This is a clear view of the park bridge entrance from the London Road sidewalk. A fence protects pedestrians from the railroad tracks crossed by the bridge. Lakeshore Park was renamed Leif Erikson Park 1929.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
This is a view into Leif Erikson Park from London Road over the railroad tracks that separate the street from the park. Lakeshore Park was renamed Leif Erikson Park 1929.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Brighton Beach is in Kitchi Gammi Park. Cabins that could be rented were built in the 1930s. Brighton Beach is on the shore of Lake Superior with a great view of ore boats.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Brighton Beach is in Kitchi Gammi Park. Cabins that could be rented were built in the 1930s. Brighton Beach is on the shore of Lake Superior with a great view of ore boats.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Brighton Beach is in Kitchi Gammi Park. Cabins that could be rented were built in the 1930s. Brighton Beach is on the shore of Lake Superior with a great view of ore boats.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Brighton Beach is in Kitchi Gammi Park. Cabins that could be rented were built in the 1930s. Brighton Beach is on the shore of Lake Superior with a great view of ore boats.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Duluth's first air-mail service was celebrated with Northwest Airline heads, the Duluth mayor, and committeemen. The plane landed in the bay at the Duluth Boat Club on Minnesota Point. A police motorcycle escort accompanied the mail truck.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Panoramic view roadway that has a dirt berm across the road, through unknown woodland area that. The photograph depicts three people standing on the berm and vehicles near the berm on the road. A creek is alongside the roadway.
A bird's-eye view of the State Fish Hatchery built in 1925 at site of the old Duschee Mill. The location took advantage of Big Spring which has the largest spring flow in Minnesota. It is owned by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Division of Fisheries and supplies a large percentage of trout stocked in Minnesota lakes and streams.
This is Leif Erikson Park's amphitheater feature and its view to the Lake Superior. People are on park benches, and there is an ore boat on the lake. Lakeshore Park was renamed Leif Erikson Park 1929.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
This is a view of Leif Erikson Park on the London Road side with the Duluth Curling Club building at the left. Lakeshore Park was renamed Leif Erikson Park 1929.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Kitchi Gammi Park is on the shore of Lake Superior just beyond Lester River. Brighton Beach is in this park. This is a view of the rocky shore of Lake Superior.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
A statue of Jay Cooke and his dog by sculptor Henry M. Shrady was located where Superior Street and London Road meet. It was dedicated in 1921, the 100th anniversary of Cooke's birth.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
This is the original Swinging Bridge in Jay Cooke State Park, built by the Forest Service in 1924. Later, the bridge was rebuilt by the Civilian Conservation Corps using a design by Oscar Newstrom.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
A person is standing on the bridge. The Forest Service built the first Swinging Bridge of logs and rope in 1924. Later, the bridge was rebuilt by the Civilian Conservation Corps using a design by Oscar Newstrom.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
A person is standing on the bridge. The Forest Service built the first Swinging Bridge of logs and rope in 1924. Later, the bridge was rebuilt by the Civilian Conservation Corps using a design by Oscar Newstrom.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
A person is walking across the bridge. The Forest Service built the first Swinging Bridge of logs and rope in 1924. Later, the bridge was rebuilt by the Civilian Conservation Corps using a design by Oscar Newstrom.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
This is the original Swinging Bridge in Jay Cooke State Park, built by the Forest Service in 1924. Later, the bridge was rebuilt by the Civilian Conservation Corps using a design by Oscar Newstrom.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Another view of the Dickerman Triangle Park at Fourth Street and Woodland Avenue. Duluthian Charles Kent Dickerman was a civic leader and philanthropist.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
This is the wall in the Dickerman Triangle Park at Fourth Street and Woodland Avenue. Duluthian Charles Kent Dickerman was a civic leader and philanthropist.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
The 1927 Lester River Bridge is a stone-faced concrete arch bridge that carries London Road-Congdon Boulevard (Minnesota Highway 61) over the Lester River in the northeastern portion of the city of Duluth.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections