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Billings Park
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Text on front reads: "Billings Park, Superior, Wis." A city park on the St. Louis River, a freshwater estuary. Small islands with several bridges are surrounded by hills and trees. The islands and some shorelines have decorative stone walls.
1940
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W013YC6
WHi 150208
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Scene on St. Louis River
1907
Text on front reads: "Scene on St. Louis River, Superior, Wis." Elevated view of the St. Louis River emptying into an fresh water estuary on its way to Lake Superior between Superior, Wisconsin, an...
Big Manitou Falls
August 7, 1942
Text on front reads: "Big Manitou Falls, Ht. 165 Ft., Pattison State Park, Superior, Wis." The falls are on the Black River and surrounded by shrubs and rocks.
Hotel Superior Fire
June 1940
Crowds stand in the street watching as a fire burns in the four story, brick Hotel Superior. Automobiles are parked at the curb and more people are walking towards the fire. Nine fire companies att...
Arrowhead Bridge
1942
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 tre...
Hotel Superior Fire
June 18, 1940
A crowd of people view the aftermath of a fire that destroyed the four story brick Hotel Superior and a dozen stores and offices. Nine fire companies attempted to stop the blaze. A sign on the left...
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"...
