Christopher Tormundsen was of Norwegian descent. His spouse was Mateld Smith Tormondsen. Mr. Tormondsen was 90 years old at the time of this interview. The interviewed was taken at Mr. Tormondsen's home a mile and a half north of Tofte, Minnesota, by interviewer Barbara W. Sommer.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
George Torgersen was of Norwegian descent. His spouse was Barbara Eggert Torgeson. He was interviewed at his home at Knife River, Minnesota, by interviewer Barbara W. Sommer.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
A bird's eye view taken from the south gives a 180 degree view of Elbow Lake. Prominent points of interest include the main street, courthouse, elevators, and churches.
Ragnvald Sve was of Norwegian descent. His spouse was Ragnhild Jacobson Sve. They were married to each other for 51 year. He is one of several people presently allowed a license to fish trout in Lake Superior. He was interviewed at the Sve home in Two Harbors, Minnesota, by interviewer Barbara W. Sommer.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Winter view of the remnants of the Whitney Brothers rock crushing business that stand in Lake Superior off the shore at Canal Park near the Aerial lift bridge. William A. Whitney and E. Harvey Whitney of Superior, Wisconsin, had a sand and gravel processing business. The largest concrete form was the dredging or crushing building. The structure was built in 1919. A tunnel ran from the building to Minnesota Point. There was a conveyor belt and railroad spur adjacent to the concrete building. Sand from the Apostle Islands and gravel from Grand Marais were carried to Duluth on a small vessel named LIMIT. There was also a tug the WILLIAM A. WHITNEY.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Cooperative Power Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and United Power Association, Elk River, Minnesota, power line placement maps for Grant County and portions of Traverse and Stevens counties. Each map shows tower placement on copies of aerial photographs of affected properties and a graph showing elevations of towers above sea level.
Looking down Fourth Avenue West from Fourth Street in downtown Duluth. The 16-story Alworth building constructed in a record nine months in 1909-1910 is the tall building at the left. It is at 306 West Superior Street. The 1932 built Medical Arts building is in the middle of the photograph at 324 West Superior Street.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Aerial view of the Duluth civic center. Fifth Avenue West leads up to the St. Louis County Courthouse. The Duluth City Hall is on the right and the Federal Building is on the left.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Standard Salt and Cement Company was located in Duluth's Canal Park at 241-243 South Lake Avenue. The company offered building materials and supplies. At the time this photograph was taken John C. Johnson was the company president, Willard B. Matter was the vice president, and Arthur Roberts was secretary.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
This sound clip highlights the history of Polaris Industries. The Roseau County Historical Society prepared this radio script to share county history through broadcasts on KJ102 FM in Roseau. The topics highlight the history of Roseau County and the people that lived there.
Oliver Iron Mining Division, United States Steel Corporation
Date Created:
1953-08-03
Description:
A map of the 10th level at the Soudan Mine starting from the No. 8 Shaft going east and west. The map shows the drifts, cross cuts, rock formations, raises, core sample drill holes, and stope areas. Lake Superior Datum.
Oliver Iron Mining Division, United States Steel Corporation
Date Created:
1953-08-03
Description:
A map of the 13th level at the Soudan Mine starting from the No. 8 Shaft going west. The map shows the drifts, cross cuts, rock formations, raises, core sample drill holes, and stope areas. Lake Superior Datum.
Oliver Iron Mining Division, United States Steel Corporation
Date Created:
1953-08-03
Description:
A map of the 9th level at the Soudan Mine starting from the No. 8 Shaft going east towards the No. 7 Shaft and west. The map shows the drifts, cross cuts, rock formations, raises, core sample drill holes, and stope areas. The stope areas include areas that were mined from the 10th level. Lake Superior Datum.
Oliver Iron Mining Division, United States Steel Corporation
Date Created:
1953-08-03
Description:
A map of the 8th level at the Soudan Mine starting from the No. 7 Shaft going east and west. The map shows the No. 8 Shaft, the drifts, cross cuts, rock formations, raises, core sample drill holes, areas that were mined from the 9th level, and stope areas. Lake Superior Datum.
Oliver Iron Mining Division, United States Steel Corporation
Date Created:
1953-08-03
Description:
A map of the 7th level at the Soudan Mine starting from the No. 8 Shaft going east towards the No. 7 Shaft and west. The map shows the drifts, cross cuts, rock formations, raises, core sample drill holes, and stope areas. The map also shows the No. 12 Shaft. Lake Superior Datum.
Oliver Iron Mining Division, United States Steel Corporation
Date Created:
1953-08-03
Description:
A map of the 6th level at the Soudan Mine starting from the No. 8 Shaft going east towards the No. 7 Shaft and west. The map shows the drifts, cross cuts, rock formations, raises, core sample drill holes, and stope areas. The map also shows the No. 9 Shaft and the No. 12 Shaft. Lake Superior Datum.
Oliver Iron Mining Division, United States Steel Corporation
Date Created:
1953-08-03
Description:
A map of the 5th level at the Soudan Mine starting from the No. 8 Shaft going east towards the No. 7 Shaft and west. The map shows the drifts, cross cuts, rock formations, raises, core sample drill holes, and stope areas. The map also shows the No. 9 Shaft and the No. 12 Shaft. Lake Superior Datum.
Oliver Iron Mining Division, United States Steel Corporation
Date Created:
1948-01-01 - 1959-01-01
Description:
A map of the 25th level at the Soudan Mine starting from the No. 8 Shaft going east and west. The map shows the drifts, cross cuts, rock formations, raises, core sample drill holes, and stope areas. Lake Superior Datum.
Oliver Iron Mining Division, United States Steel Corporation
Date Created:
1906-01-01
Description:
A map of the 11th level at the Soudan Mine starting from the No. 8 Shaft going west. The map shows the drifts, rock formations, and areas that were mined out. Lake Superior Datum.
Oliver Iron Mining Division, United States Steel Corporation
Date Created:
1954-01-01 - 1959-01-01
Description:
A map of the 27th level at the Soudan Mine starting from the No. 8 Shaft going west towards the ore body. The map shows the drift, cross cuts, rock formations, raises, core sample drill holes, and stope area. Lake Superior Datum.
Oliver Iron Mining Division, United States Steel Corporation
Date Created:
1959-05-01 - 1962-05-01
Description:
A map of the 27th level at the Soudan Mine starting from the beginning of the ore body and continuing west towards the stope on our tours. The map shows the drift (coming from the No. 8 Shaft), cross cuts, rock formations, raises, core sample drill holes, and two stope areas. Lake Superior Datum.
Oliver Iron Mining Division, United States Steel Corporation
Date Created:
1959-01-01 - 1962-01-01
Description:
A map of the 25th level at the Soudan Mine focusing on the Montana ore body. This is close up of the western section of the entire 25th Level map. The map shows the drifts, cross cuts, rock formations, raises, core sample drill holes, and stope areas. Lake Superior Datum.
Oliver Iron Mining Division, United States Steel Corporation
Date Created:
1959-01-01 - 1961-05-01
Description:
A map of the 27th level at the Soudan Mine starting from the beginning of the ore body and continuing west towards the stope on our tours. The map shows the drift (coming from the No. 8 Shaft), cross cuts, rock formations, raises, core sample drill holes, and two stope areas. Lake Superior Datum.
Oliver Iron Mining Division, United States Steel Corporation
Date Created:
1939-01-01 - 1957-03-01
Description:
A map of the 17th level at the Soudan Mine continuing from Map One going east towards the Alaska Shaft. The map shows the drifts, cross cuts, rock formations, raises, core sample drill holes, and stope areas. Lake Superior Datum.
Oliver Iron Mining Division, United States Steel Corporation
Date Created:
1938-01-01 - 1953-06-01
Description:
A map of the 15th level at the Soudan Mine starting from the No. 8 Shaft going east. The map shows the drifts, cross cuts, rock formations, raises, core sample drill holes, and stope areas. Lake Superior Datum.
Oliver Iron Mining Division, United States Steel Corporation
Date Created:
1956-01-01 - 1962-01-01
Description:
A map of the 27th level at the Soudan Mine starting from the No. 8 Shaft going east. The map shows the drift, cross cuts, rock formations, raises, core sample drill holes, and stope areas. Lake Superior Datum.
Oliver Iron Mining Division, United States Steel Corporation
Date Created:
1959-01-01 - 1962-01-01
Description:
A map of the 25th level at the Soudan Mine focusing on the Montana ore body. This is close up of the western section of the entire 25th Level map. The map shows the drifts, cross cuts, rock formations, raises, core sample drill holes, and stope areas. Lake Superior Datum.
Oliver Iron Mining Division, United States Steel Corporation
Date Created:
1948-01-01 - 1957-01-01
Description:
A map of the 23rd level at the Soudan Mine starting from the No. 8 Shaft going east. The map shows the drifts, cross cuts, and stope areas. Lake Superior Datum. (There is an additional date stamped of 1962-8-1)
Oliver Iron Mining Division, United States Steel Corporation
Date Created:
1956-01-01 - 1958-01-01
Description:
A map of the 22nd level at the Soudan Mine continuing from where the first section of the map ended. The map shows the drifts, cross cuts, rock formations, raises, core sample drill holes, and stope areas. Lake Superior Datum.
Oliver Iron Mining Division, United States Steel Corporation
Date Created:
1956-01-01 - 1961-01-01
Description:
A map of the 22nd level at the Soudan Mine starting from the No. 8 Shaft going west. The map shows the drifts, cross cuts, rock formations, raises, core sample drill holes, and stope areas. Lake Superior Datum.
A map of the 18th level at the Soudan Mine continuing from Map One going west. The map shows the drifts, cross cuts, rock formations, raises, core sample drill holes, and stope areas. Lake Superior Datum.
A map of the 15th level at the Soudan Mine starting from the No. 8 Shaft going west and a portion to the east. The map shows the drifts, cross cuts, rock formations, raises, core sample drill holes, and stope areas. Lake Superior Datum.
A map of the 12th level at the Soudan Mine starting from the No. 8 Shaft going west and east towards the Alaska Shaft. The map shows the drifts, cross cuts, rock formations, raises, core sample drill holes, and stope areas. Lake Superior Datum.
A map of the 20th level at the Soudan Mine starting from the No. 8 Shaft going west. The map shows the drifts, cross cuts, rock formations, raises, core sample drill holes, and stope areas. Lake Superior Datum.