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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 ...
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Skate Boarders

Date: 08 16 1977
Description: Skateboarders take a break.
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Nolden Building

Date: 1916
Description: The Nolden building on the corner of State and Fairchild Streets. This would later become the site of Yost Department Store. The Nolden sisters are standin...
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Whaleback Boat Docked in Superior

Date: 04 1893
Description: Captain Abe McDougall's whaleback boat, docked at the American Steel Barge Company. Text at bottom right of card reads: "West Superior, Wis."
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McDougall Whaleback

Date: 1893
Description: Men are standing in the foreground on the ice-covered whaleback docked in Superior. Signs on the pilot house at the back of the boat read "Mather" on the l...

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