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Whaleback Boat Launch

Date: 04 1893
Description: Launching Captain Abe McDougall's whaleback boat, "Christopher Columbus", from the American Steel Barge Company dock.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of West Superior and Superior, Wis.

Date: 1890
Description: Bird's-eye map of West Superior and Superior, with insets of Wright Farm and First Building in Superior.
Photograph

Union Depot

Date: 1890
Description: Exterior view of Union Depot.
Postcard

View of Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1885
Description: Illustrated view of Superior, as well as Omaha, Kansas City, St. Paul, and Winnipeg. Caption reads: "Superior - The Last Possible Great Marine City in the ...
Photograph

View of Superior

Date: 1889
Description: View of Superior, with a large group of men posting in a road in the foreground, and various buildings behind them.
Photograph

Nicollet House

Date: 1885
Description: Collage of images featuring a view of the Nicollet House, a view down a main street, and portrait photographs of O.K. Hall, James Kane, and August Zachau.
Photograph

Lehigh Coal and Iron Company

Date: 1890
Description: Elevated view of the coke ovens at the Lehigh Coal and Iron Company. A group of men are posing in the foreground.
Print

Chronicle Office

Date: 1855
Description: Chronicle newspaper office, the first building on the townsite of Superior, built in 1853 by William C. Howenstine, John T. Morgan, and August Zachau.
Photograph

Avery House, Superior City, Wisconsin

Date: 1880
Description: Exterior view of the Avery House, with groups of people gathered on its porches and balcony.
Photograph

Big Manitou Falls, Pattison State Park

Date: 1890
Description: Big Manitou Falls on the Black River. This waterfall reportedly was called "Gitchee Monido" by the Ojibwa, which means "Falls of the Great Spirit."
Print

Union Civil War Draft Notice

Date: 08 28 1862
Description: A Commissioner's Notice of the draft, beginning on the first of September. On the first two days, claims of exemption from military service were to be hear...
Photograph

Public Order No. 1

Date: 08 31 1862
Description: Photograph of a printed broadside, Public Order No. 1., issued by The Committee of Safety. The first order appears to be addressing some kind of dangerous ...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin

Date: 1890
Description: This map of Superior shows labeled streets, railroads, docks, city wards, and the state line. Relief is shown by hachures. Below the title reads: "Bedford ...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of Superior Douglas County Wisconsin

Date: 1890
Description: This map of Superior shows city wards, bays, docks, some businesses and points of interest. Relief is shown by hachures. The back of the map features a typ...
Map or Atlas

City of Superior Wisconsin

Date: 1898
Description: This map of Superior shows city wards, bays, docks, and some businesses and points of interest. Relief is shown by hachures. The map probably came from a C...
Map or Atlas

Map of Superior Wisconsin & Vicinity

Date: 1860
Description: This map of Superior is oriented with north to the upper left. Relief is shown by hachures and water depths are shown by soundings. Lake Superior and bays ...
Photograph

Men Posing in the New Street

Date: 1889
Description: Elevated view of group gathered and posed on a new street. Behind the group is a large pile of lumber, wooden sidewalks, and what appear to be newly-constr...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of Superior, Douglas Co., Wis. and Vicinity

Date: 1891
Description: This colorful map shows additions, railroads, docks, streets, established dock lines, marshes, and proposed belt line railroad. The map covers west and sou...
Photograph

Tower Avenue

Date: 07 04 1889
Description: Elevated view looking south along unpaved Tower Avenue of storefronts, American flags are flying from a number of the commercial buildings.

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