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1. Claim shack and out buildings, Ely, Minnesota.

Date Created:
1890 - 1910
Description:
Rustic hut encampment in the woods.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

2. Deer hunting party, including William Opie, Ely, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890 - 1910
Description:
Six men, including William Opie (third from left), are posing with their rifles, next to a slain deer.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

3. Edna and Martha Oleson sitting in a horse-drawn buggy, Weaver, Minnesota

Date Created:
1893
Description:
Edna Oleson and her mother, Martha Oleson, may be wearing mourning clothes, as Edna's sister Martha Anderson had died in Ely on November 29, 1893. Martha's funeral took place in Weaver on December 3.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

4. Edna and William Opie, Burntside Lake, Ely, Minnesota

Date Created:
1897
Description:
Edna and William Opie paddling in a canoe, Burntside Lake.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5. Edna and William Opie standing, Ely, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890 - 1910
Description:
They are carrying a few items of luggage, possibly including William's camera equipment.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

6. Edward "Ned" Opie, Ely, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900-08
Description:
Tintype studio portrait of Edward Opie wearing a hat and cravat.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Tintypes

7. Edward "Ned" Opie, Ely, Minnesota

Date Created:
1894
Description:
Tintype studio portrait of Edward Opie sitting and wearing a bowler hat.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Tintypes

8. Edward "Ned" Opie, Ely, Minnesota

Date Created:
1893
Description:
Studio portrait of Edward Opie wearing suit and hat.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Tintypes

9. Edward "Ned" Opie holding his nephew, Ross, Ely, Minnesota.

Date Created:
1900
Description:
Studio portrait of Edward Opie holding his nephew, Ross.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

10. Family outing at Burntside Lake, Ely, Minnesota

Date Created:
1896
Description:
Seven young adults sitting on a wooden swing.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

11. Friends Ross Opie and Louie Fortin kid boxing, Ely, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
Studio portrait of friends Ross and Louie posing in boxing gloves.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

12. Group outing in a sailboat, Ely, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890 - 1910
Description:
Eight men and women riding in a sailboat.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

13. Hudson Bay dog sled team, Ely, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890 - 1910
Description:
Spectators standing in front of a building (possibly a hotel), eyeing a dog sled team from Hudson Bay.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

14. Hudson Bay dog sled team, Ely, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890 - 1910
Description:
Team of fourteen dogs pulling a sleigh full of people.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

15. Iron mining operation's tramway, Ely, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890 - 1910
Description:
Head frame for iron mine (possibly Pioneer Mine).
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

16. Iron ore mine loading pocket, Ely, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890 - 1910
Description:
Clear view of the shaft tower, loading pocket, and tramway and the nearby engine house and boiler house.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

17. Lakeside buildings, Long Lake, Ely, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890 - 1910
Description:
Built structures and boats along the lakeshore.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

18. Large social gathering at Burntside Lake, Ely, Minnesota

Date Created:
1897
Description:
Large social gathering at Burntside Lake, possibly as a wedding celebration for William and Edna Opie.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

19. Large social gathering at Burntside Lake, Ely, Minnesota

Date Created:
1897
Description:
Large social gathering in front of log buildings at Burntside Lake, possibly as a wedding celebration for William and Edna Opie.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

20. Loading pocket and tramway, Ely, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890 - 1910
Description:
Men can be seen both on top and down below.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

21. Loggers' cabin at Burntside Lake, Ely, Minnesota

Date Created:
1897
Description:
Three men situated next to a log cabin at Burntside Lake.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

22. Loggers cutting pine trees, Ely, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890 - 1905
Description:
Three loggers, two with a saw, and the third with an axe.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

23. Loggers hauling felled trees, Ely, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890 - 1910
Description:
Two loggers using oxen to haul logs through the winter forest.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

24. Logs stacked next to stream, Ely, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890 - 1910
Description:
Forest brook with many logs laying contiguous on both sides
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

25. Long Lake shoreline, Ely, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890 - 1910
Description:
A residence, along with shoreline buildings, can be seen in the distance.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
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