A bird's-eye view of the village of Peterson with high school building seen at center. In foreground, the steel bridge built in 1898 spans the Root River.
The 1927 Lester River Bridge is a stone-faced concrete arch bridge that carries London Road-Congdon Boulevard (Minnesota Highway 61) over the Lester River in the northeastern portion of the city of Duluth.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
This is the original Swinging Bridge in Jay Cooke State Park, built by the Forest Service in 1924. Later, the bridge was rebuilt by the Civilian Conservation Corps using a design by Oscar Newstrom.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
A person is standing on the bridge. The Forest Service built the first Swinging Bridge of logs and rope in 1924. Later, the bridge was rebuilt by the Civilian Conservation Corps using a design by Oscar Newstrom.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
A person is standing on the bridge. The Forest Service built the first Swinging Bridge of logs and rope in 1924. Later, the bridge was rebuilt by the Civilian Conservation Corps using a design by Oscar Newstrom.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
A person is walking across the bridge. The Forest Service built the first Swinging Bridge of logs and rope in 1924. Later, the bridge was rebuilt by the Civilian Conservation Corps using a design by Oscar Newstrom.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
This is the original Swinging Bridge in Jay Cooke State Park, built by the Forest Service in 1924. Later, the bridge was rebuilt by the Civilian Conservation Corps using a design by Oscar Newstrom.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
The smaller Lester Park Rustic Bridge in 1928. A larger, more complete Rustic Bridge was built in 1897 then reduced in size and finally removed in 1931.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
The smaller Lester Park Rustic Bridge in 1928. A larger, more complete Rustic Bridge was built in 1897 then reduced in size and finally removed in 1931.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
This image shows a view of the Minnesota River and a portion of the Broadway Bridge at St. Peter. This postcard negative, marked 3710, has been converted to a digital positive image.