Three-story building on 300 block of Nicollet Ave Minneapolis housing First National Bank, G.F. Warner Furniture, and various other businesses. Circa 1880. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Exterior view of the Chamion Billiard Hall in Brainerd, Minnesota. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
The lock and dam on the Mississippi river near the Short Line Bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
The Hull-Rust-Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine, located in Hibbing, Minnesota, is part of the Mesabi Range. It is one of the world's largest open pit iron mines, and it supplied up to one-fourth of the total iron ore mined in the United States during its peak production. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Main Street in Elysian, Minnesota. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Main Street in Henderson, Minnesota. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Old copper mine shaft in Pine City, Minnesota, 500 feet deep.This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
The Pillsbury A-Mill, as seen in operation along St. Anthony Falls on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The mill, owned by Pillsbury Company, was the largest flour mill in the world for 40 years and operated two powerful direct-drive waterwheels. The mill is currently abandoned. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Bridge Square in Northfield, Minnesota. This was the location of the attempted bank robbery of the James-Younger Gang where many gang members were captured or killed by law enforcement. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
An unidentified man and two children stand outside the Oliver Faribault Trading Post at the Shakopee Mission Site. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
The steamboat "Anson Northrup" with a full crew on the Red River. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Business trade card for A.H. Bare & Company, Dealers in Fine Confectionery, Foreign and Domestic Fruits, News and Stationery, Tobacco and Cigars, and Nuts of all Kinds. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Business trade card for A.H. Bare & Company, Dealers in Fine Confectionery, Foreign and Domestic Fruits, News and Stationery, Tobacco and Cigars, and Nuts of all Kinds. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Aerial view of Duluth harbor, waterfront, canal park and Minnesota Point to about Sixteenth Street at the far right. At the far left on the waterfront are the Huron Portland Cement silos. This property would become LaFarge corporation property.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
The Ben Franklin Dime Store and Burch's Shoe Store in St. Peter are shown in this photograph. Both businesses operated for many years in St. Peter before other businesses moved into the buildings. They were on the west side of the 300 block of South Minnesota Avenue.
The Hallmark store, the Ben Franklin Dime Store and Burch's Shoe Store in St. Peter are shown in this photograph. These businesses were eventually replaced by other businesses that moved into the buildings. They were on the west side of the 300 block of South Minnesota Avenue.
The Pizza Villa in St. Peter was once located at 301 South Minnesota Avenue. Nu Way Cleaners was located at 303 South Minnesota Avenue for many years. The Pizza Villa building is one of the oldest buildings in St. Peter. It has been the home of many different businesses over the years.
The Pizza Villa in St. Peter was once located at 301 South Minnesota Avenue. Nu Way Cleaners was located at 303 South Minnesota Avenue for many years. The Pizza Villa building is one of the oldest buildings in St. Peter. It has been the home of many different businesses over the years.
View of Atlantic Avenue, east side 7th and 6th Streets. Compare to 84.117.117 (copy negative number 0183). Power lines and an electric light fixture were removed from this image to make the colored postcard, 84.117.117. Also 2001.26.11 shot from opposite end of the street.
Peoples Theater stood on Main Street, Crosby, Minnesota. The theater signs advertise "Shufflin' Sam Adams" and Colleen Moore. Above the theater was the office of Dr. A.C. Bosel, Dentist. To the right of the theater is Walt's Barber Shop and to the left is Powder Puff Beauty Salon and Hartman's Cash and Carry.
Business trade card advertising Muzzy's Sun Gloss & Corn starch, produced by the Elkhart Starch company (Elkhart, Indiana), sold by the Arctic Cracker & Spice Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota).
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Black and white photograph of a grocerry store, probably in Shakopee. The sign on the building reads, "Groceries & Provisions." Writing on the reverse side indicates it might have been H.H. Strunk, but it does not correspond to other photographs of other properties owned by Strunk.
Mesaba Electric Railway tracks running south along 3rd Avenue from Pine Street, with lit electric lighting on either side, with Itasca Bazaar Company store at right.
Panoramic view of Blue Line Transportation Company line of busses with drivers. Photograph presumed taken in South Hibbing. Note the fire hydrant and fire alarm box.
Panoramic view of a bridge under construction being built by American Bridge Company. The location of the bridge being constructed is unknown. Depicted in the foreground of the photograph are building materials and railroad tracks.
Panoramic view of a bridge under construction being built by American Bridge Company. The location of the bridge being constructed is unknown. Depicted in the foreground of the photograph are building materials and railroad tracks.
Panoramic view of business district area of South Hibbing, Minnesota. The left area of the photograph depicts a housing area. Panning to the right area, the photograph depicts a dirt berm, possibly a levy, a mine dump and the Grant Street Bridge. The balance of the photograph in the foreground depicts a long railroad train consisting of larger size ore cars. The background right area of the photograph depicts the Hibbing High School, City Hall clock tower, a water tower, the Hibbing Power Plant and the Presbyterian Church.
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.
Panoramic view showing construction of Howard Street buildings, Hibbing, Minnesota. Image is likely taken from top of Androy Hotel, looking west at Hibbing General Hospital and 4th Avenue garage. Other buildings include the Alice School, Cobb Cook School, the Municipal Power Plant and the Park Addition water tower.
Panoramic view of the Cooley Business Office (right) and shop buildings of the Cooley plant with employee cars in the parking lot in Cooley, Minnesota.
Panoramic view of E. W. Coons Company trucks and drivers (16 in all) lined up on left to center portion of photograph. Center and right of photograph depict Duluth, Mesabi and Northern box cars (two each) and Duluth, Mesabi and Northern ore cars (two each) on tracks behind the "Coons" building. 1920s era 4 door car parked by "Coons" building.
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 a grassland/mining scene in the vicinity of Chisholm, Minnesota. The left area of the photograph depicts location buildings and a headframe in the background and a pond in the foreground. The center portion of the photograph depicts railroad tracks indicating a main line and power poles. The right area of the photograph depicts a location community and a roadway to and from the community veering off to the upper right portion of the photograph. There are cattle on the roadway.
Panoramic view of a grassland/mining scene in the vicinity of Chisholm, Minnesota. The left area of the photograph depicts location buildings and a headframe in the background and a pond in the foreground. The center portion of the photograph depicts mining operations with railroad ore cars loading from an ore processing plant. The city of Chisholm is in the background of the photograph. The right area of the photograph depicts idle railroad ore cars that are loaded and awaiting transportation. Prominent railroad tracks are located in the foreground of the photograph.
Panoramic view of the Hibbing, Minnesota Airport. At left of the photograph is the Cherry School. At the center are several planes including bi-planes and airport buildings of which one is captioned: "Hibbing". At right are more parked planes and at far right are the airport grounds.
Panoramic view of Hibbing Fire Department personnel in uniform and civilians in suits posed in front of Fire Hall Number 3 (located on First Avenue and 26th Street East in Hibbing, Minnesota. The photograph is captioned: "Hibbing Fire Department, June 24, 1931, Fire Department Comm: #1 - H. Burkman, #2 R. Nelson, #3 J. McDonald." Houses and cars flank the left side of the photograph and the Ladder Truck as well as Firefighter personnel, parked cars and houses flank the right side of the photograph.
Panoramic view of the interior of the arena ice hockey rink of the newly constructed Hibbing Memorial Building, Hibbing, Minnesota. View is toward the South end of the arena with bleachers on either side of the ice rink.
Panoramic view as captioned: "K.P. Convention. Sept 8, 1925 Chisholm, Minn" The photograph depicts the K.P. Convention membership posed in front of the Chisholm High School in Chisholm, Minnesota. K.P. could stand for Knights of Pythias, a fraternal organizaiton.
Panoramic view of landscape taken from a mine dump near Chisholm, Minnesota. The photograph depicts a roadway in the foreground with a vehicle on the left area of the photograph. The photograph depicts the town of Chisholm, Minnesota with the Chisholm High School, the water tower and several church bell towers in the background left area.
Panoramic view of Mahoning-Hull Rust Mine pit in North Hibbing, Minnesota, with mining operations buildings on the edge of the mine pit. A steam locomotive hauling three loaded raw ore cars is working its way to the crusher. In the far area of the pit are steam shovels with plumes of smoke evident.
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 Mahoning-Hull Rust mine in North Hibbing, Minnesota in the winter with the village of North Hibbing on the edge of the mine at the cutoff at Cedar Street and First Avenue. The photograph depicts North Hibbing buildings: Jefferson School, Lincoln School, Oliver Hotel, and housing area. The mid section of the photograph depict several steam shovels. The right area of the photograph depicts South Hibbing in the background. The water tower is near the cemetery.
Panoramic view of mine scene (presumably the Mahoning-Hull Rust mine in North Hibbing, Minnesota. The left area of the photograph depicts a petroleum storage area with roadway leading to it. The mid section of the photograph depicts a building with a water tower on the horizon, a bridge and a housing area. The right section of the photograph depicts a few houses. Tree stumps are visible throughout the photograph.
Panoramic view of the Mahoning-Hull Rust Mine pit in North Hibbing, Minnesota. In the foreground of the photograph is a switch signal and house, and railroad tracks all along the foreground of the photograph. The mid section of the photograph depicts a steam locomotive hauling four loaded raw ore cars, steam shovels and a steam locomotive hauling four empty ore cars. The background of the photograph depicts a railroad bridge and two railroad cars.
Panoramic view of Mahoning-Hull Rust Mine operations in North Hibbing, Minnesota. Photograph depicts power shovels and production trucks. The background of the photograph depicts a water pipeline in the left most region and mining crushing operations on the right most region.
Panoramic view of mining operations at the Mahoning-Hull Rust mine during the winter season. Included in this photograph are core drilling machinery, power shovel and productions truck operations.
Panoramic view of mine scene (presumably the Mahoning-Hull Rust mine in North Hibbing, Minnesota. The left area of the photograph depicts a large dragline style shovel with portable crusher. The middle section of the photograph depicts mining operations in the foreground and Quonset hut style buildings in the background. The right area of the photograph depicts a location housing area with water tower.
Panoramic view of a mine scene (possibly the Mahoning-Hull Rust Mine in North Hibbing, Minnesota in the beginning stages of a new mining operation). The foreground of the photograph depicts a shallow open pit mine. The background of the photograph depicts power shovels and six or more production trucks engaged in mining operations.