A group of men are posed by a caravan of loaded wagons in front of the Hayes Lucas Lumber Company in Stewartville. The wagons are loaded with cement, blocks and building materials for the Urban barn and are being pulled by a tractor. Otto Urban is on the wagon behind the tractor. Frank Urban is on the tractor.
Looking east from Michigan street and Sixth Avenue West. The Union Depot is at the right. Hotel Columbia is across the street with its awnings extended.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Zenith Furnace Company opened in 1902. This complex eventually included a blast furnace, a coal dock, and sixty-five coke ovens located on eighty acres of land along St. Louis Bay. The company produced pig iron, was active in the wholesale coal trade, and sold by-products such as ammonia gas, coal gas, and coal tar. Later purchased by Interlake Iron Corporation, the facility served as the northernmost merchant of pig iron plant in the United States until it closed permanently in 1962.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
National Iron Company was at Fiftieth Avenue West and Ramsey Street. From 1898, it designed and manufactured heavy machinery and structural steel. It employed 190 workers in 1916 with a payroll of $96,000.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
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.
Front view (looking northeast) of the Pan Motor Company Hotel on the northeast corner of Third Street and 33rd Avenue with streetcar traveling along Third Street.
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).
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.
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.
MacGillis & Gibbs Company workers with their horses as they transport telephone poles. The company specialized in the treatment, production and distribution of telephone poles beginning in 1919. The company employed many New Brighton men.
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."
Panoramic view Cooley Location (West of Hibbing, Minnesota). Photograph includes a large industrial building on the left, a water tower (with the word: "COOLIE" printed on it, a garage style building in the center, and an office type building on the right with housing in the far right of the photograph.
Panoramic view of the Cooley Location (west of Hibbing, Minnesota). Photograph includes a large industrial building on the left, a water tower (with the word: "COOLIE" printed on it, a garage style building in the center, and an office building on the right with houses in the far right 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.
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 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 North Hibbing in winter. Notable buildings and businesses looking from left to right are: Hibbing Village Hall; Service Station; the Oliver Hotel, and the Public Comfort Station.
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 Mesaba Transportation Company busses (four in all) and drivers parked on McKinley Street in North Hibbing. In the background of this photograph are a water tower to the far left, the Lincoln School and St. Louis County Courthouse in the center background and a housing area to the far right.
Panoramic view of the Mahoning-Hull Rust mine and its rail operations with ore cars both loaded and empty. Steam train is being loaded by a steam shovel. Ore processing plant is visible on upper bank of mine pit. Railroad tracks leading in, around and out of the open pit mine.
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 Mahoning-Hull Rust Mine mining scene including in foreground; power shovels, steam trains hauling ore cars, dragline type shovels and railroad crane with clamshell. Background of photograph panning from left to right includes: large building, housing area, water tower, and water tower for steam trains, large housing area, and water towers.
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 looking into the Mahoning-Hull Rust open pit mine and the mining operations. The photograph depicts several mining operations structures and power shovels. The background skyline depicts a water tower, housing area and possible mining community.
Panoramic view of Mahoning-Hull Rust Mine mining operations including on left side of photograph a steam train with ore cars being loaded by a steam shovel as a miner views the operation. Centered in the photograph is a steam shovel.
Panoramic view of Mahoning-Hull Rust Mine mining operations including on left side of photograph a steam shovel loading ore cars operated by a steam train. Background depicts business/housing area with water tower in prominence. Depicted in the pit are several track layouts around the pit area and a trestle on the right area of the photograph.
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 Mahoning-Hull Rust mining operations and pit, Hibbing, Minnesota. Various North Hibbing buildings, including Oliver Hotel, Jefferson School, and Washington School, are visible in the background at the right. Webb Location and Webb School are visible at the left.
Panoramic view looking into the Mahoning-Hull Rust open pit mine and the mining operations. Steam shovels are loading steam trains of ore cars with iron ore. In the background are several buildings of North Hibbing including the Oliver Hotel, the Jefferson, Washington and Lincoln Schools. The background skyline shows several North Hibbing buildings were still operating at the time of this photograph.
Panoramic View of Mining Operation consisting of Steam Locomotive powered trains, Steam operated shovels, skyline of North Hibbing business district, North Hibbing Water Tower, Mahoning-Hull Rust Mine and Mining operations buildings.
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 Mahoning-Hull Rust Mine mining operations including railroad tracks, power shovel loading ore cars of a steam train. Far right area of photograph depicts steam trains and power shovels. The background of the photograph depicts business/housing area with the Village Hall in North Hibbing prominently in the center.
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 Aerial view of the Town of Chisholm to include the road between the two parts of Longyear lake, Lake Street (main street of Chisholm) with its business district, the new High School and housing area.
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.
This building was originally constructed in 1855 as the Winslow House in St. Peter. It has been used for several other purposes over the years. The building still stands, minus the original top floor, on the northwest corner of the intersection of Third and Walnut Streets. It once served as the first building of the St. Peter State Hospital.
Bill Ritt sold Edison phonographs and records at this store at 500 South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. Posters of famous musicians are on the walls, and an assortment of phonographs are visible along the walls. A note on the reverse states that the store carried the complete catalog of Edison records, nearly five thousand of them.
Sidewalks continue across the street while the sidewalks themselves are well above the street. This era was a mixture, the automobile along with the horse and wagon.
The First National Bank, clothing store, drug store, the PJ Ness cash store and hardware store are some of the business on early Main Street. Wooden traffic signs, Model T Fords and a few people are seen. Many of these buildings remain today much as they were.
Water tower in downtown New Brighton situated on Fifth Avenue. It was built in 1917 by Chicago Bridge and Ironworks. The water tower and pump house were just to the south of the fire station and served the city until 1970.
Workmen in their Wahl Company workroom with wrapped boxes of chocolates. John Wahl had a wholesale confectionery for many years at different locations.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Workers in the workroom where chocolate covered caramels are being made. John Wahl had a wholesale confectionery for many years at different locations.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
View of Excelsior from Lake Minnetonka shows a paddlewheel boat at the dock, and several buildings, including the Blue Line, the White House Hotel, and the casino.
View of the Silver Lake railroad depot and the train that was stalled on tracks for 28 hours, when the temperature dropped to 30 degrees below zero on February 1, 1917.
This long three-story wooden building in its shaded setting provides a porch along its entire first floor, and a tower that climbs to four stories giving additional views of Lake Minnetonka. This postcard was printed as an advertisement. The message announces that fancy balls, dancing parties, musicales and concerts, banquets, conventions, yacht races, and rowing regattas are of frequent occurrence at Tonka Bay, and it is only two miles from Big Island with its 65-acre park .