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1. 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

2. Lumberjacks and river log drive on St. Louis River, near Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Newton, George A.
Date Created:
1888?
Description:
Seven lumberjacks driving logs on St. Louis river; canthooks
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

3. Hubbard Milling Company buildings from the Main Street Bridge, Mankato, Minnesota

Creator:
Keene, George Eldon
Date Created:
1919?
Description:
Exterior view of the Hubbard Milling Compnay from the Main Street Bridge.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. Thomson Dam on the St. Louis River, Thomson, Minnesota

Creator:
Gallagher, Louis Perry, Sr., 1875-1945
Date Created:
1907?
Description:
Water running over Thomson Power Dam
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. Zumbro River, Zumbro Township, Minnesota

Date Created:
1917-06-12
Description:
Construction of the Lake Zumbro Hydroelectric Power Plant dam began in this area of the Zumbro River in 1917. The structure was designed by noted hydroelectric engineer, Hugh Lincoln Cooper. The dam, completed in 1919, is owned by Rochester Public Utilities.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

17. Winter scene of piled logs on Red Lake River, Thief River Falls, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890 - 1900
Description:
Winter scene of piled logs on the Red Lake River, late 1800s. Inscription on the reverse reads: "T. M. Partridge Lumber Company Mpls. MN., waiting for the drive to start."
Contributing Institution:
Pennington County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

18. Westside milling district, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1888 - 1890
Description:
Mills along the Westside, shows Humbolts Mill and the Galaxy Mill Elevator; the Minneapolis Western railroad line runs above on the bluff.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

19. Westside milling district, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890-02
Description:
Mills along the Westside; also shows the Minneapolis Western Railroad.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

20. Westside milling district, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900-01
Description:
View of the Westside Milling building and the Mill Pond.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

21. West bank of river with coffer dam and pouring concrete, Rapidan Township, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910
Description:
Rapidan Dam construction, west bank of river with coffer dam and pouring concrete base.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

22. Waste way repairs, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1898-09-09
Description:
Close up of repairs on the waste way.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

23. Waste way repairs, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1898-09-09
Description:
Close up of repairs on the waste way, shows two men measuring and cutting stone pieces; the Exposition Building is in the background.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

24. Waste way repairs, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1898-12-10
Description:
Construction at the waste gates, part of the waste way.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

25. Waste way repairs, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1898-12-10
Description:
Construction on the waste way above the head gates.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

26. Waste way repairs, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1898-12-10
Description:
Construction on the waste way damage earlier by a washout.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

27. Waste way canal, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1897-04-03
Description:
Waste way canal; shows the east bank mills, including the Pillsbury A mill and the Exposition Building.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

28. Waste way canal at Minneapolis Mill Company looking south, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1895-02-26
Description:
View of the waste way canal, looking south.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

29. Washburn A Mill, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1884?
Description:
The Washburn A Mill and other nearby buildings. Also shows the Minneapolis Western railroad trestle.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

30. View underneath the Tenth Avenue Bridge, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1897-03-25
Description:
View of the stone footing of the Tenth Avenue Bridge. The Stone Arch Bridge is visible in the background.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

31. View underneath the Tenth Avenue Bridge, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1897-03-24
Description:
A group of men working on a wooden retaining wall underneath the Tenth Avenue bridge. The view also includes the Stone Arch Bridge and the coffer dam and lower dam areas.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

32. View of Thief River Falls Mills and logging on the river, Thief River Falls, Minnesota

Date Created:
1902
Description:
View of the city from the river, including two riverboats and a logging boom in front of the mills.
Contributing Institution:
Pennington County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

33. View of the waste way and Exposition Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1897?
Description:
View of the waste way section and the Exposition Building.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

34. Upper dam, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1928-11-30
Description:
Finishing work of putting on the top blank of flashboards at the upper dam. The Mississippi River is full of ice and slush, which hampered the work. The Great Northern Depot is visible in the background.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

35. Upper dam, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1899-12-13
Description:
View of the Upper Dam and the Hennepin Avenue Bridge.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

36. Upper dam construction, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1898-02-17
Description:
Men working at a construction site near the upper dam.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

37. Turbine and intake gates at the lower dam, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1898-10-01
Description:
Turbine and intake gates at the lower dam water power station.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

38. Tenth Avenue Bridge over the Mississippi River, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1897-03-25
Description:
View of a footing for the Tenth Avenue Bridge; also shows the west bank mills including the Washburn Crosby mill.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

39. Tenth Avenue Bridge over the Mississippi River, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1897-03-24
Description:
View of a footing for the Tenth Avenue Bridge; also shows part of the lower dam and east bank of the Mississippi River.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

40. Tenth Avenue Bridge and west bank mills, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1897-03-25
Description:
View of the Tenth Avenue Bridge; also shows the Westside mills.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

41. Tailrace on the west side, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1888?
Description:
Tailrace near the Westside Mills, shows some of the area being rebuilt and part of the Stone Arch Bridge.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

42. Steamboat on the Mississippi River, Anoka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860?
Description:
River boat on the Mississippi River at Anoka, Minnesota near the Anoka-Champlin bridge.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

43. Reconstruction of the waste way, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1897-10-09
Description:
Reconstruction on the waste way that was damaged during a washout.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

44. Reconstruction of the waste way, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1897-10-29
Description:
Reconstruction of the waste way that was damage by a washout.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

45. Reconstruction of the waste way, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1897-12-01
Description:
Men working on rebuilding the waste way damaged in a washout; the Tenth Avenue Bridge is in the background.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

46. Reconstruction of the waste way, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1897-10-09
Description:
Close up of reconstruction on the waste way. The view shows a man working near the area that was washed out.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

47. Reconstruction of the waste way, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1897-10-09
Description:
Close up of reconstruction on the waste way.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

48. Reconstruction of the waste way, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1897-10-09
Description:
Reconstruction of the waste way; shows a ground of men clearing debris and framing this area.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

49. Reconstruction of the waste way and apron, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1897-10-09
Description:
Reconstruction of the waste way and apron; shows a ground of men standing on some wood framing; the Stone Arch Bridge is in the background.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

50. Rebuilt lower dam, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1897-12-10
Description:
Man working on a portion of the lower dam that was rebuilt.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
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