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51. Wire crew, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920
Description:
Looking east at wire truck repairing overhead damage from snapped wire pole. Location appears to be Oneota Street at Ramsey Street in Duluth, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

52. Wire crew, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Duluth Street Railway
Date Created:
1920
Description:
Wire crew on wire truck platform adjusting overhead wire in the carhouse yard in Duluth, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

53. Winter scene, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1917
Description:
This photograph shows a horse-drawn sled in St. Peter on South Third Street. The old Fire Station, with its steeple, can be seen near the far left, and the J. M. Peterson blacksmith shop can be seen on the future site of the St. Peter Post Office.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

54. Winston-Dear Company Steam Locomotive at switch junction in northeastern Minnesota

Creator:
Aubin, Polydore (Paul) N., 1884-1972
Date Created:
1920 - 1935
Description:
Panoramic view of an operating Winston-Dear Company 0-6-0 steam locomotive number 114 in a winter scene drawing several Winston-Dear Company ore cars at may be a switch junction at an unknown location. A non operating steam locomotive is near the end of the line of ore cars. At right are several empty open hopper cars idle on the tracks.
Contributing Institution:
Hibbing Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Negatives (photographic)

55. "Winslow" burning in the harbor, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1891-10-03
Description:
220 foot 1,050 ton wooden passenger packet steamer propeller Winslow burned in Duluth harbor; see also 304.1
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

56. "Winslow" at Elevator A dock, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1870
Description:
Evans Line Winslow at Elevator A dock
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

57. Winona & Western Railway depot, Rochester, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900
Description:
The Winona & Western Railway depot was located on the south side of College Street (now 4th Street SW) by the Zumbro River. The photo was taken on the west bank of the Zumbro River, looking east. The Chicago Great Western Railroad bought the Winona & Western Railway in 1901. In January of 1903, the depot was cut in two and moved across the river.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

58. Winona & Southwesteren Railroad bridge, Winona, Minnesota

Creator:
Tenney, Charles A.
Date Created:
1891-05-18
Description:
Photograph of Winona & Southwestern railroad bridge. This was later the Chicago and Southwestern railroad bridge.
Contributing Institution:
Winona County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

59. Winona & Saint Peter Railway bond, Borough of Saint Peter, Minnesota

Creator:
Borough of Saint Peter, Minnesota
Date Created:
1871-03-04
Description:
Dated the fourth day of March in 1871, this bond was issued by the Borough of Saint Peter in order to raise money to finance the construction of the Winona & Saint Peter Railroad. The value of the bond at maturity was five hundreds dollars. The railroad crossed the Minnesota River and entered Nicollet County near the site of the St. Peter State Hospital in May of 1871. The railroad eventually extended through St. Peter, Traverse, Oshawa, Nicollet, and Courtland in Nicollet County before it crossed the Minnesota River into Brown County.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Certificates

60. Winona Levee front view, Winona, Minnesota

Creator:
Tenney, Charles A.
Date Created:
1882-07-04
Description:
Stereograph of the steam boat "City of Winona" at the Levee Front. People gathered in front of the steam boat
Contributing Institution:
Winona County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Stereographs

61. Winona and St. Peter Railroad bridge, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1879?
Description:
This photograph shows the original wooden Winona and St. Peter Railroad bridge near the St. Peter State Hospital. The view appears to be toward the community of Kasota in Le Sueur County. This bridge was replaced by an iron bridge in 1879.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

62. Winona and St. Peter Railroad Bridge, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1879?
Description:
This view of the original Winona and St. Peter Railroad bridge over the Minnesota River that was completed in 1871 appears to look toward Kasota from a location near the St. Peter State Hospital. The bridge was replaced about 1879 by a metal one. Some of the stone supports for the new bridge can be seen to the right of the wooden bridge.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

63. Winona and St. Peter Railroad Bridge, St. Peter, Minnesota

Creator:
Elmer, Edward S.
Date Created:
1881?
Description:
This stereo view of the Winona and St. Peter Railroad Bridge over the Minnesota River shows the St. Peter State Hospital in the distance. A building and large piles of wood are visible below the bridge.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Stereographs

64. Winona and Southwestern train from Spring Valley to Winona, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890-12-30
Description:
The Winona and Southwestern Railway train is pictured moving over a trestle bridge on it's way from Spring Valley to Winona. In 1890, tracks were laid from Winona through St. Charles, Dover, Eyota, Simpson and Stewartville to Spring Valley and Osage. The railroad became the Winona & Western in 1894. A spur was built in 1900 from Simpson to Rochester. In 1901, the Winona & Western line was sold to the Chicago Great Western Railroad.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

65. Wing dams on channels side of Pigs Eye Island, 1889

Creator:
Bosse, Henry Peter, 1844-1903
Date Created:
1889
Description:
Plate 22, view of the wing dams on the channels side of Pig's Eye Island in 1889 near South St. Paul, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cyanotypes

66. Wingdams below Winona, Minn. [Minnesota], 1889

Creator:
Bosse, Henry Peter, 1844-1903
Date Created:
1889
Description:
Plate 88, view of the Wingdams below Winona, Minnesota in 1889.
Contributing Institution:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cyanotypes

67. Wingdams below Nininger, Minn. [Minnesota], 1891

Creator:
Bosse, Henry Peter, 1844-1903
Date Created:
1891
Description:
Plate 50a, view of the Wingdams below Nininger, Minnesota in 1891.
Contributing Institution:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cyanotypes

68. Wingdams above S. [South] St. Paul, Minn. [Minnesota], 1889

Creator:
Bosse, Henry Peter, 1844-1903
Date Created:
1889
Description:
Plate 24a, view of the Wingdams above South St. Paul, Minnesota in 1889.
Contributing Institution:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cyanotypes

69. Window Screens for Double Deck Car, Twin City Rapid Transit, Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1906-03-09
Description:
Design drawing, including plan and elevation of window screen details of a Twin City Rapid Transit experimental double deck streetcar.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Design drawings

70. Windom Dray Line, Windom, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890?
Description:
Windom Dray Line open wagon pulled by horses. Young man drives the horses. Seven women in long dresses are standing or sitting in the wagon. Sign on wagon reads: "E. C. Maher, Prop."
Contributing Institution:
Cottonwood County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

71. Wind damage at the Mankato Airport, Mankato, Minnesota

Date Created:
1929-06-11
Description:
Mankato Airport with wind damage, including upside-down airplane, with 4 people viewing the damage.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

72. Wilton Bridge over LeSueur River, Waseca County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900
Description:
Metal bridge spans the LeSueur River; trees on river banks
Contributing Institution:
Waseca County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Negatives (photographic)

73. Willis Sanford French in his new automobile, Windom, Minnesota

Date Created:
1880 - 1908
Description:
Willis Sanford French and his new automobile parked in front of the city park.
Contributing Institution:
Cottonwood County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

74. William Rinkel Store, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1909?
Description:
This photograph shows a man with a horse-drawn wagon in front of the William Rinkel Dry Goods and Groceries Store in St. Peter at 108 South Minnesota Avenue. The caption on the reverse indicates that Chas. H. Clark was going camping at Lake Emily, and that the name of the horse was Prince. Dr. G. F. Merritt's office can be seen at right.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

75. William Perry and Chris Peterson traversing muddy roads on Old Highway 8, south of New Brighton, Minnesota

Date Created:
1914
Description:
Old Highway 8 by Rosacker's Greenhouse on Stinson Boulevard with William Perry and Chris Peterson attempting to get their wagon out of the mud.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

76. William Crooks locomotive, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1934
Description:
The William Crooks was the first locomotive to operate in Minnesota. Constructed in 1861, it provided service a year later for the Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad, a company that eventually became part of the Great Northern Railway. James J. Hill had the locomotive pull his personal train. It now resides in a static display at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth. Minnesota. Engineer Herschell Hudgens, Jr. and three unidentified people shown.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

77. William Crooks locomotive, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1938
Description:
The William Crooks was the first locomotive to operate in Minnesota. Constructed in 1861, it arrived on a river barge in Saint Paul. It provided service in 1862 for the Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad, a company that eventually became part of the Great Northern Railway. The engine is pulling a Saint Paul and Pacific baggage car and passenger car. It ran on the eleven miles of track between Saint Paul and Saint Anthony (now Minneapolis). Eventually, James J. Hill used the locomotive to pull his personal train. It now resides in a static display at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

78. William Crooks locomotive, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1938
Description:
The William Crooks was the first locomotive to operate in Minnesota. Constructed in 1861, it first provided service a year later for the Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad, a company that eventually became part of the Great Northern Railway. James J. Hill had the locomotive pull his personal train. William Crooks was displayed at the 1939 New York World's Fair and in 1948 at the Chicago Railroad Fair. It was displayed for some time at the Saint Paul Union Depot before being put in a static display at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum, in Duluth, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

79. William Crooks locomotive, Morris, Minnesota

Date Created:
1905-05-24
Description:
View of the William Crooks Locomotive, the first railroad engine in Minnesota. Left to right, #2 Wm. E Litchfield,#3 Col. Wm. Crooks (namesake for the locomotive). #4 Mr. Willmar, #5 Charles A. F. Morris (namesake for Morris, MN).
Contributing Institution:
Stevens County Museum and Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

80. Wildwood substation, Mahtomedi, Minnesota

Creator:
Callendar, Harlow
Date Created:
1936
Description:
Looking south across the highway at Wildwood substation.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

81. Wildwood Park with streetcar, Mahtomedi, Minnesota

Date Created:
1925?
Description:
Looking east across Wildwood Park from atop the roller coaster.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

82. Wildwood Park streetcar map, Mahtomedi, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1918
Description:
Map of Wildwood Park and the streetcar lines serving it.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Transportation maps

83. Wildwood Park station, Mahtomedi, Minnesota

Creator:
Sweet
Date Created:
1910?
Description:
Exterior view of the Wildwood Park station.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

84. Wildwood Park station, Mahtomedi, Minnesota

Creator:
Sweet
Date Created:
1905?
Description:
Passengers unloading at Wildwood Park station.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

85. Wildwood Park Station, Mahtomedi, Minnesota

Creator:
Coan, George F.
Date Created:
1920
Description:
Panoramic group photo of Twin Cities Rapid Transit employees and their families on the station steps at an annual picnic in Mahtomedi, Minnesota. Four chartered streetcars behind them.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Panoramas

86. Wildwood Park pavilion, Mahtomedi, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1910?
Description:
Wildwood Park on the southeast shore of White Bear Lake offered a wide variety of amusements for the public, including this pavilion.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

87. Wildwood Park on Beautiful White Bear Lake 1916, Mahtomedi, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1916
Description:
Large fold-out brochure promoting Wildwood Park with drawings, map and text.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Text
Format:
Pamphlets

88. Wildwood Park, Mahtomedi, Minnesota

Creator:
Dimond, S. D.
Date Created:
1920?
Description:
Wildwood Park and its streetcar station, viewed from the Wildwood Power House to the east.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

89. Wildwood Park, Mahtomedi, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1925?
Description:
Swimming area, bath house and roller coaster at Wildwood Park.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

90. Wildwood Park, Mahtomedi, Minnesota

Date Created:
1930?
Description:
Looking across the roof of buildings within Wildwood Park during winter, toward the streetcar station.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

91. Wildwood Park, Mahtomedi, Minnesota

Creator:
Dimond, S. D.
Date Created:
1917
Description:
The Wildwood bathhouse with tracks in the foreground.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

92. Wildwood Park, Mahtomedi, Minnesota

Creator:
Dimond, S. D.
Date Created:
1911
Description:
Partial view of Wildwood Park showing the roller coaster and water tower.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

93. Wildwood Park, Mahtomedi, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910 - 1915
Description:
Looking southwest along the lake shore at Wildwood Park. The pavilion is at left.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

94. Wildwood Park, Mahtomedi, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910 - 1915
Description:
Postcard from Twin City Rapid Transit tourist brochure. The drawing is semi-aerial view looking northwest showing six cars at Wildwood Station, with Wildwood Park in background.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

95. Wildwood Park, Mahtomedi, Minnesota

Date Created:
1908
Description:
View of the Wildwood Park bathhouse and water chutes.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

96. Wildwood Park concert advertisement, Mahtomedi, Minnesota

Date Created:
1929
Description:
A poster promoting King Cole and his orchestra playing at Wildwood Park.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Posters

97. Wilder grain elevator with train, Wilder, Minnesota

Date Created:
1909
Description:
Looking west from the Wilder crossing before 1909. The first Wilder depot is seen in the center just right of the train. The Wilder grain elevators are visible in the distance.
Contributing Institution:
Jackson County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

98. "Who Uses the Street Car?" advertisement, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1925?
Description:
Newspaper advertisement showing shoppers boarding streetcars.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Text
Format:
Advertisements

99. "Who Uses the Street Car?" advertisement, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1925?
Description:
Newspaper ad promoting the benefits of the streetcar system.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Text
Format:
Advertisements

100. Whitney Airport, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:
Hall, Myron, 1911-1996
Date Created:
1947
Description:
St. Cloud airport. The Whitney Senior and Recreation Center( in 2010) is upper left in the photo and the Mississippi River and St. Cloud Hospital are at the top.
Contributing Institution:
Stearns History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
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