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The Whaleback "Christopher Columbus"

Date: 09 19 1892
Description: Captain Alexander McDougall's whaleback passenger steamer "Christopher Columbus" under construction in the shipyard of the American Steel Barge Company in ...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Superior

Date: 1883
Description: Bird's-eye map of Superior, county seat of Douglas County, on the shores of Lake Superior, with insets of points of interest.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Superior

Date: 1913
Description: Bird's-eye map of Superior. "The New Steel Center."
Map or Atlas

The Twin Ports, Superior, Wisconsin and Duluth, Minnesota

Date: 1915
Description: Bird's-eye view of Superior, Wisconsin, and Duluth, Minnesota on opposite shore of Lake Superior.
Postcard

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...
Postcard

Aerial View of Superior

Date: 1960
Description: Aerial view with docks in the foreground. Caption reads: "Superior, Wisconsin."
Photograph

Brule Schoolhouse

Date: 1937
Description: Large white building with facade details and bell tower.
Map or Atlas

Map of Douglas County, Wisconsin

Date: 1889
Description: This 1889 map of Douglas County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, towns, sections, cities and villages, roads, existing and proposed railroads...
Map or Atlas

Sectional Map of Douglas County, Wisconsin

Date: 1892
Description: This 1892 map of Douglas County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, towns, sections, cities and villages, roads, railroads, trails, lakes and st...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Duluth-Superior Region

Date: 1911
Description: This map, taken from the 1911 Map of Wisconsin showing geology and roads by Hotchkiss and Thwaites, shows the northwest portion of Douglas County, Wisconsi...
Map or Atlas

Brule-St. Croix Portage

Date: 1943
Description: Shows portage trail, monuments, and hydrography in part of Solon Springs township, Douglas County, Wis. "All sections are in T45N, R11W."
Map or Atlas

Douglas County, Wisconsin with Copper Bearing Formation

Date: 1890
Description: This map of Douglas County, Wisconsin, published around the beginning of the 20th century shows the copper bearing formations in the county on a map that a...
Map or Atlas

Douglas County, Wisconsin

Date: 1896
Description: This 1896 map of Douglas County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, the towns of Superior, Brule, Gordon, and Nebagamain, sections, cities and v...
Map or Atlas

Map of Douglas County, Wisconsin

Date: 1930
Description: Shows county system of roads which are surfaced, well graded, common, or unimproved, town roads, state trunk highways, town and village boundaries, schools...
Map or Atlas

Map of Douglas County, Wisconsin

Date: 1929
Description: "Compliments of the Douglas County Highway Department"--Top margin. Shows state-trunk highways, county highways, town roads, trails, boundaries, and concr...
Map or Atlas

Map of Douglas County, Wisconsin

Date: 1953
Description: "Compliments of the Douglas County Highway Department"--Top margin. Shows federal highways, state trunk highways, county highways, town roads, unimproved ...
Map or Atlas

Map of Douglas County, Wisconsin

Date: 1930
Description: Shows county system of roads which are surfaced, well graded, common, or unimproved, town roads, state trunk highways, town and village boundaries, schools...
Map or Atlas

T.W. Wahl's Map of the Head of Lake Superior

Date: 1909
Description: This map shows Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin, and portions of Saint Louis County, Minnesota and Douglas County, Wisconsin. Water depth is shown...
Map or Atlas

Howard's Bay and Entrance to Tower Bay Slip in 1 Sheet

Date: 1925
Description: This map of Howard's Bay located at the Duluth Superior Harbor is a close view of Connors Point and shows a key to prevailing winds and water depth measure...
Map or Atlas

Twenty Five Miles of Industrial Tour Wholly Within the City Limits of Superior Wisconsin

Date: 1934
Description: This map shows industrial points of interest in Superior. The top of the map reads: "Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin, as this Industrial Tour map indic...

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