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.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
West Duluth; Iron Ore Docks; Duluth Municipal Stadium that would be renamed Wade Stadium; harbor; houses; baseball diamond; cars; Berwind Fuel Company at South Fiftieth Avenue West and NP Railway tracks; ore carriers; ore boats; iron ore docks; Thirty-ninth Avenue west; summer; trees
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Wade Stadium was Duluth Municipal Stadium. Wade Stadium was dedicated on July 16, 1941, 3:00 p.m.
Duluth Municipal Stadium located at 34th Ave West and Grand, or 35th avenue west and Michigan Street, was renamed Wade Municipal Stadium February 3, 1954, to honor the late Frank Wade, former owner of the Duluth Dukes baseball team. Wade was sited as having made durable contributions to Duluth. Letters from the community were sent to Mayor George D. Johnson encouraging the name change. The letters were sent on to Frank Wade's widow. The stadium was constructed by WPA workmen under sponsorship of the Parks Department with a seating capacity of 6,000. It was originally built in 1940-1941 at a cost of $223,000. It is sometimes called the Duluth All-Sports Stadium. It should not be confused with Public School Stadium. West Duluth; ore docks; harbor; two baseball stadiums; Duluth Municipal Stadium located at Thirty-Fourth Ave West and Grand, was renamed Wade Municipal Stadium February 3, 1954, to honor Frank Wade, former owner of the Duluth Dukes baseball team; baseball diamond; trees; gain elevators; coal dock; coal unloading cranes; Elliott meat plant
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
In the foreground is the wholesale district on the waterfront of the Duluth harbor. In the background are grain elevators. In this photo, Michigan Street is at the far right in front of the Union Depot. Railroad Street is parallel to Michigan and runs in front of the Duluth Terminal building and Northern Cold Storage Company (with the white steam) at 400 South Ninth Avenue West. The Patrick Building at 302 South Fifth Avenue West and Commerce Street is between the Hickory sign and the Northern Drug Company building. Hickory is the main brand of Kelley-How-Thomson Company. It and Stone-Ordean-Wells are wholesale grocery businesses. The elevated streets are Sixth and Ninth Avenues West. A number of railroad depots and tracks are prominent.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
West Duluth; Duluth Missabe and Northern Railroad; Erecting Steel Dock; construction of number 6 dock; equipment; cranes; workers; workmen; concrete; September 1, 1917
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Duluth Missabe and Northern Railroad; West Duluth Foundation showing Piers of no. 6 dock construction; steam equipment; workers; workmen; ore dock; railroad tracks; July 24, 1917; photograph number 33; forms; concrete structures; barges
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
West Duluth; Duluth Missabe and Northern Railroad; Foundation showing Sheet Piling; construction of number 6 dock; winter; snow; ore dock; tug boat; crane; railroad tracks; piling foundation; pile driver; June 21, 1917; photograph number 28
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
West Duluth; Duluth Missabe and Northern Railroad; Erecting Approach of number 6 dock; number 6 dock construction; equipment; steel girders being placed; crane; workers with guide wires; workmen; houses; tents; June 21, 1917; photograph number 29
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
West Duluth; Duluth Missabe and Northern Railroad; Material Yard of no. 6 dock construction; view of Duluth waterfront land; pilings; building materials; workers; workmen; aerial bridge in distance; grain elevators in distance; railroad yards; railroad tracks; railroad spurs; open iron ore cars; June 21, 1917; photograph number 31
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
West Duluth; Duluth Missabe and Northern Railroad; Junctions of Steel with Concrete wall approach; number 6 dock construction; steam equipment; steel girders being placed by crane; workers; workmen; equipment; building materials; railroad tracks; photograph number 26; April 6, 1917
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
West Duluth; Duluth Missabe and Northern Railroad; number 6 Dock Construction; pile foundation; pile driving; workers; workmen; winter; snow; ore dock; Lake Superior; photograph number 23; equipment; March 22, 1917
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
West Duluth; Entertainment near the ore docks and train trestle; advertisements; spectators; horses; dare devil entertainers; advertisement for The Big Duluth clothing store
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
View to harbor from about fifth street looking down tracks of seventh avenue west incline; no buildings on either side of tracks; stumps and bare ground
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
View of downtown and waterfront from third avenue west and Superior street to seventh avenue west looking east from third street; Minnesota Point; canal; slips; 1892 Union Depot; 1895 Torrey building; 1893 Manhattan building
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Whaleback "Frank Rockefeller" launch in shipyard; bystanders; one of the largest whalebacks 366 foot 2,759 ton steamer; worth more than $225,000;damaged November 2, 1905
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Words are reversed; whaleback "Christopher Columbus" leaving the Duluth canal; passengers; seventh avenue west incline; flipped image; only passenger whaleback built
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
View of west end and harbor from fifth street; waterfront; elevators B H C E; Duluth Transfer Railway; Kelley Island Lime and Transport Co eighth avenue west
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Wreck of passenger and freight steamer Winslow near her slip in Duluth harbor; ran aground at 47 avenue east October 2 and caught fire the Oct 3 in her slip; salvage went to Davy Jones
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Two schooners along side Two Harbors wooden ore dock No 2 in Agate Bay; ore train locomotive on dock; workers; dock built in 1884; dock stood 40 feet above water extended 644 feet into the harbor
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Narrow view of waterfront and fifth avenue west businesses; CSPM and O passenger depot; Minnesota Home; laundry drying on lines; NW Fuel Co; W C Sargent
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
View of waterfront and harbor looking west from Michigan street. Union Depot; Duluth Boat Club sixth and waterfront; Armour packing; Lakefront Hotel seventh avenue west; Northern Pacific dock
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
68 foot 59 ton tug boat RECORD and crew of the Byron B Inman tug line of Duluth; child on cabin roof; built 1884; went down 8 October 1899 and 1902 on November 7 each time with one fatality
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Duluth harbor from Duluth Boat House; W C Sargent dock; Northern Pacific dock at foot of fifth avenue west; barges Tom Adams and Romania; schooner; sailboats; Minnesota Point
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Steamer Ossifrage with passengers lying at dock at Beaver Bay; Inman's North Shore Line traveled between Duluth and Port Arthur; Beaver Bay was first community organized in Lake county; two sailboats in foreground
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
View of waterfront and harbor from hillside and fourth street looking northeast; Minnesota Point; canal; wooden piers; slips; C W Murray 714 west Superior street; Duluth Boat Club; Kelley Island Lime; coal dock
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Duluth and Iron Range railroad's ELLA G STONE tug moved train cars to Two Harbors from Duluth until 1886; she was named after railroad president's wife; schooner E M Peck; ore dock
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections