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United States : Early Twentieth Century
Saint Anthony Falls (Minn.)
St. Anthony Falls where the power is produced for the great flour mills. in the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
United States : Early Twentieth Century
Iron ores--Transportation
Digging Iron with steam shovel and dumping on train cars from a open-pit iron mine in Minnesota.
United States : Early Twentieth Century
Shropshire sheep
Prize winning Shropshire sheep in a pasture on a farm near Concord, Jackson Co., Michigan.
United States : Early Twentieth Century
Cattle--Transportation
Here we have a picture of the Union Stock Yards, which occupy about five hundred acres in the heart of the city, in what is known as the Packingtown…
United States : Early Twentieth Century
Grain--Transportation
Here we see a whaleback boat being loaded in Chicago Illinois. These boats were designed for Lake Transport where the sudden storms on the Great…
United States : Early Twentieth Century
Illinois River (Ill.)
Picture of Illinois River and Valley from Starved Rock in the Starved Rock State Park.
United States : Early Twentieth Century
Wisconsin River (Wis.)
The Wisconsin River is the principle river in the state. It rises in Lake Vieux Desert and empties in the Mississippi River near Prairie du Chien.
United States : Early Twentieth Century
Soldiers' homes--United States
The National Soldiers' Home at Marion, Indiana, cost more than $1,000,000. Hundreds of disabled veterans are cared for here by the bounty of the…
United States : Early Twentieth Century
Iron ores--Transportation
Unloading iron ore from lake vessels. Using both old and new methods in Cleveland, Ohio.
United States : Early Twentieth Century
Tire industry workers
Here are workers putting the last ply on a machine made tires.