A view of Lake Itasca from atop the Ranger's tower. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Bde Maka Ska with Lake of the Isles in the distance in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Bde Maka Ska is Dakota for "White Earth Lake," and was previously known as "Lake Calhoun."
This image was made from a glass plate negative. It shows a view of the Broadway Bridge across the Minnesota River at St. Peter. This negative was used to produce postcards.
View of the east channel of the Mississippi River after fill was added; shows the wall made by the Wisconsin Central Railway Company and an areas where the original bank was. Also shows houses along the bank above the river.
This picture shows the amount of filling in done by Eastman; the fill extends from the bank on which the rocks are shown over to the extreme right hand side. The materials consisted of loose sans and some mud; rock was piled in later and little rock was used in the lower fill. Also shows Nicollet Island and the Hennepin Avenue bridge.
Condition of the embankment or fill on the east side of Nicollet Island about the Great Northern Railroad Company's bridge. The fill was put in by the Wisconsin Central Railway Company ; also shows the pile posts for the substructure of the proposed bridge and coffer dam for the pier.
East channel of the Mississippi River near Nicollet Island; shows the embankment or fill made by the Wisconsin Central Railway on the easterly shore of the upper end of Nicollet Island. Also shows Boom Island and the channel between it and the east bank of the river before any changes were made by the Wisconsin Central Railway Company.
This photograph shows the flooded Minnesota river in 1908. The view may be looking to the west, toward St. Peter. A bridge visible in the distance beyond the man rowing the boat is probably the Broadway bridge.
View of the flooded Minnesota river east of St. Peter on June 26, 1908. The view is to the east from a location near the bridge at Broadway. The Omaha Depot is near the center of the photograph.
This photograph shows the flooded Minnesota river east of St. Peter on June 26, 1908. The view is to the west, toward St. Peter. The St. Peter Roller Mills are visible left of center. The Broadway bridge is at far right. Two men in the foreground are standing near the tracks of the Omaha railroad.
This photograph shows the flooded Minnesota river at St. Peter from a location east of the bridge across the river at Broadway. Freight cars on the Omaha railroad tracks are visible near the center of the photograph.
Ernest Oberholtzer is educating the reader about the impact of proposed dams. This could be the Backus-proposed dams in the mid-1920s. Dotted lines, ink on parchment, define the Rainy Lake Watershed and the international border. Rail lines are drawn and major lakes are noted. This could well be Oberholtzer's hand-work. Map goes from the western shore of Lake of the Woods to Fort William on the east. Rainer [sic] town name is spelled wrong.
View of Lincoln park with a metal rail bridge over Miller creek; three wooden carts; Lincoln Park elementary school building; birch trees; 24 avenue west and fourth street
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections