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1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. View of west end and harbor from about Third Street, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Gaylord, Paul B., 1848-1936
Date Created:
1890?
Description:
View of west end and harbor from about third street; elevators B C D E Point of Rocks
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

7. View of waterfront from Third Street and Third Avenue west, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Gaylord, Paul B., 1848-1936
Date Created:
1888?
Description:
View of Duluth and waterfront from third street and third avenue west; Board of Trade; Grand Opera house
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

8. View of waterfront from Sixth to Eighth Avenues west, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Newton, George A.
Date Created:
1889?
Description:
Duluth waterfront from sixth to eights avenues west; Minnesota Point; docks warehouses; CSPM and O railroad; Duluth Roller Mill Co; Northern Pacific freight depot; tracks; vessels
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

9. View of waterfront and Minnesota Point, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Newton, George A.
Date Created:
1893?
Description:
View of waterfront; canal; Minnesota Point; snow; Stone-Wells Mercantile Wholesale Grocers; Chapin-Wells; Duluth Dry Goods Co; Duluth Shoe Co; Duluth Boat Club
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

10. View of waterfront and harbor looking east from about Fourth Street, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Newton, George A.
Date Created:
1887
Description:
View of waterfront and harbor from hillside and fourth street looking northeast; Minnesota Point; canal; wooden piers; slips; C W Murray 714 west Superior street; Duluth Boat Club; Kelley Island Lime; coal dock
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

11. View of waterfront and Fifth Avenue west, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Newton, George A.
Date Created:
1889
Description:
Narrow view of waterfront and fifth avenue west businesses; CSPM and O passenger depot; Minnesota Home; laundry drying on lines; NW Fuel Co; W C Sargent
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

12. View of the harbor from the Duluth Boat House, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Newton, George A.
Date Created:
1888-09
Description:
Duluth harbor from Duluth Boat House; W C Sargent dock; Northern Pacific dock at foot of fifth avenue west; barges Tom Adams and Romania; schooner; sailboats; Minnesota Point
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

13. View of the harbor, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Caswell, William; Davy, William Henry, 1844 -1936
Date Created:
1875?
Description:
Diver and lookers on near Lake Superior and Mississippi freight depot
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Stereographs

14. View of the harbor, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Crandall, Robert S.; Fletcher, William R.
Date Created:
1902
Description:
View looking east from eleventh avenue west above Mesaba avenue; harbor; Minnesota Point
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Aerial photographs

15. View of Minnesota Point looking to hillside, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Gaylord, Paul B., 1848-1936
Date Created:
1871?
Description:
Buildings train spur and small boats on Minnesota Point; beach with water pump; First Presbyterian on hill
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

16. View of Minnesota Point from Lake Superior, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Gaylord, Paul B., 1848-1936
Date Created:
1870?
Description:
View from lake of Minnesota Point of beach, small boats, buildings and Duluth hillside and businesses behind
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Panoramas

17. View of Lake Avenue and Minnesota Point from about Second Street, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Gaylord, Paul B., 1848-1936
Date Created:
1875?
Description:
View of Lake avenue and Minnesota Point from about second street; houses; 227
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

18. View of hillside from railroad spur, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Whitesides, William
Date Created:
1885?
Description:
View of Duluth hillside from railroad spur
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Stereographs

19. View of hillside from Lake at Fourth Avenue east, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1875?
Description:
View of Duluth hillside and area of Lake Superior and Mississippi dock at fourth avenue east; schooners; steamer
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

20. View of harbor from west end hillside, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Gaylord, Paul B., 1848-1936
Date Created:
1880?
Description:
View of harbor from west end hillside; Rice's Point; small businesses; two signs for furniture
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

21. View of harbor from hillside, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Gaylord, Paul B., 1848-1936
Date Created:
1888?
Description:
View of Duluth harbor, waterfront, business district from hillside before aerial bridge; housing stock
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

22. View of downtown Duluth from about Second Street and Lake Avenue, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Gaylord, Paul B., 1848-1936
Date Created:
1883
Description:
Downtown Duluth from about second street and Lake avenue; houses and fences; fire hall number one; high school tower
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

23. View of downtown and waterfront looking east from Third Street, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Newton, George A.
Date Created:
1900?
Description:
View of downtown and waterfront from third avenue west and Superior street to seventh avenue west looking east from third street; Minnesota Point; canal; slips; 1892 Union Depot; 1895 Torrey building; 1893 Manhattan building
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

24. View of downtown and waterfront from Fourth Street, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Gaylord, Paul B., 1848-1936
Date Created:
1886?
Description:
View of downtown Duluth from Lake avenue to fourth avenue west from fourth street; Pilgrim church construction
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 city and Minnesota Point, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Gaylord, Paul B., 1848-1936
Date Created:
1878?
Description:
View of Duluth and Minnesota Point from Lake Superior and Mississippi RR freight depot and vicinity; buildings; Point of Rocks in distance
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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