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Great Northern Elevator
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Text on front reads: "G.N. Elevator, Superior, Wis." The steel and reinforced concrete grain elevator was built by the Great Northern Railroad in Superior in 1898. At the time it was the largest grain elevator in the world and is still in use today.
1932
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WHi 150207
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Great Northern Elevator "S" Annex
1907
Text on front reads: "Great Northern Elevator, Superior, Wis." The steel and reinforced concrete grain elevator was built by the Great Northern Railroad in Superior in 1898. At the time it was the ...
Souvenir Folder of Superior Wis.
1937
Front cover of a souvenir folder of Superior. Caption on front reads: "Largest Iron Ore and Coal Docks in the World." A ship named "Ashcroft" is depicted loading grain at Great Northern Grain Eleva...
Great Northern Grain Elevator
1910
Caption reads: "The Great Northern. One of the largest Elevators in the World, Superior, Wis."
Cargill Elevators and Great Northern Yards
Cargill Elevators and Great Northern Yards. Caption reads: "Cargill Elevators and Great Northern Yards, Superior, Wis."
Train Depot and Elevator
April 15, 1916
Text on front reads: "Depot and Elevator, St. Cloud, Wis." A view up the railroad tracks with the station on the left and grain elevator on the right, with other industrial buildings. A grain car i...
Armory
1932
Text on front reads: "Armory, Superior, Wis." Corner view of a four-story brick building surrounded by trees. Displayed on the lawn are two cannons and a monument.
