Tower Avenue slip was lay-up spot for a lot of old U.S. Steel boats.
The
Sewell Avery and the
Robert C. Stanley on a lonely snowy day.
Superior, 1976.
Sailor chipping paint and rust off the logo on the ship's bow.
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Duluth, ca. 1978.
Alt version of sailor chipping paint and rust off the logo on the ship's bow.
Duluth, ca. 1978.
The bow of the
Reserve at the old Interstate bridge.
Superior, 1976.
Some of my earliest photos taken in 1976-77 were taken along Main Street.
Here, the crane ship
Robert C. Norton
with a classic steamer poop deck. The tug in front is named for Vivian Fraser, wife of former shipyard owner Bob Fraser.
Superior, 1976.
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The
B. F. Affleck and the
William A. Irvin in Fraser Shipyard with bicentennial markings in 1976.
Superior, 1976.
The
Harry L. Allen was engaged in the grain trade between Duluth-Superior and Buffalo.
The after deck of the vessel is seen here in lay-up at the Globe Elevator.
Superior, 1976.
The pilothouse of the
Harry L. Allen, the starboard side from the old rail bed.
Superior, 1976.
Steamer
Frank R. Denton: I still recall taking this photo, some 50 years later...I liked the ice floating around the stern.
wanted to capture the reflection of the after cabins in the water.
Superior, 1976.
Steamer
Frank R. Denton after cabins.
(some damage to neg).
Superior, 1976.
Kaner's scrapyard at the foot of Clough Ave.
Superior, 1976.
Anchor chain hanging from the hawse pipe on old laker.
Duluth, 1976-77.
The same idea here, wanted to capture the reflection of the after cabins in the water.
The composition was more important here for me than the entire vessel.
Superior, 1976.
The harbor was full of older US Steel vessels destined for the scrapyard.
The
William B. Schiller sat in the Tower slip until being scrapped at Duluth.
Superior, 1976.
American Steamship Company's
Adam E. Cornelius arriving at Duluth.
This was a rare visit for me to go to the Duluth entry. This ship would later be cutup into a tug-barge.
Superior, 1976.
In the 1970s the federal Food for Peace program brought a lot of buisness
to the port. In Superior, Meehan Seaway Services operated the old municipal dock.
The
City of Newcastle is seen being loaded here.
Superior, 1978.
The
M/V Laodiki departs the Hughitt Avenue slip of Farmers Union. The vessel was built in Szczecin, Poland
in 1963. The tug
New Jersey was on the bow as they backed down along the wall.
Superior, 1978.
General cargo on the dock at Meehan's Superior dock. It looks like bales of wire.
Superior, 1978.
I didn't get to Duluth very often. This is a rare trip for me to see a couple.
salt-water ships ar the Port Terminal cargo dock.
Duluth, c. 1976-77.
At the end of its career, the
J. P. Morgan Jr.in the back waters of West Duluth.
Duluth, 1977.
Walkway on right sign at Duluth ore dock leading to wooden walkway.
Duluth, 1970s
The wooden walkway beneath the Duluth ore dock
before the conveyor system was installed.
Duluth, 1970s
The frog pond area of Fraser.
Eugene P. Thomas, workboat
Bernie,
unidentified boat on right, and
Kaner II way in back.
Superior, 1970s
Sequence of shots of
Eugene W. Pargny in bicentennial colors leaving Duluth. Taken from the old Interstate bridge.
Superior, 1976
Forward cabins of the
Eugene W. Pargny. Taken from the old Interstate bridge.
Superior, 1976
Partial aftercabins of
Eugene W. Pargny with bicentennial stack. Taken from the old Interstate bridge.
Superior, 1976
Eugene W. Pargny rounding bend at Rice's Point, outbound from D. M. & I. R.
Superior, 1976
The Hughitt slip was one of my favorite places to shoot. I could walk there or take my bike.
The
Telson Queen was an old minesweeper that died a slow death sitting in the slip.
The M/V
Peter L. loading at Farmers Union.
Superior, 1976
In this photo, the
Rubens now loads...the
Telson Queen in rougher shape.
I took many photos of the old boat before it finally disappeared.
Superior, 1976
Stanley Sivertsen ran his fishing operation out of this old warehouse on the Hughitt Avenue slip.
The
Hiawatha is tied up behind fish tender, probably the
A. E. Clifford.
One of my alltime favorite photos with the reflection in the water.
Superior, 1976
Tres amigos: waiting for the scrap yard. L-R,
D. G. Kerr,
D. M. Clemson,
Alva C. Dinkey.
Duluth, 1976
Conversion of former T2 tanker
Walter A. Sterling into the
William Clay Ford at Fraser Shipyards.
Superior, 1985
Lettering of the new name
William Clay Ford on port side hull.
Superior, 1985
The U.S. Steel tin stacker
Leon Fraser in Duluth ship canal.
Duluth, 1985
