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Drawing

River from Fort Snelling

Date: 10 1852
Description: Landscape view of the river looking downstream from Fort Snelling, Minnesota Territory. An expanse of placid river water fills the center of the drawing an...
Photograph

Hawkins Mine

Date: 10 04 1928
Description: Panoramic view of Hawkins Mine, with railroad tracks in the foreground. Buildings and a water tower are in the distance.
Photograph

Steamboat on Mississippi River

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Description: Elevated view of a steamboat on the Mississippi in the vicinity of Indian Mound Park. A woman sits on the riverbank in the foreground and the river winds t...
Photograph

Barn Bluff

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Description: Stereograph of elevated view of Barn Bluff. The Mississippi River is in the far background.
Photograph

Summer View of Minnehaha Falls

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Description: Stereograph of Minnehaha Falls during summer. Text at right: "Wanderings Among the Wonders and Beauties of Wisconsin Scenery."
Photograph

Hardscrabble Hill

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Description: A view of a country dirt road near Hardscrabble Hill, winding into the distant woods. Caption reads: "Hard Scrabble Hill, Spring Valley, Minn."
Photograph

Large Open Pit Iron Ore Mine

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Description: The Hull Rust Mahoning Mine was mainly used for its supply of taconite, a low-grade ore that only came into demand after the high-grade natural iron ore wa...
Photograph

Summer View of Minnehaha Falls - Anaglyph

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Description: Stereograph of Minnehaha Falls during summer. Text at bottom: "Among the Bluff Scenery of the Upper Mississippi. Minnehaha Falls. No. 1502."
Drawing

Fort Snelling, Minnesota Territory

Date: 1852
Description: Landscape view of Fort Snelling, Minnesota Territory from a nearby hill showing the Fort, the Mississippi river, the countryside, farm buildings and tipis....
Photograph

View of the Mississippi River

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of a landscape from the bluffs along the Mississippi River, over Lake Pepin, looking toward Lake City.
Photograph

View of the Bluffs

Date: 1895
Description: Elevated view from bluffs, looking north-east toward Lake City, Minnesota and Lake Pepin of the Mississippi River.
Photograph

Sawtooth Pass

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view across valley towards a pass in the Sawtooth Mountains, with a very tall, bare tree in the foreground.
Photograph

McFarland Lake Camp

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view looking over trees towards the lumber camp on McFarland Lake, which was owned by the Pigeon River Lumber Company.
Photograph

Indian Village View

Date: 1910
Description: A view of an Indian village by Namakan Lake, including a dance house on the right, and several buildings.
Drawing

Descending the Bluff

Date: 1948
Description: A pencil drawing of two men descending a bluff with oxen and a wagon to Winona, Minnesota. There is a church in the town below and the Mississippi River is...

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