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Date Created:: 1938
Description:: The William Crooks was the first locomotive to operate in Minnesota. Constructed in 1861, it first provided service a year later for the Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad, a company that eventually became part of the Great Northern Railway. James J. Hill had the locomotive pull his personal train. William Crooks was displayed at the 1939 New York World's Fair and in 1948 at the Chicago Railroad Fair. It was displayed for some time at the Saint Paul Union Depot before being put in a static display at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum, in Duluth, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:: New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

Date Created:: 1920
Description:: Narrative history of World War One activities in Winona County during World War One, and provides a photograph with a description of those in the county who fought in the war.
Contributing Institution:: Military Historical Society of Minnesota
Type:: Text
Format:: Books

Date Created:: 1888
Description:: A bound volume containing historical information and black and white photographs of Winona, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:: Winona Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Books

Date Created:: 1972
Description:: The 1973 date book featured scenes from three major storms that hit Duluth, Minnesota in the summer of 1972. The storms of August 16, August 20 and September 20, 1972, left millions of dollars in damage. The images include flooded streets and businesses, washed out streets, and Duluth residents working to mitigate the storms' effects.
Contributing Institution:: Duluth Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Calendars

Date Created:: 1974
Description:: The 1975 date book featured the St. Louis County Heritage and Arts Center, its member organizations and the cultural activities in Duluth, Superior and northeastern Minnesota. There are photographs of festivals, train cars, sculptures, local cultural buildings and other related items.
Contributing Institution:: Duluth Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Calendars

Date Created:: 1976
Description:: The 1977 date book featured photographs of early transportation facilities in the city of Duluth, Minnesota, including trains, streetcars trolleys, steamships, the Incline Railway, and airplanes.
Contributing Institution:: Duluth Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Calendars

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