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1. View of St. Anthony Falls, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Whitney, Joel Emmons
Date Created:
1851
Description:
View of the Mississippi River with an island and buildings on the riverbank. The photographic print was created from an 1851 daguerreotype by Joel Whitney.
Contributing Institution:
Macalester College
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

2. St. Cloud toll booth and bridge, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Date Created:
1865 - 1875
Description:
St. Cloud toll booth and bridge over the Mississippi River.
Contributing Institution:
St. Cloud State University
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Stereographs

3. Early view of St. Anthony on the Mississippi River, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Jacoby, William H.
Date Created:
1869?
Description:
Early view of Saint Anthony along the Mississippi River; shows the Winslow house and other buildings.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

4. Early view of the city, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Jacoby, William H.
Date Created:
1869?
Description:
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.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5. St. Anthony Falls on the Mississippi River, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Jacoby, William H.
Date Created:
1869?
Description:
Early view of St. Anthony Waterfalls. Shows some buildings along the Mississippi River and the Hennepin Avenue Suspension Bridge is in the background.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

6. Mississippi River Valley, Winona, Minnesota

Creator:
Tenney, Charles A.
Date Created:
1870 - 1890
Description:
An aerial view of Winona, Minnesota and the Mississippi River Valley looking northeast.
Contributing Institution:
Winona Public Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

7. Glen Mill near Sugar Loaf, Winona, Minnesota

Creator:
Tenney, Charles A.
Date Created:
1875
Description:
Glen Mill located near Sugar Loaf, Winona, Minnesota
Contributing Institution:
Winona County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Stereographs

8. View from the bluffs, Trempealeau, Wisconsin

Creator:
Tenney, Charles A.
Date Created:
1875
Description:
Steregraph view of Trempealeau, Wisconsin form the river bluffs.
Contributing Institution:
Winona County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Stereographs

9. Winona and the Mississippi River valley, Winona, Minnesota

Creator:
Tenney, Charles A.
Date Created:
1875
Description:
Stereograph view of Winona and the Mississippi River from the bluffs. Also known as Buck's Bluff
Contributing Institution:
Winona County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Stereographs

10. Detail map of the upper Mississippi River from the mouth of the Ohio River to Minneapolis, Minnesota, volume 1

Creator:
Mississippi River Commission
Date Created:
1876 - 1899
Description:
Survey of the Mississippi River; made under the direction of the Mississippi River Commission. Contains Charts 101-134. Each chart is at a scale of 1:20,000. Charts also show river depths and include an Authorities and Notes section. Some charts show land owners adjacent to the river.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, John R. Borchert Map Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Maps

11. Detail map of the upper Mississippi River from the mouth of the Ohio River to Minneapolis, Minnesota, volume 2

Creator:
Mississippi River Commission
Date Created:
1876 - 1899
Description:
Survey of the Mississippi River; made under the direction of the Mississippi River Commission. Contains Charts 135-148, 150, 152-165, 167-168, 470-171, 177, 184-189. Each chart is at a scale of 1:20,000. Charts also show river depths and include an Authorities and Notes section. Some charts show land owners adjacent to the river.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, John R. Borchert Map Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Maps

12. Sketch Showing Location Of The Damaged Portion Of Apron At St. Anthony Falls

Creator:
U.S. Engineer Office (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1879-09
Description:
This drawing was done in the aftermath of October 5, 1869, Eastman Tunnel collapse. A tunnel connecting Nicollet and Hennepin islands collapsed on that day causing the need for considerable repair to be done to Hennepin Island and St. Anthony Falls. The repair work was finished in 1884, creating a protective apron over the falls.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Drawings (visual works)

13. Lower dam area, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1879-10
Description:
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.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

14. Preliminary Sketch of Log Sluice at St. Anthony Falls

Creator:
U.S. Engineer Office (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1879?
Description:
Drawing of a log sluice designed to safely transport logs down the river without damaging St. Anthony Falls.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Drawings (visual works)

15. Flood waters, Winona, Minnesota

Creator:
Tenney, Charles A.
Date Created:
1880
Description:
Stereograph view of High water at Winona, Minnesota. The Mississippi House is at the right. Front and Washington Street.
Contributing Institution:
Winona County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Stereographs

16. High water on the Mississippi River in 1880, Winona, Minnesota

Creator:
Tenney, Charles A.
Date Created:
1880
Description:
Stereograph view Mississippi River Flooding
Contributing Institution:
Winona County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Stereographs

17. High water on the Mississippi River in 1880, Winona, Minnesota

Creator:
Tenney, Charles A.
Date Created:
1880
Description:
Stereograph view of Mississippi River Flooding showing the Rail Road swing bridge that goes across the river.
Contributing Institution:
Winona County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Stereographs

18. High water on the Mississippi River in 1880, Winona, Minnesota

Creator:
Tenney, Charles A.
Date Created:
1880
Description:
Stereograph view of high water in Winona,taken from the Construction of the Chicago and northwestern Depot
Contributing Institution:
Winona County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Stereographs

19. Soundings Taken At St. Anthony Falls

Creator:
U.S. Engineer Office (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1880
Description:
Drawing shows depth readings of the Mississippi River taken around St. Anthony Falls in 1880.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Drawings (visual works)

20. Sugar Loaf, Winona, Minnesota

Creator:
Tenney, Charles A.
Date Created:
1880
Description:
View of Sugar Loaf and the surrounding valley.
Contributing Institution:
Winona County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

21. Sugar Loaf, Winona, Minnesota

Creator:
Tenney, Charles A.
Date Created:
1880
Description:
View of Sugar Loaf taken from across Lake Winona.
Contributing Institution:
Winona County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Stereographs

22. Plan of Canal in process of construction by the St. Anthony Water Power Co.

Creator:
U.S. Engineer Office (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1880-02-19
Description:
Drawing of water power canal to go under Main Street S.E. in Minneapolis. The gateway and dimensions are included in the drawing. See also umn191809.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Drawings (visual works)

23. Tunnels In The Vicinity Of St. Anthony Falls, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
U.S. Engineer Office (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1880?
Description:
Map shows tunnels between Hennepin Island, Nicollet Island and St. Anthony Falls.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Maps

24. Cross-Section of Canal in process of Construction by the St. Anthony Water Power Co.

Creator:
Norton, W. J.
Date Created:
1881-02
Description:
This drawing shows the a cross section of a canal used to feed water through turbines to generate power. The tunnel was embedded in the limestone near St. Anthony Falls with a base of concrete and shell of masonry. See also umn191811.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Drawings (visual works)

25. Sketch Of Crib For St. Anthony Falls

Creator:
U.S. Engineer Office (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1881-08
Description:
Sketch of crib used in support of the St. Anthony Falls apron in the wake of the Eastman Tunnel collapse of 1869.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Drawings (visual works)
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