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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.
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The Freighter "Magna"

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Description: The freighter "Magna" in shipyard's icy waters with three tugboats in the foreground.
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Larson Brothers' Airport

Date: 1922
Description: Roy Larson of Larsen, Wisconsin in his first plane, a Canadian-built Curtiss (Canuck) purchased in 1922. Shortly after making this purchase, Roy and his br...
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Aerial Bridge, Entrance to Duluth-Superior Harbor

Date: 1913
Description: Aerial bridge and harbor, with a large boat passing underneath. A lamppost and a beacon are along the walkway towards the bridge on the left. Caption reads...
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Union Depot

Date: 1890
Description: Exterior view of Union Depot.
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Stockade and Blockhouse Replica

Date: 1960
Description: View of a stockade and blockhouse replica built on the site of the original stockade erected in 1862 during a small Sioux Indian uprising in nearby Minneso...
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State Teachers' College

Date: 1929
Description: Exterior view of the main building of the Superior State Teachers' College.
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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.
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State College, Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1950
Description: Exterior view of the Wisconsin State College.
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Roy Storage Building

Date: 1933
Description: View of a Vincent Roy storage building, with a man standing to the right of the structure.
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Roy Trading Post

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of the Roy trading post, built in about 1857.
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Lighthouse, Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1910
Description: View of the remnants of the Minnesota Point Lighthouse. Faint caption at bottom reads: "Lighthouse".
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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.
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Kunert Tin Shop, Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view of the A.W. Kunert Tin Shop.
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House Exterior in Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1930
Description: View of a house built around 1855 which served as a hardware store and a home.
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House Exterior in Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of a house built in about 1900.
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Douglas County Museum

Date: 1939
Description: Exterior view of the Douglas County Museum, also known as the A.A. Roth Memorial. The museum was housed here from 1939 to 1963.
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Douglas County Historical Society Museum

Date: 1939
Description: Exterior view of the Douglas County Historical Society Museum, also known as the A.A. Roth Memorial. The museum was located here from 1939 until 1963.
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Davidson Feed Mill

Date: 1930
Description: View of the Davidson Feed Mill near the Amnicon River.
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Davidson Feed Mill

Date: 1935
Description: Davidson Feed Mill near the Amnicon River.

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