Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Iron Ore Shipping Docks, Duluth, Minn.

Description
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Photographs
Description
Iron ore handling wharves at the Duluth, MN, with three lakers loading.
Notes
Illustration from J. B. Mansfield, ed., History of the Great Lakes. Volume I, Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1899.
Inscriptions
"Iron Ore Shipping Docks, Duluth, Minn. Length of each 2,304 feet; total capacity 100,000 tons; time required to load 5,000 tons of ore into a vessel, one hour."
Publisher
J. H. Beers & Co.
Place of Publication
Chicago
Date of Original
1899
Subject(s)
Iron industry
Piers & wharves
Steamboats
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Duluth
    Minnesota, United States
    Latitude: 46.78327 Longitude: -92.10658
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Iron Ore Shipping Docks, Duluth, Minn.


Iron ore handling wharves at the Duluth, MN, with three lakers loading.