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1. Wreck of the "Peerless" in the harbor, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1899-09-07
Description:
Wreck of 27 year old "Peerless" when it collided with the "Stewart" in Duluth harbor
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

2. Wreck of the "Mataafa" in the harbor, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1905-11-30
Description:
Wreck of the "Mataafa" in a November storm the Duluth harbor; nine fatalities; "Medina" tug
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

3. Wreck of the "Mataafa" in the harbor, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1905-11-30
Description:
Wreck of the "Mataafa" in a November storm the Duluth harbor; nine fatalities; Duluth hillside
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

4. Wreck of passenger and freight steamer "Winslow" near the harbor, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1891-10
Description:
Wreck of passenger and freight steamer Winslow near her slip in Duluth harbor; ran aground at 47 avenue east October 2 and caught fire the Oct 3 in her slip; salvage went to Davy Jones
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5. "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

6. Wholesale District of Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
McKenzie, Hugh, 1879-1957
Date Created:
1924
Description:
In the foreground is the wholesale district on the waterfront of the Duluth harbor. In the background are grain elevators. In this photo, Michigan Street is at the far right in front of the Union Depot. Railroad Street is parallel to Michigan and runs in front of the Duluth Terminal building and Northern Cold Storage Company (with the white steam) at 400 South Ninth Avenue West. The Patrick Building at 302 South Fifth Avenue West and Commerce Street is between the Hickory sign and the Northern Drug Company building. Hickory is the main brand of Kelley-How-Thomson Company. It and Stone-Ordean-Wells are wholesale grocery businesses. The elevated streets are Sixth and Ninth Avenues West. A number of railroad depots and tracks are prominent.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

7. Whitney Brothers Gravel Business Structure, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Starkey, George Fairchild, 1916-2001
Date Created:
1959
Description:
Winter view of the remnants of the Whitney Brothers rock crushing business that stand in Lake Superior off the shore at Canal Park near the Aerial lift bridge. William A. Whitney and E. Harvey Whitney of Superior, Wisconsin, had a sand and gravel processing business. The largest concrete form was the dredging or crushing building. The structure was built in 1919. A tunnel ran from the building to Minnesota Point. There was a conveyor belt and railroad spur adjacent to the concrete building. Sand from the Apostle Islands and gravel from Grand Marais were carried to Duluth on a small vessel named LIMIT. There was also a tug the WILLIAM A. WHITNEY.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

8. Whaleback launch in shipyard, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890?
Description:
Whaleback launch in shipyard; spectators ; men women and children; wagons and horses
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

9. Whaleback launch in shipyard, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890?
Description:
Whaleback launch in shipyard; spectators ; men women and children; wagons and horses
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

10. Whaleback launch in shipyard, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1888
Description:
First whaleback launching at Garfield shipyard; spectators
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

11. Whaleback launch in shipyard, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1888
Description:
Whaleback barge 101 launching in Rice's Point shipyard about 400 Garfield avenue; bystanders; Adams school; hillside houses and businesses
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

12. Whaleback in shipyard, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890?
Description:
Whaleback shipyard view
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

13. Whaleback in shipyard, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890?
Description:
Whaleback shipyard view
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

14. Whaleback in shipyard, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890?
Description:
Whaleback shipyard view
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

15. Whaleback "Frank Rockefeller" launch in shipyard, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1895?
Description:
Whaleback "Frank Rockefeller" launch in shipyard; bystanders; one of the largest whalebacks 366 foot 2,759 ton steamer; worth more than $225,000;damaged November 2, 1905
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

16. Whaleback "Christopher Columbus" leaving the canal, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1895?
Description:
Words are reversed; whaleback "Christopher Columbus" leaving the Duluth canal; passengers; seventh avenue west incline; flipped image; only passenger whaleback built
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

17. Whaleback barge at coal dock, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Newton, George A.
Date Created:
1890?
Description:
Whaleback barge at coal dock; workers; equipment
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

18. Whaleback at shipyard, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890?
Description:
Whaleback and shipyard; propeller; men on deck
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

19. Whaleback "Alexander McDougall" near docks, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Whaleback Alexander McDougall near docks
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

20. Waterfront view looking east of harbor, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1892?
Description:
View looking east of harbor and waterfront; Universal Mill; Duluth Dredge; houses; canal; vessels in bay
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

21. Waterfront looking east from Seventh Avenue west and First Street, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
View from seventh avenue west and first street to waterfront and canal; slips; Minnesota Point
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

22. Washington Harbor House, St. Louis County, Minnesota

Creator:
McKenzie, Hugh, 1879-1957
Date Created:
1914
Description:
Washington Harbor House; Washington harbor; pleasure craft; row boats; buildings on Lake Superior
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

23. View to Lake Superior from Fourth Street, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Newton, George A.
Date Created:
1889-03 - 1889-05
Description:
View from fourth street looking to downtown; Lake avenue to fifth avenue west; Minnesota point; coal docks; St Louis hotel; Spalding
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

24. View to harbor looking down Seventh Avenue incline, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
View to harbor from about fifth street looking down tracks of seventh avenue west incline; no buildings on either side of tracks; stumps and bare ground
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

25. View of west end and harbor from hillside up at Fifth Street, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Newton, George A.
Date Created:
1893
Description:
View of west end and harbor from fifth street; waterfront; elevators B H C E; Duluth Transfer Railway; Kelley Island Lime and Transport Co eighth avenue west
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
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