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1. Mining Railroad, Hill-Trumbull Mine, Marble, Minnesota

Creator:
King, Frank
Date Created:
1970
Description:
An electric locomotive pulling a train of dump cars. The mine tipple is in the distance. Note the overhead wire is set off to the side of the track, rather than above, to allow for clearance for the tipple.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

2. Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Railway pellet stacker and storage yard, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Basgen, Jean
Date Created:
1968
Description:
A view from the D.M. & I.R. Duluth Dock 6 looking down the stacker tracks to the pellet stacker in operation. Shows the stacker and trailing conveyor between two piles of taconite pellets. The Lift Bridge is in the background.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Superior Railroad Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

3. United States Steel mill, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1956?
Description:
Aerial view of the Duluth steel plant complex.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

4. Mining railroad, Perry Mine, Keewaytin, Minnesota

Creator:
Kreuzberger, Jim
Date Created:
1955
Description:
An electric locomotive with a train and a crewmember on the front of the locomotive. Note the overhead wire is set off to the side of the track.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5. Mining railroad, Inter-State Iron Company, Calumet, Minnesota

Creator:
Kreuzberger, Jim
Date Created:
1951
Description:
An electric locomotive coupled to a loaded train. Note the electric wire set off to the side of the track.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

6. Spruce Mine, Eveleth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1950?
Description:
Aerial view of Spruce open pit iron ore mine with roads, equipment, and buildings.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

7. Shenango Mine, Chisholm, Minnesota

Date Created:
1950?
Description:
Aerial view of Shenango open pit iron ore mine with roads, equipment, and buildings.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

8. Soudan Mine, Safety First, Soudan, Minnesota

Date Created:
1950 - 1962
Description:
Underground miners posing in front of a safety first display near the headframe.
Contributing Institution:
Soudan Underground Mine State Park
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

9. Oliver Iron Mining Company electric shovel, Hibbing, Minnesota

Date Created:
1945?
Description:
A Bucyrus Erie 170-B electric shovel stripping ore in an open pit mine on the Mesabi Iron Range.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

10. Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Railway 236 with loads, Rainy Junction Yard, Virginia, Minnesota

Date Created:
1944
Description:
D.M. & I.R. steam locomotive number 236 departing Rainy Junction Yard with a train of loaded ore cars. The Rouchelou plant is in the steam behind the locomotive.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Superior Railroad Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

11. Soudan Mine underground driller, Soudan, Minnesota

Date Created:
1942-06-25
Description:
Two drillers working on compressed air drills underground at Soudan Mine.
Contributing Institution:
Soudan Underground Mine State Park
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

12. Soudan Mine underground driller, Soudan, Minnesota

Date Created:
1942-06-25
Description:
Driller working on Sullivan drill at Soudan Mine
Contributing Institution:
Soudan Underground Mine State Park
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

13. Soudan Mine tugger operator, Soudan, Minnesota

Date Created:
1942-06-25
Description:
Richard Tuominen, operating a tugger at Soudan Mine.
Contributing Institution:
Soudan Underground Mine State Park
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

14. Soudan Mine tugger operator at the controls, Soudan, Minnesota

Date Created:
1942-06-25
Description:
John Strom, tugger operator, moves ore around the stope at Soudan Mine.
Contributing Institution:
Soudan Underground Mine State Park
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

15. Soudan Mine tram operator, Soudan, Minnesota

Date Created:
1942-06-25
Description:
Frank A. Oblak, motorman, taking a load of iron ore to the shaft at Soudan Mine
Contributing Institution:
Soudan Underground Mine State Park
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

16. Soudan Mine timberman Charles Konu, Soudan, Minnesota

Date Created:
1942-06-25
Description:
Charles Konu, timberman, hoisting big timber into place at Soudan Mine.
Contributing Institution:
Soudan Underground Mine State Park
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

17. Soudan Mine timberman Arnold Myllysilta, Soudan, Minnesota

Date Created:
1942-06-25
Description:
Arnold J. Myllysilta, timberman, hoisting timber into place at Soudan Mine.
Contributing Institution:
Soudan Underground Mine State Park
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

18. Soudan Mine scraper and miner, Soudan, Minnesota

Date Created:
1942-06-25
Description:
Ray Lempia or Dick Lillya inspecting a scraper underground at Soudan Mine.
Contributing Institution:
Soudan Underground Mine State Park
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

19. Soudan Mine ore loader step two, Soudan, Minnesota

Date Created:
1942-06-25
Description:
Joseph Tanko getting ready to dump the ore from the Eimco loader into the awaiting ore car at Soudan Mine
Contributing Institution:
Soudan Underground Mine State Park
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

20. Soudan Mine ore loader step one, Soudan, Minnesota

Date Created:
1942-06-25
Description:
Joseph Tanko operating an ore loader, known as an Eimco loader, at Soudan Mine.
Contributing Institution:
Soudan Underground Mine State Park
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

21. Soudan Mine drill sharpener, Soudan, Minnesota

Date Created:
1942-06-25
Description:
Jack A. Zollar, drill sharpener in the drill shop, at Soudan Mine.
Contributing Institution:
Soudan Underground Mine State Park
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

22. Soudan Mine drill bit tempering, Soudan, Minnesota

Date Created:
1942-06-25
Description:
Edwin J. St. Vincent drawing drill bits from the tempering tank in the drill shop at Soudan Mine.
Contributing Institution:
Soudan Underground Mine State Park
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

23. Soudan Mine, drifter drill work, Soudan, Minnesota

Date Created:
1942-06-25
Description:
Elmer Sundstrom operating a drifter drill at Soudan Mine.
Contributing Institution:
Soudan Underground Mine State Park
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

24. Soudan Mine, diamond core drill, Soudan, Minnesota

Date Created:
1942-06-25
Description:
John Antilla operating an electric core diamond drill machine at the Soudan Mine.
Contributing Institution:
Soudan Underground Mine State Park
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

25. Soudan Mine, chuteman Bernard L. Laugen, Soudan, Minnesota

Date Created:
1942-06-25
Description:
Bernard L. Laugen, chuteman, unclogging the chute, so he can load the ore cars at Soudan Mine.
Contributing Institution:
Soudan Underground Mine State Park
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
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