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Ely (Minn.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Franklin L. Cowen family photographs

 Collection — Box SC
Identifier: S6149
Abstract

The collection contains 8 photographs and the certificate of marriage for Frank L Cowen and Susan Bagley.

Dates: 1892-1916

Charles Foster photograph albums

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: S2449
Abstract

The photographs document the utility and power plants of a variety of Duluth, Minnesota and Iron Range (Virginia, Hibbing, Ely) city buildings and schools. Other Minnesota and South Dakota city buildings are also documented.  Some of the photographs are by professional Duluth photographer Hugh McKenzie.

Dates: 1921-1940

Amanda Geipel canoe trip photographs

 Collection — Box SC
Identifier: S6164
Abstract

The collection consists of snapshots, and a few postcards, that document Amanda Geipel’s 15-day trip with family to the Basswood Fishing Lodge at Ely, Minnesota.

Dates: 1931; Majority of material found in 1931 July 4-1931 July 18

George A. Newton photographs

 Collection
Identifier: S2381
Abstract

The collection consists of cabinet cards and unmounted, primarily, albumen prints stamped with Newton's name or his advertisement.  It is assumed he made the photographs.

Dates: circa 1880-1900

Kate M. Harris papers

 Collection — Box SC
Identifier: S3626
Abstract

The collection contains letters to Kate Harris from Jennie S.S. Richardson, concerning Richardson's 1897 honeymoon trip in a birchbark canoe from Burntside Lake, near Ely, Minnesota, to Lake Agnes, in Cook County. Also included are eight photographs of the trip, William H. Richardson's pamphlet Honeymoon in a Birch-Bark Canoe describing the trip, and Kate Harris' letters to the St. Louis County Historical Society about the collection materials.

Dates: 1897-1957; Majority of material found in 1897, 1934-1935, 1956-1957

Menu collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S4524
Abstract

The collection consists of postcards images and menus from restaurants in Duluth and the Arrowhead region of Northeastern Minnesota.

Dates: 1912-2008; Majority of material found in 1912-1958, 1970s, 2000-2008

Minnesota Iron Company records

 Collection — Box SC
Identifier: S4552
Abstract

The collection consists of photocopies of monthly reports by F. Prince to Charlemagne Tower.

Dates: 1883-1885; Majority of material found in October 1883 - September 1885

Lyman E. Nylander photograph collection

 Collection — Box Oversize
Identifier: S2420
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.

Dates: 1950-1972

Oscar L. Solheim papers

 Collection — Box SC
Identifier: S3790
Abstract

The collection consists of certificates; two Rotary Club newsletters from Ely, Minnesota; church affiliation papers; a document in Norwegian regarding Hellena Malene (1865); a Christmas card in Norwegian from the pastor of Concordia Lutheran Church, Superior, Wisconsin; one news clipping; and photographs of: Oscar and Gertrude’s wedding, Oscar as athlete, and AAD Temple Brothers.

Dates: 1865-1934

Mira Southworth photograph album

 Collection — Box SC
Identifier: S2228
Abstract

The collection consists of one photograph album containing travel photographs of many locations and Duluth, Minnesota area photographs including Duluth’s Lincoln, Congdon, and Chester parks. The album also includes northern St. Louis County photos, photos of Isle Royale from 1925, two photos of commercial fishermen, and additional photographs of Lake Superior's North Shore area. Most photographs are captioned and dated by the album’s compiler and photographer Mira Southworth.

Dates: 1914-1936

Zoa Grace Stephenson photograph collection

 Collection — Box SC
Identifier: S3734
Abstract

This collection is of photographs collected by Zoa Grace Stephenson. They include images of Ojibwe people from the Burntside Lake area and of their homes, canoes, and children; and other scenes of the lake.

Dates: 1907-1909