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Superior Harbor
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Engraving of the city of Superior and Lake Superior, also depicting railroad piers, Minnesota Point, and the steamboat "Star". The engraving appears on a letter from attorney James A. Ritchie of Superior to William P. Utley, Adjutant General of Wisconsin. The engraving and other promotional literature of the area was issued by Ritchie.
January 4, 1862
Rogers, S., engraver
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The Twin Ports, Superior, Wisconsin and Duluth, Minnesota
1915
Bird's-eye view of Superior, Wisconsin, and Duluth, Minnesota on opposite shore of Lake Superior.
"Byng I" Steamboat
1930
Group of people on board the steamboat "Byng I" sometime prior to 1930.
Algonquin (1839)
Lake Superior
Quebec Pier located in Superior, Wisconsin
Superior Harbor
Aerial view of harbor, with shipyards in the foreground and Superior in the background. Caption reads: "Aerial View of Harbor, Superior, Wisconsin."
Railroad and Steamboat Map of Lake Superior
1851
Map of the Lake Superior region showing the railroad and steamboat connection.
Whaleback Boat Docked in Superior
April 1893
Captain Abe McDougall's whaleback boat, docked at the American Steel Barge Company.
