lake superior railroad museum / Physical Format: Aerial photographs / Date Created: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1930">1930</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1939">1939</span>

Creator:: Gallagher, Louis Perry, Sr., 1875-1945
Date Created:: 1930?
Description:: The presence of Peavey elevators in the Duluth harbor dates back to 1900. In 1930, F.H. Peavey expands the Peavey Duluth terminal with concrete silos. In 1999, the Seaway Port Authority lets contract for razing of Occident and Peavey elevators. Garfield Avenue is the main street that runs the length of Rice's Point. It is the street in the lower left corner of this photograph. Houses and businesses on Garfield are parallel to the rail yards of the Northern Pacific; Great Northern; Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha. Garfield Avenue takes you to the Interstate Bridge.
Contributing Institution:: University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Aerial photographs

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