Several automobiles, including Swan J. Turnblad's, second from left, at the state fairgrounds. Mr. Turnblad and his wife are in his 1899 Waverly electric car.
View of Excelsior dock station looking west across the bay from the St. Albans Bay bridge. Ferries and express boats are docked, as well as the Plymouth.
This is a view of the west end of the Broadway Bridge over the Minnesota River at St. Peter, along Highway 99. The bridge was completed about 1930. This postcard negative, marked 3709, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows the Broadway Bridge over the Minnesota River at St. Peter. This postcard negative, marked 4199, has been converted to a digital positive image.
Group of men pose for a photograph with shovels. They stand on the clay bottom of the bay, water held back by a berm. The first wooden ore docks were built at Agate Bay in 1884. The docks were upgraded to steel beginning in 1907.
Looking directly up the incline from an elevated position across Superior Street. The decked roof car is on the west track, half a block up the hill. Printed in Germany.
Duluth Missabe and Iron Range owned Edna G. Tugboat at dock (1896-1986) with Carlo passenger vessel. Note the eagle on top of the pilot house of the Edna G. Taken before the Tug was in service on the East Coast in World War One.
Image shows the Edna G. Tugboat moored on the dock in Two Harbors, Minnesota. The iron ore dock in Agate Bay rises up behind the boat. Note the eagle atop the pilot house and two men seated on the deck. Footings for another dock appear in the foreground.
Looking east at a 3-car Luce Line passenger train headed by early gas electric car 302 at the Minneapolis depot. Note the Butler Building in the distance.
Interstate Traction Co. car equipped as a fire engine outside its single stall carhouse on Minnesota (Park) Point. Posed with three firemen and three children. Left to right: Jack Reed, W. W. Forsyth, child, child, Elton Ball, George Ball.
New standard gauge track was laid next to old narrow gauge track to permit continued operation during conversion from horsecars to electric cars. Printed in Germany.
Street scene taken from Old High School. Original Lake County courthouse and sheriffs residence can be seen on the right side of the image. Note the wooden sidewalks and wagon-rutted roads.
Road construction in First Avenue Business district. Note the surveyor in the right corner. People gather on the wood plank sidewalks to watch. Identified businesses include: L.A. Rose Store, Lee Kee Laundry, The Bodega, and Nordby Mercantile Company.
Looking west at an eastbound streetcar descending the trench beyond the Selby Tunnel east portal, with the Cathedral of St.Paul prominent in the background.
Image of people lined up on dock and outside deck of Ossifrage. Large dock owned by the Weiland Family, a prosperous family that owned and operated a lumber company out of Beaver Bay (1860-1883). Steam ships would tie up to the Weiland dock, bringing passengers and supplies to the town.
Looking west on Chestnut Street across the Main Street intersection. A westbound streetcar is headed uphill in the block west of Main. Another streetcar is northbound on Main Street at right.
Looking northwest at a southbound car on Greenbrier Street. The caption reads "1880, and this is last car on Greenbrier before the line was moved to Payne Avenue" The caption appears to be incorrect as the line stayed on Greenbrier. The car depicted wasn't delivered until 1884.
Scanned image of half tone from Twin City Rapid Transit tourist brochure. The drawing looks south from 42nd St. at passing streetcars. The Old Linden Hills station is visible at left as the boat rental building.
Looking northwest at a streetcar posed with crew. Postcard message reads, "This is taken at the end of the car line on Lake Avenue close to the Aerial Bridge."
The streetcar is passing the Globe Building. The Globe Building featured signs for "Stone School of Watchmaking," the "American Bonding Company" and the "Watt Cigar Company."