The Phoenix Hotel in Lanesboro was built at the cost of $50,000 in 1870. The hotel was four stories with saloon, baggage room, and railroad ticket office. The stone used for its construction was quarried from local bluffs. Its parlors and suites were expensively furnished. It was widely advertised as both a high class hotel for the traveling public, as well as a sanitarium. The hotel housed the Bank of Lanesboro, the businesses of Hanson & Davis, and Knudson & Hobart. Its landlords were Messrs. Chase and White. The building was destroyed by fire on May 5, 1885.
Moorhead Foundry, Car & Agricultural Works was built on Moorhead's east side in 1882 to manufacture railroad cars and parts, threshing machines and other iron products. It was never a success and investors sold it to a St. Cloud wagon maker. It became Anderson and Sons, builders of harrows, farm wagons and bobsleds. It closed in 1892.
View is to the northeast from the west side of 4th Street North just south of Front Street (Center Avenue). Visible are businesses along the north side of Front Street and the east side of 4th Stret North including S. A. Lochen's Clothing Store on Front and Ole A. Flaten's photo gallery and I. O Hanson's Tailor shop at right on 4th Street. Horse-drawn wagons line the north side of Front Street and a lone figure crosses Front in the foreground.
Four men sitting in what looks to be an office. Albert Sperry is sitting on the far left. There is a framed sign sitting in the backround that reads: Northwestern Fire and Marine Insurance Co. Peter Bonde was sheriff in Kandiyohi County from 1906-1927. He was known as the Prohibition Sheriff. Images in this collection were taken by Peter Bonde from 1890-1910.
Bonde Building on the corner of Litchfield Avenue and 4th Street S.W. in Willmar, MN. Peter Bonde was sheriff in Kandiyohi County from 1906-1927. He was known as the Prohibition Sheriff. Images in this collection were taken by Peter Bonde from 1890-1910.
Photo of the Metropolitan Barbershop which was located in Willmar, MN. B. T. Otos is on the far right. Peter Bonde was sheriff in Kandiyohi County from 1906-1927. He was known as the Prohibition Sheriff. Images in this collection were taken by Peter Bonde from 1890-1910.
Photo of three unidentified people standing in a mercantile store. Peter Bonde was sheriff in Kandiyohi County from 1906-1927. He was known as the Prohibition Sheriff. Images in this collection were taken by Peter Bonde from 1890-1910.
Two men working. The man on the left is sitting at a desk typing. The man on the right is sitting at a desk writing. There is a sign that reads: John T. Otos ABSTRACTS hanging on a door in the backround. Peter Bonde was sheriff in Kandiyohi County from 1906-1927. He was known as the Prohibition Sheriff. Images in this collection were taken by Peter Bonde from 1890-1910.
Two men posing for photo. They are both sitting in wooden chairs. They are sitting in front of a Smith Premiere desk. There is a framed sign in the backround that reads: John T. Otos ABSTRACTS. Peter Bonde was sheriff in Kandiyohi County from 1906-1927. He was known as the Prohibition Sheriff. Images in this collection were taken by Peter Bonde from 1890-1910.
Panoramic view of housing area behind a railroad tracks across the left half of the photograph. The center of the photograph depicts the North Hibbing Power Plant with smoke stack and water tower. The right area of the photograph depicts a housing area and mine reclamation dump in the background. Approximate area/view of this photograph is along North Street in North Hibbing.
Exterior view of the Mora Conger Drug Store in winter. Group of unidentified people are standing outside on the steps. Corner of Lake Street North and Northeast Railroad Street located at 130 Northeast Railroad Street.
Loon Lake in foreground; 1870 EACO Flour Mill in left background; Sacred Heart Church and railroad trestle across east lake side; all reflected in lake.
About twenty men stand on the sidewalk in front of Fred Ambs' saloon on Front Street (Center Avenue) between 4th and 5th Streets North; the view is to the northeast from the top of Ole E. Flaten's photo studio on the corner of Front and 4th Streets; one man leans in the doorway holding a broom.
Interior of an unidentified Moorhead saloon. Two a bartender in front of a mirrored back bar; at left stands a man wearing a bowler hat; a cash register sits on the back bar. Stacked beer kegs are visible reflected in the mirror.
Panoramic view of a winter scene in North Hibbing featuring the Duluth Mesabi and Northern Train Depot on McKinley Street and the nearby housing area. Panning left to right the photograph depicts a city water tower, the St. Louis County Courthouse on McKinley Street, the Lincoln High School, the American flag flying at the Jefferson School, and the business district on 4th Avenue at the far right of the photograph.
Panoramic view of mining operations at Mahoning-Hull Rust iron ore pit, Hibbing, Minnesota. North Hibbing town site and Oliver Iron Mining shops at left of photo, showing South Agnew shaft at center.
Panoramic view of mining operations in Winter. The left area of the photograph depicts a mine drill. The center and right areas of the photograph depict mining shovels in various positions of mining operations. The photograph depicts the beginning stages of open pit mining possibly in or near North Hibbing, Minnesota.
Woman with bun hairdo, wearing light colored blouse and dark long skirt, sitting at typewriter with back to camera; overhead hanging lamp, bookshelves and second typewriter surround her.
Woman with bun hairdo, wearing light colored blouse and dark long skirt, sitting at typewriter; posed in profile; overhead hanging lamp, bookshelves and second typewriter surround her.
View is to the southwest from the north side of 1st Avenue North just east of 1st Street North. The Diemert & Murphy Family Liquor Store stands on the corner across the intersection. A sign to the left reads "No Dumping." To the right is seen John Haas' Midway Saloon and, at extreme right, a blurred image of Fargo and Moorhead Electric Street Railway streetcar crossing onto the North Bridge over the Red River to Fargo, North Dakota.
View is to the northeast from the west side of 4th Street North just south of Front Street (Center Avenue). Visible are businesses along the north side of Front Street and the east side of 4th Street North including Ed Smith's Saloon and Palace Clothiers, both in the Gletne Block on the corner, Jacob Kiefer's saloon and Wholesale Liquor business and the Clay County Land Company on Front Street; in the distance at left is visible the domed steeple of Street Joseph's Catholic Church on 4th Street North.
View is to the southeast from the northeast corner of 2nd Avenue North and 1st Street.Thomas Erdel's Rathskeller Over the Rhine Saloon, recently constructed, stands on the corner across the intersection. Erdel's House is visible through the trees at left.
View is to the northeast from the Moorhead end of the Main Avenue bridge over the Red River. Visible are numerous businesses, mostly saloons, some decorated with flags and bunting, lining the north side of Main Avenue including the Inter-State Saloon, A. J. Rustad's Saloon and the Workingman's Home Hotel. A pile of bridge plank sits on the north side of Main Avenue at left; men and horse-drawn wagons stand on the bridge and street. A clock hangs in the middle of a billboard for General Arthur Cigars at extreme left, reading 9:52 and around the clock are the words "U. S. Observatory Time Hourly By W. U. Tel. Co."
View up the Rainy River showing the proximity of Canadian log sorting booms, mill site and adjacent dwellings in Rainy River, Ontario, Canada to the Minnesota border (in upper right corner). Photo taken from the Canadian National Railway bridge at Baudette, Minnesota.
Four views of Spooner, Minnesota showing the Shevlin Mathieu lumber mill; Spooner from the Baudette Bay on July 5, 1909; the new school, 1909; and street scene of August 3, 1907.
View is to the west on Main Ave from 4th Street South. Visible are businesses, mostly saloons, lining the north side of Main Avenue including the Gold Mine Jug House on extreme right. In the distance stands the Main Ave bridge to Fargo, North Dakota. On the corner at left is the Kassenborg Block.
Panoramic View of Mining Operations consisting of Railroad Tracks in foreground, Mining Operations Buildings in background, Mahoning-Hull Rust Mine, Steam shovels, Water tower for Steam Locomotives and South Hibbing on right side of photograph.
Panoramic view of the rail scrap yard in Cooley, Minnesota. Photograph depicts a steam locomotive hauling scrap in gondola cars, a water tower, a large industrial building (warehouse or shop type), housing area on the left side of the photograph and mining operations on the right side of the photograph.
Panoramic view of firefighter company posed in ranks in front of an unknown building (not Hibbing, Minnesota) for a group photograph. The left area of the photograph depicts the officers of the firefighter company. The center of the photograph depicts the firefighter band posed with their instruments in front of the front entrance of this unknown building. The right area of the photograph depicts the rank and file firefighters posed with a fire wagon and crossed hose nozzles.
Panoramic view of firefighter company posed in ranks in front of an unknown building (not Hibbing, Minnesota) for a group photograph. The left area of the photograph depicts the officers of the firefighter company. The center of the photograph depicts the firefighter band posed with their instruments in front of the front entrance of this unknown building. The right area of the photograph depicts the rank and file firefighters posed with a fire wagon and crossed hose nozzles.
Panoramic view of Mining Operations at the Mahoning-Hull Rust Mine. The photograph is captioned: "Mahoning-Hull Rust-Mine, Hibbing, Minn.--Largest Open Pit in the World--". The photograph depicts in the foreground: Railroad Tracks and pallets of railroad ties; 2-8-2 Steam Train hauling ore cars; Middle area: Core Drilling Equipment; and Steam Train hauling ore cars and Background: Smoke on reclamation dump; bridge and water tower and Steam Train hauling ore cars.
Panoramic View of Mahoning-Hull Rust Mine. The photograph is captioned: "Largest open Pit in the World". The photograph depicts in the foreground: Railroad Tracks and pallets of railroad ties; 2-8-2 Steam Train hauling ore cars; Middle area: Core Drilling Equipment; and Steam Train hauling ore cars and Background: Smoke on reclamation dump; bridge and water tower and Steam Train hauling ore cars.
Panoramic view of mining operations at the Mahoning-Hull Rust Mine in North Hibbing, Minnesota. The background in the photograph depicts at left are 2 houses. A steam shovel is positioned at the center and there are mining buildings and a steam locomotive positioned at right in the photograph. At the very right side of the photograph are railroad tracks leading to the steam shovel in the center of the photograph. On the left foreground of the photograph are railroad tracks.
A negative photographic collage of photos put together with the water tower, birds eye view, Kanabec Courthouse, Mora High School, Lake Mora and the Depot Elevator with the words ""Land of Clover"" Mora Minnesota in the middle.
Four views from Baudette including the E.A. Engler Lumber Company sawmill; dredge at work in Baudette channel; the International Railway Bridge (CNR); and the Williams Dray Line.
Morris Mirsky, wearing a blacksmith's apron, stands beside a horse with an unidentified rider. Morris Mirsky owned and operated a blacksmithing shop at 261 Texas Street in West Side Flats in St. Paul. His home was next door to the shop. The "Texas Street Synagogue" was across from the shop.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
View is to the south along 1st Street North from 2nd Avenue North. Visible are the tracks of the Fargo and Moorhead Electric Street Railway. Thomas Erdel's Rathskeller Saloon at left, the House of Lords Saloons just beyond, John Haas' Midway Saloon at the far end of the block and Sam Diemert's Saloon on the right.
A part of Pitt, Minnesota showing timber yards. Written on the photograph is, "Estimated March 4, 1912: 600,00 posts, 40,000 ties, 30,000 poles and 1,000 cords of wood valued at over $100,000.00".
Crowd gathered on Second Street for Baudette Fair, 1913. View is eastward across bridge showing East Baudette, right and Spooner, left. Buildings along street include the Baudette Roller Skating Rink and the Gjelhaug's Photo Studio.
Panoramic view of North Hibbing looking south on 3nd Avenue in the left area of the photograph is possibly Railroad Street or Cedar Street. On the far right area of the photograph is possibly 4th Avenue. Panning left to right are the Washington School, the Jefferson School, several church steeples, the Lincoln School, the Bell Telephone Company building and housing area. There is a good representation of the business district on 3rd Avenue in North Hibbing.
Panoramic Aerial view of the Town of Chisholm to include the road between the two parts of Longyear lake, Lake Street (main street of Chisholm) with its business district, the new High School and housing area.
Panoramic view of Mahoning-Hull Rust Mine mining scene including in foreground; power shovels, steam trains hauling ore cars, dragline type shovels and railroad crane with clamshell. Background of photograph panning from left to right includes: large building, housing area, water tower, and water tower for steam trains, large housing area, and water towers.
Panoramic view looking into the Mahoning-Hull Rust open pit mine and the mining operations. The photograph depicts several mining operations structures and power shovels. The background skyline depicts a water tower, housing area and possible mining community.
Panoramic view of Mahoning-Hull Rust Mine mining operations including on left side of photograph a steam train with ore cars being loaded by a steam shovel as a miner views the operation. Centered in the photograph is a steam shovel.
Panoramic view of Mahoning-Hull Rust Mine mining operations including on left side of photograph a steam shovel loading ore cars operated by a steam train. Background depicts business/housing area with water tower in prominence. Depicted in the pit are several track layouts around the pit area and a trestle on the right area of the photograph.
Panoramic view of Mahoning-Hull Rust mining operations and pit, Hibbing, Minnesota. Various North Hibbing buildings, including Oliver Hotel, Jefferson School, and Washington School, are visible in the background at the right. Webb Location and Webb School are visible at the left.
Panoramic view looking into the Mahoning-Hull Rust open pit mine and the mining operations. Steam shovels are loading steam trains of ore cars with iron ore. In the background are several buildings of North Hibbing including the Oliver Hotel, the Jefferson, Washington and Lincoln Schools. The background skyline shows several North Hibbing buildings were still operating at the time of this photograph.
Panoramic View of Mining Operation consisting of Steam Locomotive powered trains, Steam operated shovels, skyline of North Hibbing business district, North Hibbing Water Tower, Mahoning-Hull Rust Mine and Mining operations buildings.
Panoramic view of Mahoning-Hull Rust Mine mining operations including railroad tracks, power shovel loading ore cars of a steam train. Far right area of photograph depicts steam trains and power shovels. The background of the photograph depicts business/housing area with the Village Hall in North Hibbing prominently in the center.
Panoramic view of Mesaba Transportation Company busses (four in all) and drivers parked on McKinley Street in North Hibbing. In the background of this photograph are a water tower to the far left, the Lincoln School and St. Louis County Courthouse in the center background and a housing area to the far right.
Panoramic view Cooley Location (West of Hibbing, Minnesota). Photograph includes a large industrial building on the left, a water tower (with the word: "COOLIE" printed on it, a garage style building in the center, and an office type building on the right with housing in the far right of the photograph.
Panoramic view of the Cooley Location (west of Hibbing, Minnesota). Photograph includes a large industrial building on the left, a water tower (with the word: "COOLIE" printed on it, a garage style building in the center, and an office building on the right with houses in the far right of the photograph.
A photographic negative bird's eye view of downtown Grasston Minnesota in Kanabec County. The Farm Implement building and part of the Lumber building can be seen.
Panoramic view of the Mahoning-Hull Rust mine and its rail operations with ore cars both loaded and empty. Steam train is being loaded by a steam shovel. Ore processing plant is visible on upper bank of mine pit. Railroad tracks leading in, around and out of the open pit mine.
Panoramic view of North Hibbing in winter. Notable buildings and businesses looking from left to right are: Hibbing Village Hall; Service Station; the Oliver Hotel, and the Public Comfort Station.
The view is to the west on Front Street (Center Avenue) from 8th Street North. On the corner at right stands the Comstock Hotel, across Front Street stands Briggs Floral Company. In the distance on Front Street is a Fargo and Moorhead Electric Street Railway streetcar.
A crowd gathers for a free sewing machine demonstration outside the Thompson Brothers store in Lanesboro; the Langlie Olson and Fladager Company store is at right. Christ Madson's ice cream factory is seen in background.
Front view (looking northeast) of the Pan Motor Company Hotel on the northeast corner of Third Street and 33rd Avenue with streetcar traveling along Third Street.
Panoramic view of South Hibbing, Minnesota under construction to include panning left to right: New housing area, Hibbing Rood Hospital, several buildings being built on Howard Street and Fourth Avenue. Mesaba Transportation Company building is being built on the far right of the photograph. Railroad tracks are depicted on the or near 19th Street and mining operations are depicted in the background on the right side portion of the photograph.
Panoramic view of mining scene (probably the Mahoning-Hull Rust Mine in North Hibbing, Minnesota). The background of the photograph depicts a building with a smokestack, a head frame, a mining building and power poles. The foreground of the photograph depicts railroad tracks and a power shovel.