View is to the northwest from Front Street (Center Avenue) and 9th Street. The Grand Pacific Hotel stands across the intersection. At extreme right is visible the platform for the Great Northern Railway, the Hotel also served as the GNR passenger depot.
Portrait of important New York investment banker, who was one of James J. Hill and the Great Northern Railway's principal financial allies. Financial ally to Great Northern Railway, which was headquartered in Saint Paul, MN
Panoramic view of Remington Yards Building Material area and surrounding area to include track workers, oil storage tank farm, warehouse buildings, Great Northern Freight Cars, Southern Pacific Railroad Car, gondola railroad cars and a bus. Photograph is undated but presumed to be taken in the 1920s era. Remington Yards was located at 1218 3rd Avenue in North Hibbing, Minnesota.
Panoramic view of Remington Yards Building Material area and surrounding area to include track workers, oil storage tank farm, warehouse buildings, Great Northern Freight Cars, Southern Pacific Railroad Car, gondola railroad cars and a bus. Photograph is undated but presumed to be taken in the 1920s era. Remington Yards was located at 1218 3rd Avenue in North Hibbing, Minnesota.
Streetscape; horse pulling a wagon with signage, "Gowan Peyton Trophy Co. Wholesale Groceries." In background is a storefront sign for the "Great Northern Railway" building.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
This is chart number 211 containing a portion of the Mississippi River bordered by Sherburne, Stearns and Wright counties. The chart also includes an Authorities and Notes section. The scale of the chart is 1:10000. The chart includes an index showing this chart's coverage area in context with adjacent charts numbered 210 and 212.
This is chart number 212 containing a portion of the Mississippi River bordered by Sherburne and Stearns counties. The chart also includes an Authorities and Notes section. The scale of the chart is 1:10000. The chart includes an index showing this chart's coverage area in context with adjacent charts numbered 211 and 213.
This is chart number 213 containing a portion of the Mississippi River bordered by Sherburne and Stearns counties. The chart also includes an Authorities and Notes section. The scale of the chart is 1:10000. The chart includes an index showing this chart's coverage area in context with adjacent charts numbered 212 and 214.
This is chart number 214 containing a portion of the Mississippi River bordered by Sherburne, Stearns, and Benton counties. The chart also includes an Authorities and Notes section. The scale of the chart is 1:10000. The chart includes an index showing this chart's coverage area in context with adjacent charts numbered 213 and 215.
This is chart number 206 containing a portion of the Mississippi River bordered by Sherburne and Wright counties. The chart also includes an Authorities and Notes section. The scale of the chart is 1:10000. The chart includes an index showing this chart's coverage area in context with adjacent charts numbered 205 and 207.
This is chart number 207 containing a portion of the Mississippi River bordered by Sherburne and Wright counties. The chart also includes an Authorities and Notes section. The scale of the chart is 1:10000. The chart includes an index showing this chart's coverage area in context with adjacent charts numbered 206 and 208.
This is chart number 208 containing a portion of the Mississippi River bordered by Sherburne and Wright counties. The chart also includes an Authorities and Notes section. The scale of the chart is 1:10000. The chart includes an index showing this chart's coverage area in context with adjacent charts numbered 207 and 209.
This is chart number 209 containing a portion of the Mississippi River bordered by Sherburne and Wright counties. The chart also includes an Authorities and Notes section. The scale of the chart is 1:10000. The chart includes an index showing this chart's coverage area in context with adjacent charts numbered 208 and 210.
The William Crooks was the first locomotive to operate in Minnesota. Constructed in 1861, it 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. It now resides in a static display at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth. Minnesota. Engineer Herschell Hudgens, Jr. and three unidentified people shown.
The William Crooks was the first locomotive to operate in Minnesota. Constructed in 1861, it arrived on a river barge in Saint Paul. It provided service in 1862 for the Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad, a company that eventually became part of the Great Northern Railway. The engine is pulling a Saint Paul and Pacific baggage car and passenger car. It ran on the eleven miles of track between Saint Paul and Saint Anthony (now Minneapolis). Eventually, James J. Hill used the locomotive to pull his personal train. It now resides in a static display at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota.
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.