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Superior Shipyards

Date: 1900
Description: The Superior Shipyards showing steamers "Moran", "Northwest" and "Northland. Caption reads: "Ship Yards — McDougall Whaleback. West Superior, Wis."
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.
Photograph

Great Northern Grain Elevator

Date: 1997
Description: The steel and reinforced concrete grain elevator built by the Great Northern Railroad at Superior about 1900. This contemporary photograph was taken to acc...
Photograph

Brule River Monument

Date: 1930
Description: View of bridge and Brule River monument. Placed where the Brule River is crossed by the Memorial Highway from Superior to Brule and Ashland (Highway 2).
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

Tower Avenue

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of Tower Avenue. Caption reads: "Tower Avenue, Superior, Wis."
Postcard

Elevated View of Harbor

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of the harbor. Caption reads: "The Harbor, Superior, Wis."
Photograph

Nemadji River

Date: 1953
Description: Nemadji River at the foot of 2nd Avenue and Robertson Avenue. A man is standing near the grassy shoreline in the center.
Postcard

Harbor in Superior

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of the harbor. Caption reads: "The Harbor, Superior, Wis."
Postcard

Great Northern Grain Elevator

Date: 1910
Description: Caption reads: "The Great Northern. One of the largest Elevators in the World, Superior, Wis."
Photograph

Duluth-Superior Bridge

Date: 1961
Description: Aerial view of the Duluth-Superior bridge.
Photograph

Arrowhead Bridge

Date: 1940
Description: View of the Arrowhead Bridge at the Duluth-Superior Harbor.
Postcard

Aerial View of Superior

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

Bong Bridge, Duluth-Superior Bridge

Date: 1985
Description: Aerial view of the Duluth-Superior Bridge, officially named in honor of Richard I. Bong, World War II's Ace of Aces, who hailed from nearby Poplar, Wiscons...
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

Map of Douglas County, Wisconsin

Date: 1914
Description: This 1914 map of Douglas County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, towns, sections, cities and villages, roads, railroads, Indian trails, schoo...
Map or Atlas

Map of Douglas County, Wisconsin

Date: 1953
Description: This is a detailed map of Douglas County, Wisconsin, showing townships and township borders, numbered wards, roadways, and bodies of water. There are annot...
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...

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