Lyman E. Nylander photograph collection
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
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
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.
- 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
- Title
- Guide to the Lyman E. Nylander photograph collection
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: P. Maus.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Collecting Area Details
Contact The University of Minnesota Duluth Archives and Special Collections Collecting Area
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526
libarchives@d.umn.edu