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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."
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Tower Avenue

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

Date: 1909
Description: View across street toward the Superior Hotel on a street corner. Caption reads: "Superior Hotel, Superior, Wis."
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State Normal School

Date: 1905
Description: Caption reads: "State Normal School, Superior, Wis." Shrubs in front have been shaped into the letters: "NORMAL".
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State Normal School

Date: 1905
Description: Caption reads: "State Normal School, Superior, Wis."
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Lighthouse, Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1907
Description: Caption reads: "Old Light House, Wisconsin Point, Superior, Wis."
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Bardon Residence

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of the Richard Bardon residence, with a man standing in front of it.
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The Russell Block

Date: 1900
Description: The Russell Block, 1606-1608 Tower Avenue. The 1899 City Directory makes the first mention of New York Furriers, Simmons and Malik, proprietors. New York F...
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Ernest A. Arnold Land Co.'s Sectional Map of Superior & Vicinity Douglas County Wisconsin

Date: 1907
Description: This map of Superior and the vicinity shows selected company properties, railroads, and roads in a portion of Douglas County. The map reads: "Copyrighted 1...
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How to see Duluth and Superior on the Electric Cars of the Duluth Street Railway

Date: 1909
Description: This map of Duluth and Superior was issued by the Duluth Street Railway Company and shows street railway routes in the cities, as well as lakes, bays, harb...
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...
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Map of the City of Superior, Douglas County, Wis.

Date: 1900
Description: This map shows streets, railroads, dock and harbor lines, and parks. The map includes population tables for 1880, 1890, 1900.
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Ore Docks

Date: 1904
Description: Text on front reads: "Ore Docks, Superior, Wis." Elevated view of an ore carrying ship that is within the ore docks on Lake Superior.
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Great Northern Elevator "S" Annex

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Great Northern Elevator, Superior, Wis." The steel and reinforced concrete grain elevator was built by the Great Northern Railroad in...
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Bridge and Harbor

Date: 1907
Description: Postcard with two images. The top text reads: "Interstate Bridge, connecting Superior, Wis. and Duluth, Minn." The bottom text reads: "Superior Entry and S...
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Scene on St. Louis River

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Scene on St. Louis River, Superior, Wis." Elevated view of the St. Louis River emptying into an fresh water estuary on its way to Lak...
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Duluth and Superior Bridge

Date: 09 05 1906
Description: Text on front reads: "Duluth and Superior Bridge, in Length of Draw, Second in the World." Also called the Interstate Bridge, it was opened in July 1897. A...
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Philadelphia and Reading Coal Docks

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Philadelphia and Reading Coal Docks, Superior, Wis." View across the water towards a cargo ship docked for loading or unloading.
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C.ST.P.M. & O.R.R. Station

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "C.ST.P.M. & O.R.R. Station, Superior, Wis." A girl stands in the doorway of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway trai...
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Hammond Boulevard

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Hammond Boulevard, Superior, Wis." A bird's-eye view of a tree and home lined boulevard in a neighborhood. A horse-drawn wagon is on ...

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