

11. Low water at St. Anthony Falls, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Heighstedt, Andrew W.
Date Created:
1895-04-23
Description:
Spirit Island in foreground; looking downriver towards Bohemian Flats; also shows the Gas Works.
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. St. Anthony Falls Milling District, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Heighstedt, Andrew W.
Date Created:
1893-08-16
Description:
Construction on the apron also includes a view of the St. Anthony Falls Milling District.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

15. Early view of St. Anthony on the Mississippi River, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Jacoby, William H.
Date Created:
1869?
Description:
Early view of Saint Anthony along the Mississippi River; shows the Winslow house and other buildings.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

16. Early view of the city, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Jacoby, William H.
Date Created:
1869?
Description:
Early view of Minneapolis as a lumber town; shows the Rail Tub lumber mill along with other mills along the Mississippi River. Spirit Island is in the foreground.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

17. St. Anthony Falls on the Mississippi River, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Jacoby, William H.
Date Created:
1869?
Description:
Early view of St. Anthony Waterfalls. Shows some buildings along the Mississippi River and the Hennepin Avenue Suspension Bridge is in the background.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

18. Milwaukee Road passenger train, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Kjorlie, Ernest A.
Date Created:
1937
Description:
Milwaukee Road Passenger Train Crossing Trestle.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

19. Milwaukee Road passenger train, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Kjorlie, Ernest A.
Date Created:
1937
Description:
Milwaukee Road Passenger Train crossing trestle.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

20. Stone Arch Bridge over the Mississippi River, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Spalt, Robert F.
Date Created:
1893 - 1897
Description:
Work cart near the Stone Arch Bridge; also shows the Tenth Avenue Bridge, a Plymont Sign, and Spirit Island in the background.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

21. Mississippi River Valley, Winona, Minnesota

Creator:
Tenney, Charles A.
Date Created:
1870 - 1890
Description:
An aerial view of Winona, Minnesota and the Mississippi River Valley looking northeast.
Contributing Institution:
Winona Public Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

22. Mississippi River Valley, Winona, Minnesota

Creator:
Tenney, Charles A.
Date Created:
1890 - 1899
Description:
Bluffs along the Mississippi River Valley
Contributing Institution:
Winona County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

23. American Hoist & Derrick from the Mississippi River, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1935-09-04
Description:
The American Hoist & Derrick building is visible on the far right in this photograph of the Mississippi River and its surroundings, taken as part of preliminary work before improvements were made to the river and harbor in the mid 1930s. Improvements to the harbor and river included dredging and other projects in and around the city of St. Paul. Work was completed in 1936.
Contributing Institution:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

24. Anchor barge with the Dredge "William A. Thompson" on the Mississippi River, Minnesota

Date Created:
1938-05-25
Description:
An anchor barge is visible alongside the U.S. Dredge "William A. Thompson" . The dredge is a cutter-head dredge used on the Upper Mississippi and tributaries from 1937 to 2005. It is named for "William A. Thompson" (1864-1925), an engineer with the U.S. Army Corps stationed in Fountain City in 1896 and charged with river improvements on the Upper Mississippi.
Contributing Institution:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

25. Apron and waste way, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1897?
Description:
View of the apron and waste way; also shows a sign for Pillsbury's Best and the Exposition Building.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
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