Lyman E. Nylander photograph collection

Collection — Box: Oversize

Identifier: S2420

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Collection consists of 5x7" and 8x10" black and white silver gelatin prints exposed and printed by Mr. Nylander. There are no original negatives. The images are primarily of Duluth street scenes, buildings, churches on the Iron Range, as well as military monuments and markers in Duluth and out East. Mr. Nylander's photographs had been separated and dispersed within the General Historical Collection, but have been regrouped as a collection under his name. Most of the images are identified and dated by him in 1961-1964, and 1972. The container list contains item level description.

The photographic prints comprising this collection are divided into the following subject areas:

Box 1:

Architecture: Buildings

Architecture: Bridges, Freeway I35

Architecture: Cabins

Architecture: Churches A-M

Architecture: Churches N-Z

Architecture: Government

Architecture: Homes - alphabetical by street name, Grand - Woodland

Architecture: Homes - house numbers of avenues and streets, East, 5-2605

Architecture: Homes - house numbers of avenues and streets, West, 109-4601

Box 2:

Architecture: Monuments and Markers

Architecture: Schools

Businesses and Stores

Cities: Fond du Lac

Geography: Lakes

Geography: Rock formations

Marine: Harbor

Marine: Lighthouses

Occupations

People: Ojibwe People

Street Scenes

Transportation: Railroads

Transportation: Shipping

Notable single images are: Union Depot interiors after the Depot was shuttered and before it became the St. Louis County Heritage & Arts Center, Fenske Lake, the Hartley Floodwood farm, Greenstone rock outcropping at Ely, log cabins, the old city jail at 14th Avenue West and Superior Street, the street car waiting station at 2102 Woodland Avenue, and interior scenes from the Lyceum Theater.

Dates

1950-1972

Creator

Nylander, Lyman E., 1905 December 10-1972 March 27 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Biographical / Historical

Lyman Nylander was an amateur photographer and a life-long resident of Duluth. Nylander was a pioneer in the Duluth radio system, worked as an electrician, but was an engineer for the police department radio system from its beginnings in 1934. He was a veteran of World War II, and a member of the David Wisted-Zenith City post of the American Legion. He was also a member of the Minnesota Police Officers Association, the Associated Police Communications Officers, the Ionic Lodge, AF&AM, and the Duluth Camera Club.

Extent

1.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Collection consists of 5x7" and 8x10" black and white silver gelatin prints exposed and printed by Mr. Nylander. The images are primarily of Duluth street scenes, buildings, churches on the Iron Range, as well as military monuments and markers in Duluth and out East.

Physical Location

This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.

General

Notable single images are: Union Depot interiors after the Depot was shuttered and before it became the St. Louis County Heritage and Arts Center; Fenske Lake, the Hartley Floodwood farm, Greenstone rock outcropping at Ely, log cabins, the old city jail at 14th Avenue West and Superior Street, the street car waiting station at 2102 Woodland Avenue, and Lyceum Theater interior shots.

General

This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library, and are on permanent loan from the St. Louis County Historical Society.

Subjects

Architecture Subject Source: Local sources
Buildings Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Businesses Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Canal Park (Duluth, Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources
Chisholm (Minn.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
Church buildings Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Churches Subject Source: Local sources
Congdon Park (Duluth, Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources
Downtown (Duluth, Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Duluth (Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Duluth (Minn.)--Harbor Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Duluth (Minn.)--History--Pictorial works Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
East Hillside (Duluth, Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources
Ely (Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources
Fond du Lac (Duluth, Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Gooseberry Falls State Park (Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Houses Subject Source: Local sources
Lincoln Park (Duluth, Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources
Nett Lake Indian Reservation (Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources
Ojibwe Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Photographers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Photographs Subject Source: Local sources
Schools Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Shipping Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Spalding Hotel (Duluth, Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources
Streets Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Superior (Wis.)--Harbor Subject Source: Local sources
Two Harbors (Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
University of Minnesota, Duluth
Virginia (Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources
West Duluth (Duluth, Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources
West End (Duluth, Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources