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Arrowhead Bridge
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Text on front reads: "Arrowhead Bridge, Duluth-Superior Harbor. The bridge connected Superior, Wisconsin, with Duluth, Minnesota, over the St. Louis River. Built in 1927, it was mostly a wooden trestle with a steel draw span to allow ships to pass through. The bridge was demolished in 1985. Signs read: "Danger" and "Carnegie Dock 2."
1942
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Duluth and Superior Bridge
September 5, 1906
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 toll bridge made up of long wooden trestl...
Greetings from Superior
August 16, 1946
Text on front reads: "Greetings from Superior, Wis." Large Letter style postcard with a scene in the background of a fisherman on a Northern Wisconsin lake. Inside the letters that spell "Superior"...
Steamship William E. Corey
March 23, 1915
Text on front reads: "Steamship William E. Corey, entering Duluth and Superior Harbor, Wis." A steamship entering the harbor under the Aerial Lift Bridge, completed in 1905. It was remodeled and re...
Duluth Superior Lift Bridge
July 30, 1952
Text on reverse reads: "G-1–Ore Boat Leaving Duluth-Superior Harbor, Lift Bridge Raised. Giant lake freighters leave Duluth-Superior Harbor, the world's largest fresh-water port, and pass beneath D...
Bridge and Harbor
1907
Postcard with two images. The top text reads: "Interstate Bridge, connecting Superior, Wis. and Duluth, Minn." The bottom text reads: "Superior Entry and Ship Canal." Elevated view of a ship steami...
