A laker prepares to leave the harbor through the Ship Canal in this view of downtown Duluth, Canal Park and Minnesota Point from the hillside. In the center right of the image is a rear view of the Duluth Civic Center buildings. In Canal Park on the left of the image we can see the DeWitt Seitz and Marshall Wells buildings. Zenith was a brand name used by Marshall Wells.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
This view from the crest of the hillside of Duluth shows a vessel steaming toward the aerial bridge. A prominent sign is visible on the bayside of Minnesota Point advertising Marine Iron and Shipbuilding. That business was located for years at the foot of Eleventh Avenue West and bayfront. The first ship launched in the Twin Ports for service in World War II was at the Marine Iron and Shipbuilding Co., April 23, 1941. A Duluth newspaper on July 1, 1966 ,reported that the former Marshall-Wells Building on Lake Avenue South has been purchased by Marine Iron and Shipbuilding Co. and Modern Constructors Inc. The assessors office lists the value of the property at $736,000.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
A view to the canal with the Duluth business district in the foreground. The 1896 Sacred Heart Cathedral steeple is in the right corner in front of the building that is now the Damiano Center (clothes distribution and soup kitchen). The cathedral, now a music center, and the Damiano are at 211 and 206 West Fourth Street. At the left is the smokestack of the Duluth Steam Plant built in 1932 that continues to provide heat to downtown businesses. To the left of the smokestack is the five-story Freimuth's Department store which opened in 1900 on the corner of Lake Avenue and Superior Street. It was Duluth's oldest family owned firm when it closed in 1961 with 60 employees. The Freimuth's building was razed in May 1968. On the far right on Superior Street are the tall, slim Alworth building (16 stories) dating from 1909, and the light colored Medical Arts building on the site of the St. Louis Hotel. The hotel was razed beginning May 19, 1932. September 1, 1932 contractors broke ground for the Medical Arts building. Signs in Canal Park include Marshall-Wells Hardware Company and Griggs, Cooper and Company. Griggs Cooper was a wholesale grocer and liquor business at 217-219 Lake Avenue South featuring Home brand food.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
There are 15 black and white aerial photographs of the City of Saint Paul. On the inside front cover of the atlas there is a street map of the City of Saint Paul. This map is divided into 15 sections. Each section corresponds to a numbered map.On the inside back cover is an index that gives the population of Saint Paul for the year 1920. An explanation is provided that describes the geographic division of streets for the City of Saint Paul.
This 1965 aerial image shows the flooded Minnesota River at St. Peter and large portions of the city's business district. The white spire of the Nicollet County Courthouse can be seen near the bottom, to the right of the center of the photograph. The Broadway bridge is at the center of the far left portion of the image. The railroad tracks beyond the bridge serve the Peavey Grain Company's elevator and the St. Peter railroad depot.
This 1965 aerial image shows the flooded Minnesota River at St. Peter and large portions of the city's business district. The white spire of the Nicollet County Courthouse can be seen in the center of the far right portion of the photograph. Visible streets include Broadway at the far left and Mulberry at the far right.
Highway 22 is under several feet of water from the flooded Minnesota River in this aerial view taken near St. Peter in 1965. The old bridge across the river can be seen to the right of the center of the image. Highway 169 is along the bottom edge.
This aerial view shows portions of the flooded Minnesota River near St. Peter. The bridge over the river on Highway 22 can be seen along the bottom of this 1965 image. Vehicles can be seen on Highway 169 near the top.
This 1965 aerial image shows the flooded Minnesota River at St. Peter. The Peavey Grain Company's elevator is at the right, above the railroad track. The St. Peter Feed Mill and the St. Peter Creamery are on high ground along the river to the left of the Broadway bridge.
This aerial view shows the business district of St. Peter and the flooded Minnesota River in 1965. The Broadway bridge is at the right, and the Nicollet County Courthouse can be seen below and slightly to the left of the bridge. The view extends from Front Street to Fourth Street, and from Locust Street to the northern end of the city.
The Peavey Grain Company's elevator is the tallest structure visible in this image that shows flooded buildings and property in the Minnesota River Valley east of St. Peter in 1965. Highway 99 crosses the image, running diagonally above the elevator and below the St. Peter railroad depot, which is to the right and slightly below the row of five grain bins.
The St. Peter railroad depot at the far left is surrounded by flood water from the Minnesota River in this 1965 image. The photograph extends from the Peavey Grain Company's elevator at the bottom left of the photograph southwestward to the mill pond near the top center.
This aerial view shows the City of St. Peter and the flooded Minnesota River Valley to the east in 1965. The Broadway bridge is near the center of the photograph, and Minnesota Avenue runs diagonally upward across the image, beginning near the lower left corner.
Large portions of the City of St. Peter and the flooded Minnesota River Valley to the east can be seen in this aerial view that was taken in 1965. The Broadway bridge can be seen slightly to the left of the center of the image.
South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter extends diagonally upward from a point slightly above the lower left corner of this aerial view and runs across the width of the image. The side streets are, from left to right, Nassau, Park Row, and Broadway. The Nicollet County Bank, the Nicollet Hotel, and the Johnson & Company building are among the visible businesses.
The aerial view includes all or parts of Delaware Township sections 23, 24, 25, 26, 35 and 36; and Macsville Township sections 1 and 2; and the Mustinka River.
The aerial view includes all or parts of Delaware Township sections 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 33, 34, and 34; Macsville Township sections 2, 3, and 4; and the Mustinka River.
The aerial view includes all or parts of Delaware Township sections 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, and 34; Macsville Township sections 3 and 4; and the Mustinka River.