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| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Aerial bridge and harbor, with a large boat passing underneath. A lamppost and a beacon are along the walkway towards the bridge on the left. Caption reads... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Crossing a river on the way to Vermillion Lake in the early 1880's, before the building of any railroads in that part of the country. The teams were part o... |
| Date: | 01 04 1862 |
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| Description: | Engraving of the city of Superior and Lake Superior, also depicting railroad piers, Minnesota Point, and the steamboat "Star". The engraving appears on a l... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Tower Avenue. Caption reads: "Tower Avenue, Superior, Wis." |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the harbor. Caption reads: "The Harbor, Superior, Wis." |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Illustrated view of Superior, as well as Omaha, Kansas City, St. Paul, and Winnipeg. Caption reads: "Superior - The Last Possible Great Marine City in the ... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Nemadji River at the foot of 2nd Avenue and Robertson Avenue. A man is standing near the grassy shoreline in the center. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "'The Old Standby' First Lighthouse Built at the Head of Lake Superior—Superior Entry — 1854 Keepers, Com. Saxton and Samuel Palmer." |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the harbor. Caption reads: "The Harbor, Superior, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "The Great Northern. One of the largest Elevators in the World, Superior, Wis." |
| Date: | 1961 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the Duluth-Superior bridge. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | View of the Arrowhead Bridge at the Duluth-Superior Harbor. |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | Aerial view with docks in the foreground. Caption reads: "Superior, Wisconsin." |
| Date: | 1985 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the Duluth-Superior Bridge, officially named in honor of Richard I. Bong, World War II's Ace of Aces, who hailed from nearby Poplar, Wiscons... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Little Manitou Falls on the Black River. Referred to as the "upper falls" in the park. A person is sitting on the rocks on top of the falls. This waterfall... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of Big Manitou Falls on the Black River. This waterfall reportedly was called "Gitchee Monido" by the Ojibwa, which means "Falls of the Great S... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Big Manitou Falls on the Black River. This waterfall reportedly was called "Gitchee Monido" by the Ojibwa, which means "Falls of the Great Spirit." |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Big Manitou Falls on the Black River. It is referred to as the "lower falls" in the park. This 165-foot waterfall is recognized as the highest in the state... |
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| Description: | Cargill Elevators and Great Northern Yards. Caption reads: "Cargill Elevators and Great Northern Yards, Superior, Wis." |
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