Early view of Minneapolis as a lumber town; shows the Rail Tub lumber mill along with other mills along the Mississippi River. Spirit Island is in the foreground.
View of the east channel of the Mississippi River after fill was added; shows the wall made by the Wisconsin Central Railway Company and an areas where the original bank was. Also shows houses along the bank above the river.
East shore of Boom Island before any improvements were made by the Wisconsin Railway Company. Also shows a lumber yard on the opposite side of the Mississippi River.
View of the Eastside flats from across the Mississippi River, shows houses next to the river and on the upper bluffs; the University of Minnesota is in the background.