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| Date: | 04 1893 |
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| Description: | Captain Abe McDougall's whaleback boat, docked at the American Steel Barge Company. |
| Date: | 04 1893 |
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| Description: | Launching Captain Abe McDougall's whaleback boat, "Christopher Columbus", from the American Steel Barge Company dock. |
| Date: | 09 19 1892 |
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| Description: | Captain Alexander McDougall's whaleback passenger steamer "Christopher Columbus" under construction in the shipyard of the American Steel Barge Company in ... |
| Date: | 1892 |
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| Description: | Text at bottom reads: "McDougal [sic] Whaleback. [manufactured at] West Superior, Wis." The steamer is under construction in the American Steel Barge Compa... |
| Date: | 1892 |
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| Description: | Whaleback steamer under construction in the American Steel Barge Company shipyard in Superior, Wisconsin. Text at bottom of card reads: "McDougall Passenge... |
| Date: | 1892 |
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| Description: | Captian Alex McDougall's passenger whaleback steamer the "Christopher Columbus" being built in the shipyard of the American Steel Barge Company. |
| Date: | 1892 |
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| Description: | Text at bottom reads: Ship Yards — McDougall Whaleback. West Superior, Wis." Whaleback steamer in the shipyards of the American Steel Barge Company. |
| Date: | 1892 |
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| Description: | Text at bottom reads: Ship Yards — McDougall Whaleback. West Superior, Wis." Captain Alex McDougall's whaleback steamer in the shipyard of the American Ste... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of Superior, Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye map of West Superior and Superior, with insets of Wright Farm and First Building in Superior. |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye map of Superior. Looking from the point, with Superior Bay on left, St. Louis Bay on right, below St. Louis River. |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | Long view of the Minnesota Point lighthouse, built at the entrance to Superior Harbor. It is allegedly the first lighthouse at the head of Lake Superior. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the coke ovens at the Lehigh Coal and Iron Company. A group of men are posing in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of Big Manitou Falls on the Black River. This waterfall reportedly was called "Gitchee Monido" by the Ojibwa, which means "Falls of the Great S... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| 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." |
| Date: | 1891 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the West Superior Hotel. There are pedestrians, a street car, and people riding in horse-drawn carriages on the street in front of the hot... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Exterior view from across street of Roosevelt Terrace apartments. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Letterhead for Moulton, Moran & Co. The logo shows North America and depicts Superior as the center of a hub with spokes going to Russia, to China and Japa... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Rand, McNally map of North America enhanced to show Superior as the center of a wheel. The image was used on the back of stationery from City Improvement C... |
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