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Ships Moored in the Harbor

Date: 1918
Description: View of ships moored in the harbor. Sign painted on the ship reads: "Brookline" and the barge next to the ship is loaded with railroad cars. "Atlantic Tran...
Photograph

Ships at Ore Docks

Date: 1915
Description: View of several ships at the ore docks of Maryland Steel Company. Text on the ship on the left may read "Craigeab" (text is difficult to make out). The nam...
Postcard

Steamer Harry Wm. Hosford

Date: 1936
Description: Text on front reads: "Superior, Wisconsin." On reverse: "Harry Wm. Hosford. This view was taken from the Arrowhead Bridge. It just unloaded its cargo of co...
Postcard

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.
Postcard

Carnegie Dock

Date: 1917
Description: Text on front reads: "Unloading Coal, Carnegie Dock, Superior, Wis." A Great Lakes freighter is being unloaded by a gantry crane at a dock. An enormous pil...
Postcard

Opening of Navigation Season

Date: 06 14 1947
Description: Text on front reads: "Opening of Navigation Season, First Giant Freighters Entering Ship Canal and Duluth-Superior Harbor." On reverse: "The navigation sea...

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