This is a detail from a larger panoramic (20"x119") photograph, "Battery of Switch Engines, Rice's Point Yard, #NorthernPacificRailway taken in 1914 in #Duluth, Minnesota by #PeterSchawang.

The picture is from the collection of the #UniversityOfMinnesota - Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library.

#trains #NorthernPacific #SteamLocomotive #MinnesotaHistory

Thanks #JoshBiber from #MinnesotaHistory for talking with us about the lost towns which used to exist in Hennepin County! #Spotlight Interview! https://soundcloud.com/user-587903571/josh-biber-a-complete-guide-to-the-ghost-towns-of-hennepin-county

On today's (2/8) show - Plow me! Aldi closes and haters come to hate. Iowa Politics' Jeff Stein on the #SOTU. Brett's SB pick and food options! Will bad traffic close the Renaissance Fest? #MinnesotaHistory's #JoshBiber on lost Hennepin County towns. https://soundcloud.com/user-587903571/the-matt-mcneil-show-february-8-2023

And, since we're on the subject of #OrganizedLabor and #MinnesotaHistory make sure you check out and support the recently organized workers at Minnesota Historical Society, fighting for their first contract.

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/mnhs-workers-fight-for-a-fair-contract?source=direct_link&fbclid=PAAaY1QV5Ka0Eayflx2WHxIMQGEYKgB7DJWgxvk_ctvVNsQeAiolv8T6buNek

https://instagram.com/mnhsunion?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Like many American cities, Minneapolis and St. Paul had a streetcar system that served these “Twin Cities” from the late 1800s until the system was mothballed in 1954. Emily Shepard just posted an article about what it was like, through the lens of her grandmother’s memories & some historical photos: https://streets.mn/2022/12/01/living-in-a-streetcar-city/
#transit #minneapolis #StPaul #minnesota #MassTransit #StreetsMN #MinnesotaHistory #rail #streetcars