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5201. Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Railway ore train and steam Locomotive 234, St. Louis County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1943 - 1960
Description:
D.M. & I.R. steam locomotive 234 pulling loaded ore cars on a slightly curved double track with house or farm in the distance. This is a Baldwin 2-8-8-4, Mallet or Yellowstone type.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Superior Railroad Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5202. Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Railway Locomotive No 201 with Empty Ore Cars, Spirit Mountain, Minnesota

Date Created:
1935 - 1953
Description:
D.M. & I.R. steam locomotive Number 201 pulling empty ore cars up from the Duluth Dock on Proctor Hill at the curve at Spirit Mountain.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Superior Railroad Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5203. Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Railway loaded pellet train approaching Biwabik, Minnesota

Date Created:
1976 - 1990
Description:
A D.M. & I.R. loaded pellet train approaching Biwabik, MN. Diesel locomotives numbers 209, 159 and 212 are on the curve from the west.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Superior Railroad Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

5204. Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Railway Endion passenger depot at Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1950 - 1960
Description:
The D.M. & I.R. Endion neighborhood Depot in Duluth. Looking from the south.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Superior Railroad Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5205. Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Railway employee train, Proctor, Minnesota

Date Created:
1959-01-21
Description:
D.M. & I.R. steam locomotive 1223, pulling passenger car W55. Train is operating as Proctor Jitney (a jitney is a vehicle that carries passengers for a low fare), between the roundhouse and the back shop.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Superior Railroad Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5206. Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Railway Duluth pellet stacker and storage yard, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1977
Description:
Aerial view of the D.M. & I.R. pellet storage yard, stacker and conveyor system beside Dock 6 in Duluth, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Superior Railroad Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

5207. Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Railway Depot, Saginaw, Minnesota

Date Created:
1960-02-07
Description:
D.M. & I.R. Depot at Saginaw, Minnesota. The signal semaphores are located in front of the depot.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Superior Railroad Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5208. Duluth Missabe and Iron Range 237 ore train wreck, Biwabik, Minnesota

Date Created:
1956-06-18
Description:
Scene of the derailment of D.M. & I.R. steam locomotive 237 at Biwabik with cleanup underway. Wrecking crane and work train are in the photo as well as wrecked cars.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Superior Railroad Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5209. Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Depot and Water Tank, Alborn, Minnesota

Date Created:
1961-08
Description:
A view of the train depot, water tower and stand pipe at Alborn, Minnesota. Also visible in this photograph are the main tracks and siding.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Superior Railroad Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5210. Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Conductor Sidney Main, unknown location, St. Louis County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1953-01-20
Description:
D.M. & I.R. Conductor at the conductor's desk in a coach. "Sidney Main, the last conductor on the steam passenger train, Iron Range Division"
Contributing Institution:
Lake Superior Railroad Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5211. Duluth lightweight streetcar, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1932
Description:
This is one of five identical lightweight streetcars built for Duluth in 1925 by the Lightweight Noiseless Electric Streetcar Company, which used the Snelling Shops of Twin City Rapid Transit in St. Paul. The cars were initially assigned to Superior, Wisconsin and later were moved to Duluth.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5212. Duluth incline railway, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1939
Description:
An incline car approaches the lower station on Superior Street at 7th Avenue West.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5213. Duluth incline railway, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1939
Description:
Incline car between Superior Street and 1st Street.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5214. Duluth incline railway, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1939
Description:
Incline car crosses over 2nd Street.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5215. Duluth incline railway, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1939
Description:
Incline car stopped at the 5th-6th Street station. Aerial bridge and Lake Superior are visible in the distance.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5216. Duluth incline railway, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1939
Description:
Incline car at 7th Street Aerial bridge and Lake Superior in distance.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5217. Duluth Incline railroad, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1902 - 1909
Description:
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.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

5218. Duluth incline, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1912
Description:
The Duluth incline located in the vacant right of way of 7th Avenue West connected Superior Street on the west end of downtown with the Highland streetcar line at 8th Street, 500 feet higher. Intermediate stations a block apart are visible. Both incline cars are visible at the top and bottom. A streetcar on Superior Street passes the Soo Line depot. In the foreground are passenger cars of the Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Duluth & Iron Range and Duluth & Northern Minnesota, on tracks adjacent to the Union Depot.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5219. Duluth incline, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1912?
Description:
The Duluth incline located in the vacant right of way of 7th Avenue West connected Superior Street on the west end of downtown with the Highland streetcar line at 8th Street, 500 feet higher. Intermediate stations a block apart are visible. Both incline cars are visible at the top and bottom. Streetcars on Superior Street pass.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

5220. Duluth incline, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1915?
Description:
The Duluth incline located in the vacant right of way of 7th Avenue West connected Superior Street on the west end of downtown with the Highland streetcar line at 8th Street, 500 feet higher. Intermediate stations a block apart are visible. This is the view from the top.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

5221. Duluth incline, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910
Description:
Looking up the east track at an earlier car and counterweight passing each other halfway up the incline. Passengers are in the windows and the operator is standing in the doorway.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5222. Duluth incline base station, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1908
Description:
This is the Superior Street base station of the incline, which was located in the vacant right of way of 7th Avenue West. From 1901 to 1911, the incline ran with a single car, instead of two before and after that period.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

5223. Duluth incline base station, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1939?
Description:
This is the Superior Street base station of the incline, which was located in the vacant right of way of 7th Avenue West.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5224. Duluth incline base station, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1902 - 1909
Description:
Looking up the Incline Railway to the Hill Top from Superior Street.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

5225. Duluth Heights, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1931
Description:
Looking east on Orange Street west of Arlington Avenue in Duluth, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5226. Duluth Heights, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1931
Description:
Looking east on Orange Street at Arlington Avenue, in Duluth, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5227. Duluth Heights, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1931
Description:
Looking west on Orange Street east of Arlington Avenue, in Duluth, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5228. Duluth Heights, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1935
Description:
Looking north on Highland (Basswood) Avenue at Palm Street in Duluth, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5229. Duluth Heights, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1931
Description:
Looking west on Orange Street at Arlington Avenue in Duluth, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5230. Duluth harbor bridge, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1914
Description:
A draw bridge in Duluth harbor
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5231. Duluth electric trolley bus, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1940?
Description:
A westbound electric trolley bus boards a passenger on Superior Street at 10th Avenue East.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5232. Duluth central hillside, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1915?
Description:
Postcard view across the Duluth central hillside, with the post office, court house and incline in the distance.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

5233. Duluth carhouse, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1934 - 1939
Description:
Looking north at a yard full of street cars, buses, and trolley buses.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5234. Duluth carhouse, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1905 - 1912
Description:
A lineup of streetcars in the carhouse yard. This view includes single truck LaClede and Northern Car Company (44-46) cars, plus new Twin City Rapid Transit standard cars.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5235. Duluth Belt Line, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1909
Description:
Bayview Heights station on the Duluth Belt Line in Duluth, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5236. Duluth Belt Line, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890 - 1909
Description:
Looking down the Belt Line from the Bayview Heights station in Duluth, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5237. Duluth Avenue Station, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1952
Description:
Duluth Avenue Station streetcar barn on East 7th Street at Duluth Avenue.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5238. Duluth and Iron Range Railroad wreck at Milepost Number 22, Larsmont, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900-08-09
Description:
Photograph of D. & I. R. showing an unknown steam locomotive turned over after a collision at MP 22 just west of Larsmont. Dated August 4, 1900 with officials and workers attending.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Superior Railroad Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5239. Duluth and Iron Range Railroad Steam Shovel 02, unknown location, St Louis County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890 - 1909
Description:
D&IR steam shovel 02 digging surface material and loading into small narrow gauge sidedump railcars.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Superior Railroad Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5240. Duluth and Iron Range Railroad steam Locomotive 309, Two Harbors, Minnesota

Date Created:
1925 - 1940
Description:
Roster photograph of D&IR steam locomotive 309 at Two Harbors, MN. This is a Baldwin 2-8-2, Mikado Type.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Superior Railroad Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5241. Duluth and Iron Range Railroad steam Locomotive 110, Two Harbors, Minnesota

Date Created:
1915
Description:
Roster photograph of D&IR steam locomotive 110 at Two Harbors, MN. This is a Baldwin 4-6-2, Pacific Type.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Superior Railroad Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5242. Duluth and Iron Range Railroad Steam Locomotive 1109, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920 - 1940
Description:
Roster photograph of D. & I. R. locomotive 1109 a Baldwin Pacific (4-6-2) on a passenger train in front of the Union Depot, Duluth.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Superior Railroad Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5243. Duluth and Iron Range Railroad Parlor Car Number 27, Ely, Minnesota

Date Created:
1909
Description:
Roster photograph of D. & I. R. Parlor car 27 from the platform end.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Superior Railroad Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5244. Dr. Jean Piccard with his gondola Pleiades, Rochester, Minnesota

Date Created:
1937-07
Description:
Professor Jean Piccard is posed by the gondola or basket he would ride in during his historic balloon ascension on July 18, 1935. In the background of this photo taken in Soldiers Field is the Rochester Dairy. Dr. Jean Piccard was a University of Minnesota physicist and aeronautical engineer who believed it was possible to ascend into the stratosphere using many small cluster balloons rather than one large balloon. The experimental flight was sponsored by the Rochester Kiwanis Club and supported by local residents and students.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5245. Dr. Jean Piccard standing by Lincoln-Zephyr automobile, Rochester, Minnesota

Date Created:
1937-07
Description:
Dr. Jean Piccard is posed by a Lincoln-Zephyr automobile. This photo was later used in an advertisement for Motor Sales & Service Company that appeared in the Rochester Post-Bulletin newspaper on July 19, 1937. Dr. Jean Piccard was a University of Minnesota physicist and aeronautical engineer who believed it was possible to ascend into the stratosphere using many small cluster balloons rather than one large balloon. The experimental flight from Soldiers Field in Rochester, Minnesota was sponsored by the Rochester Kiwanis Club and supported by local residents and students.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5246. Dr. Jean Piccard installing a radio in his gondola, Rochester, Minnesota

Date Created:
1937-07
Description:
Dr. Jean Piccard is installing a radio in the Pleiades prior to his historic balloon flight. Dr. Jean Piccard was a University of Minnesota physicist and aeronautical engineer who believed it was possible to ascend into the stratosphere using many small cluster balloons rather than one large balloon. The experimental flight was sponsored by the Rochester Kiwanis Club and supported by local residents and students.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5247. Dr. Jean Piccard inflating a balloon prior to his ascent, Rochester, Minnesota

Date Created:
1937-07-07
Description:
Dr. Jean Piccard is inflating one of the 80 balloons which he planned to use in his ascent. He is assisted by Elden Olson, University of Minnesota aeronautical student. Hundreds of spectators gathered to watch this rehearsal of the ground crew on July 7, 1935 at Soldiers Field, Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Jean Piccard was a University of Minnesota physicist and aeronautical engineer who believed it was possible to ascend into the stratosphere using many small cluster balloons rather than one large balloon. The experimental flight was sponsored by the Rochester Kiwanis Club and supported by local residents and students.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5248. Driving streetcar on the Inter-Campus line, Falcon Heights, Minnesota

Date Created:
1953?
Description:
Looking over the motorman's shoulder as an Inter-Campus streetcar approached the Coffman Street grade crossing.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5249. Dr. G. A. Dahl, Mankato, Minnesota

Date Created:
1912
Description:
Portrait of Dr. G. A. Dahl in an early automobile with Mrs. Hanson.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5250. Dredging the Mississippi River, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1935-11-05
Description:
Snow dusts the landscape of St. Paul while dredging operations continue in the Upper Mississippi River and St. Paul harbor. This dredging operation was undertaken as a part of improvements to the harbor, river, and other bodies of water in and around the city of St. Paul. Work was completed in 1936.
Contributing Institution:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
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