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Unidentified photography studio (exterior), possibly Glenwood, Iowa
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Date Created:
1890
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Four men and a boy standing in front of an apparent photography studio, possibly in Glenwood, Iowa.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
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Black-and-white photographs
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Iron mining operation's tramway, Ely, Minnesota
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Date Created:
1890 - 1910
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Head frame for iron mine (possibly Pioneer Mine).
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
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Black-and-white photographs
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Iron ore mine loading pocket, Ely, Minnesota
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Date Created:
1890 - 1910
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Clear view of the shaft tower, loading pocket, and tramway and the nearby engine house and boiler house.
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Iron Range Research Center
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Still Image
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Black-and-white photographs
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Loading pocket and tramway, Ely, Minnesota
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Date Created:
1890 - 1910
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Men can be seen both on top and down below.
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Iron Range Research Center
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Still Image
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Black-and-white photographs
5.
Loggers hauling felled trees, Ely, Minnesota
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Date Created:
1890 - 1910
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Two loggers using oxen to haul logs through the winter forest.
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Iron Range Research Center
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Still Image
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Black-and-white photographs
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Logs stacked next to stream, Ely, Minnesota
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Date Created:
1890 - 1910
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Forest brook with many logs laying contiguous on both sides
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
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Still Image
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Black-and-white photographs
7.
Rail cars filled with iron ore, Ely, Minnesota
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Date Created:
1890 - 1910
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A building (a house?) can be seen in the background, with stacks of timber in the foreground.
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Iron Range Research Center
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Still Image
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Black-and-white photographs
8.
Rapids near Winton Lumber Company, Winton, Minnesota
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Date Created:
1890 - 1910
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Two fallen trees laying across a stream.
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Iron Range Research Center
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Black-and-white photographs
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Residential area, possibly Ely, Minnesota
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Date Created:
1890 - 1910
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Buildings and private residences and what appears to be a boiler house in the background.
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Iron Range Research Center
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Black-and-white photographs
10.
Shaft tower and loading pocket, Ely, Minnesota
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Date Created:
1890 - 1910
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Behind the piled iron ore, a mining location can be seen in the background.
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Iron Range Research Center
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Still Image
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Black-and-white photographs
11.
Shaft tower and loading pocket, Ely, Minnesota
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Date Created:
1890 - 1910
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Residential areas can be seen both to the left and the right in the background.
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Iron Range Research Center
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Black-and-white photographs
12.
Steam Locomotive Number 2000, Ely, Minnesota.
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Date Created:
1890 - 1910
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Steam locomotive number 2000 (thought to be world's largest locomotive at the time).
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Iron Range Research Center
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Still Image
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Black-and-white photographs
13.
Tower shaft, engine house, and boiler house, Ely, Minnesota
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Date Created:
1890 - 1910
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Tower shaft, engine house, and boiler house.
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Iron Range Research Center
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Tramway, tower shaft, boiler house, and engine house, Ely, Minnesota
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Date Created:
1890 - 1910
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A man on a horse-drawn wagon can be seen in the foreground.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
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Black-and-white photographs
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Tramway, tower shaft, boiler house, and engine house, Ely, Minnesota
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Date Created:
1890 - 1910
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This may be tower shaft "A" at the Pioneer Mine.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
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Still Image
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Black-and-white photographs
16.
White Iron Lake Iron Company's engine house, Ely, Minnesota
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Date Created:
1890 - 1910
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Its sign reads, "White Iron Lake Iron Co. / of Duluth, / Vermillion [sic] Iron Dist. / Sect 2, T [6]2, R 12."
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Iron Range Research Center
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Black-and-white photographs
17.
William Opie's photography studio (interior), Ely, Minnesota
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Date Created:
1890 - 1910
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Interior shows all manner of framed photographs and work desk.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
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William Opie's original photography studio (exterior), Ely, Minnesota
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Date Created:
1891
Description:
Front exterior view of William Opie's original Ely photography studio.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
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Black-and-white photographs
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First shipment out of the Mountain Iron Mine, Mountain Iron, Minnesota
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Date Created:
1893
Description:
Mountain Iron Mine in winter, featuring steam shovel, executives, and iron miners.
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Iron Range Research Center
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Black-and-white photographs
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Lone Jack Mine, Virginia, Minnesota
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Date Created:
1893
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Lone Jack Mine, featuring facility and logging.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
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21.
Shaw Mine, Virginia, Minnesota
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Date Created:
1893
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Shaw Mine, featuring Boiler House across from DMIR (Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range) freight shed.
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Iron Range Research Center
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Black-and-white photographs
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Mesabi Mountain Mine, Virginia, Minnesota
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Date Created:
1893 - 1894
Description:
Missabe Mountain Mine, featuring railroad tracks, train, and steam shovel.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
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Still Image
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Black-and-white photographs
23.
Canton Mine, Biwabik, Minnesota
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Date Created:
1893 - 1899
Description:
View of the Canton Mine, featuring the ore loader.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
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Black-and-white photographs
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Canton Mine, near Biwabik, Minnesota
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Date Created:
1893 - 1899
Description:
Canton Mine Location, featuring houses and early residents.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
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Jackson & Company General Merchandise and Camp Supplies, Virginia, Minnesota
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Date Created:
1893 - 1900
Description:
Exterior view of the Jackson & Company, General Merchandise and Camp Supplies.
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Iron Range Research Center
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