Panoramic view of firefighter company posed in ranks in front of an unknown building (not Hibbing, Minnesota) for a group photograph. The left area of the photograph depicts the officers of the firefighter company. The center of the photograph depicts the firefighter band posed with their instruments in front of the front entrance of this unknown building. The right area of the photograph depicts the rank and file firefighters posed with a fire wagon and crossed hose nozzles.
Panoramic view of firefighter company posed in ranks in front of an unknown building (not Hibbing, Minnesota) for a group photograph. The left area of the photograph depicts the officers of the firefighter company. The center of the photograph depicts the firefighter band posed with their instruments in front of the front entrance of this unknown building. The right area of the photograph depicts the rank and file firefighters posed with a fire wagon and crossed hose nozzles.
Panoramic View of Mahoning-Hull Rust Mine. The photograph is captioned: "Largest open Pit in the World". The photograph depicts in the foreground: Railroad Tracks and pallets of railroad ties; 2-8-2 Steam Train hauling ore cars; Middle area: Core Drilling Equipment; and Steam Train hauling ore cars and Background: Smoke on reclamation dump; bridge and water tower and Steam Train hauling ore cars.
Panoramic view of Mining Operations at the Mahoning-Hull Rust Mine. The photograph is captioned: "Mahoning-Hull Rust-Mine, Hibbing, Minn.--Largest Open Pit in the World--". The photograph depicts in the foreground: Railroad Tracks and pallets of railroad ties; 2-8-2 Steam Train hauling ore cars; Middle area: Core Drilling Equipment; and Steam Train hauling ore cars and Background: Smoke on reclamation dump; bridge and water tower and Steam Train hauling ore cars.
Panoramic view of mining operations at the Mahoning-Hull Rust Mine in North Hibbing, Minnesota. The background in the photograph depicts at left are 2 houses. A steam shovel is positioned at the center and there are mining buildings and a steam locomotive positioned at right in the photograph. At the very right side of the photograph are railroad tracks leading to the steam shovel in the center of the photograph. On the left foreground of the photograph are railroad tracks.
Panoramic view of mining operations at Mahoning-Hull Rust iron ore pit, Hibbing, Minnesota. North Hibbing town site and Oliver Iron Mining shops at left of photo, showing South Agnew shaft at center.
Panoramic View of Mining Operations consisting of Railroad Tracks in foreground, Mining Operations Buildings in background, Mahoning-Hull Rust Mine, Steam shovels, Water tower for Steam Locomotives and South Hibbing on right side of photograph.
Panoramic view of a winter scene in North Hibbing featuring the Duluth Mesabi and Northern Train Depot on McKinley Street and the nearby housing area. Panning left to right the photograph depicts a city water tower, the St. Louis County Courthouse on McKinley Street, the Lincoln High School, the American flag flying at the Jefferson School, and the business district on 4th Avenue at the far right of the photograph.
Panoramic view of housing area behind a railroad tracks across the left half of the photograph. The center of the photograph depicts the North Hibbing Power Plant with smoke stack and water tower. The right area of the photograph depicts a housing area and mine reclamation dump in the background. Approximate area/view of this photograph is along North Street in North Hibbing.
Panoramic view of the rail scrap yard in Cooley, Minnesota. Photograph depicts a steam locomotive hauling scrap in gondola cars, a water tower, a large industrial building (warehouse or shop type), housing area on the left side of the photograph and mining operations on the right side of the photograph.
Panoramic view of mining operations in Winter. The left area of the photograph depicts a mine drill. The center and right areas of the photograph depict mining shovels in various positions of mining operations. The photograph depicts the beginning stages of open pit mining possibly in or near North Hibbing, Minnesota.
This cartoon, published on July 16, 1912, shows a man standing outside a grocery store, looking at displays of rain gear. The store's proprietor stands in the doorway.
St. Paul, Chicago, and New York City are shown standing in front of Uncle Sam, holding U. S. Postal Savings account books. Nearby, the Minnesota Gopher holds a sign that reads, "See our Paul gopher the savings."
A view of the commercial district of Hickson, North Dakota. From left to right is J.A. Blegen General Merchandise, Bergstrom Bros. General Merchandise, and T. T. Kinneberg Fruit & Confectionary. There are several horse drawn wagons on the street, and train tracks to the right.
A view of the commercial district of Hickson, North Dakota. On the left hand side are some grain elevators, in the middle are train tracks and two the right are some businesses.
A view of three businesses in Underwood. Several horse drawn wagons are parked in front of the buildings. Two men stand on a wooden sidewalk in front of one of the businesses.
The Wilson Store and residence in Maine, Minnesota. A picket fence is front of the house and a large tree grows between the store and house. There is a sign in the store window advertising the "The Lanpher Hat" (made by the Lanpher, Skinner and Copmany, located in St. Paul, Minnesota).
View is to the west on Main Ave from 4th Street South. Visible are businesses, mostly saloons, lining the north side of Main Avenue including the Gold Mine Jug House on extreme right. In the distance stands the Main Ave bridge to Fargo, North Dakota. On the corner at left is the Kassenborg Block.
View is to the south along 1st Street North from 2nd Avenue North. Visible are the tracks of the Fargo and Moorhead Electric Street Railway. Thomas Erdel's Rathskeller Saloon at left, the House of Lords Saloons just beyond, John Haas' Midway Saloon at the far end of the block and Sam Diemert's Saloon on the right.
Crowd gathered on Second Street for Baudette Fair, 1913. View is eastward across bridge showing East Baudette, right and Spooner, left. Buildings along street include the Baudette Roller Skating Rink and the Gjelhaug's Photo Studio.
View up the Rainy River showing the proximity of Canadian log sorting booms, mill site and adjacent dwellings in Rainy River, Ontario, Canada to the Minnesota border (in upper right corner). Photo taken from the Canadian National Railway bridge at Baudette, Minnesota.
Lantern slide of the Stuart Block, built in 1913 on Main Avenue; housed several retail businesses on the main level and doctors offices on the second level.
A part of Pitt, Minnesota showing timber yards. Written on the photograph is, "Estimated March 4, 1912: 600,00 posts, 40,000 ties, 30,000 poles and 1,000 cords of wood valued at over $100,000.00".
The Spalding Hotel sits on Main Street, Crosby, Minnesota. On the far right stands Andrew Burud, Chief of Police. A child's wagon is parked beside the light pole and two horses stand on the side street. People are visiting on the street.
This panorama photograph is taken from the top of a grain elevator, looking north from near the intersection of First Street and Davis Avenue. The image shows railroad tracks, grain elevators, the water tower, the Fosston Woolen Mills, and the High Shool. The High School was built in 1905 and burned down in 1913. The image also shows residences and other buildings of the town of Fosston.
Bird's eye view of the E. J. Jones Lumber Company taken from the P. V. grain elevator at Seventh Street. Winter scene with La Grand Hotel in background. E.G.N. sidetrack.
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
Hugh McKenzie was a principal Duluth photographer. McKenzie's studio was in this Seip Building or Smith Building 101 West Superior on the northwest corner. It was the last frame building in the main business district on Superior Street when it was torn down in 1926.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
The Sunbeam Theater was located at 109 West Superior Street beginning in 1908. The silent film "Highbrow Love" was out in 1913. In 1922 the motion picture theater the Astor took that address, and the Sunbeam moved to 103 West Superior Street where it remained until 1930.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Minneapolis Saint Paul and Saulte Ste Marie Railroad
Date Created:
1912-1916
Description:
Photocopies of blueprints for the Sam Parker House Hotel at the Soo Line depot in Glenwood. It was designed for the Minneapolis Saint Paul and Saulte Ste Marie Railroad by the office of Buildings and Bridges. The dates on the pages vary. There are four sheets: First Floor Plan, Second Floor Plan - Drawn January 4, 1912, Basement Plan and cross section�- Drawn January 4, 1912, and Trim details - drawn March 28, 1916.
The merchant mill building at the Minnesota Steel Co in Duluth is unfinished in this winter photograph, which does not seem to have been taken in August during the U.S. Steel Traffic Committee visit.
The structure of the main open hearth furnace building at Minnesota Steel Co. in Duluth appears mostly complete. Large flues for construction of the blast furnace lie on the ground in the foreground. The auxiliary buildings are under construction.
Two Duluth, Missabe & Northern ore cars stand loaded at the ore washing plant in Coleraine. The U.S. Steel Traffic Committee is clustered on the distant right.
The manicured grounds of the Virginia & Rainy Lake Co. Mill No. 3 are shown, as is a sign for Yard F. This is the left half of a panoramic photograph included with the U.S. Steel Traffic Committee photo album.