Photographs of Minnesota Volunteers, 1861 to 1866, from the Whitney Negatives, now owned by Edward A. Bromley, Minneapolis, Minnesota. A collection of mounted Cartes-de-visite (card photographs)-size portrait photos, with a few of larger size. Not all photos listed in printed index are present.
Early view of Minneapolis as a lumber town; shows the Rail Tub lumber mill along with other mills along the Mississippi River. Spirit Island is in the foreground.
Area near the lower dam, the gatehouse is to the left and there are several logs in the Mississippi River; the Minneapolis Western railroad bridge is in the background.
View of the west bank of Mississippi River and the St. Anthony Falls Milling District. The Stone Arch Bridge is visible, but the M.E. Trestle has been removed.