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| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | President Calvin Coolidge fishing at Cedar Island Lodge, rustic lodge of Henry C. Pierce, 35 miles from Superior, Wisconsin, on the Brule River. This lodge... |
| Date: | 07 1947 |
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| Description: | Wentworth Farmers' Cooperative Association store organized in 1919 by a group of Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish farmers. |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | Customers sitting at the bar in the Buckhorn Tavern. There are five mounted deerheads above the bar. The bartender is standing behind the bar. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Inscription of Brule River monument. Placed where the Brule River is crossed by the Memorial Highway from Superior to Brule and Ashland (Highway 2). |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View of Tower Avenue at 13th Street. A furniture store and a hotel are along the left side of the street. Caption reads: "Tower Avenue at 13th Street, Supe... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View from sidewalk looking across Tower Avenue. A theater is in the right foreground, a furniture store is located on the left side of the street and a sho... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "State Normal School, Superior, Wis." Shrubs in front have been shaped into the letters: "NORMAL". |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the A.W. Kunert Tin Shop. |
| Date: | 08 1934 |
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| Description: | Building at the Tri-State Fair, outside of which a white pine tree dying from white pine blister rust is displayed. |
| Date: | 07 06 1937 |
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| Description: | Dedication ceremony for the dam on the St. Croix River that is now part of the Gordon Dam County Park. Construction on this dam was begun as a WPA project... |
| Date: | 08 1947 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Tyomies Publishing Company building. The 6th Street Cafe is next door on the left. |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | A man sits in an International model "G" truck that has wood furniture and crates filling the bed. The building behind has signs advertising for a laundry. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| 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... |
| 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: | 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: | 11 1952 |
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| Description: | John Lavine (left), Nancy Jane Nelson, Virginia Rafshol, and Gary Berger indicate their support for the presidential candidacy of Dwight D. Eisenhower. As ... |
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| Description: | Label for Northern Pale brewed by Northern Brewing Company. The label depicts a lake scene with evergreen trees in the background and the round Northern Be... |
| Date: | 02 14 1935 |
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| Description: | Blueprint submitted to the State of Wisconsin for trademark registration from the Superior Milk Dealers Association. Features a drawing of the bottle and b... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| 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... |
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