Bridgeman-Russell was founded in 1888, and incorporated in 1903 by Duluthian Henry Bridgeman. Newell Francis Russell was born on a farm near Rush City, Minnesota in 1869. There were a number of Bridgeman ice cream stores in Duluth. This building is at 16 West First Street.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
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.
This image shows a view of the St. Peter business district in 1958, looking to the north from a location at the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Myrtle Street. This postcard negative, marked 1518, has been converted to a digital positive image.
Northland Foods manufactured and distributed Jeno Paulucci's Chun King brand oriental food. Luigino "Jeno" Francisco Paulucci was born July 7, 1918 to Ettore and Michelina Buratti Paulucci in northern Minnesota. Jeno was the founder of Chun King in 1946. Manufacturing was done at 525 Lake Avenue South beginning in 1954. In 1966 he sold the Chun King Corporation to the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company for $63 million. Jeno's Incorporated transferred its operations to Wellston, Ohio late in 1981, and its headquarters to Sanford, Florida in 1983.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Rail service reached Winton in 1902 when the Duluth and Iron Range Railroad extended service to Fall Lake and Winton. Sixty years later the station was still open two hours each day as the train still thundered through.
The brewery was started in 1896. It was located at Twenty-ninth Avenue West and Helm Street or 231 South Twenty-ninth Avenue West. It was owned by Charles Meeske, Reiner Hoch, and E. N. Breitung. The malting plant was added in 1900, and other expansions in 1905 and 1911. After 1933 it produced Karlsbrau beer. It closed in the 1960's.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
The Esko Co-Op Store, depicted in this photograph, was located at the intersection of Highway 61 and the Canosia Road. Note the cars parked around the store, from 1948 to 1955 models. The two men are not identified.
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.
Lake Auburn Home for the Aged, a two-story brick building, was in Excelsior. It was located on the county highway between Carver Park and Victoria, and stood into the 2000s.
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 Area consisting of Dragline Type Shovel and Portable Rock Crusher, Core Drilling equipment, Ore processing facilities, Mining Location Community, Mining Operations Buildings at Mahoning-Hull Rust Mine in North Hibbing. View appears to be looking East by Southeast.
Panoramic view of mining scene at the Mahoning-Hull Rust mine in North Hibbing, Minnesota. The background of the photograph depicts mining locations. The center of the photograph depicts the dragline power shovel and portable crusher used in strip mining. Quonset huts and water tower are also visible.
Panoramic view showing mining operation using dragline type mining excavating shovel and mining production truck in Hull Rust Mine in North Hibbing, Minnesota, with South Hibbing Water Tower in background.
Panoramic view of Mahoning-Hull Rust Mine pit in North Hibbing, Minnesota. The photograph depicts, a housing area in the background along with a water tower and seven Quonset huts. The center area of the photograph depicts a large drag-line power shovel and mobile crusher. The far right area of the photograph depicts a fueling station and three production trucks readying for fuel. Throughout the lower tier of the mine are several power shovels and production trucks engaged in mining activity.
Panoramic view of the Mahoning Hull Rust Mine in North Hibbing, Minnesota in the foreground of this photograph to include a steam locomotive and steam shovels in operation. The background depicts how close the mining operations were to the village operations. The background depicts such landmarks as the Oliver Hotel, Jefferson, Washington, and Lincoln Schools, water towers of South Hibbing and the South Hibbing Power Plant Stack.
Panoramic view showing mining operation using dragline type mining excavating shovel and portable rock crusher and mining production truck at Mahoning-Hull Rust Mine in North Hibbing, with South Hibbing Water Tower in background and ore processing operation on the left side of the photograph.