SPLIT ROCK LIGHTHOUSE CONSTRUCTION:
An Inventory of Its Photographs at the Minnesota Historical Society
Sound and Visual Collection
OVERVIEW
| Title: | Construction at Split Rock Lighthouse. | |
| Dates: | approximately 1909. | |
| Abstract: | Views of the construction of the lighthouse and other buildings on the site located on the North Shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota, including one view of Wolbert and Clara Muggelberg posed outside their temporary quarters with others. Images also include snapshots and photobooth portraits. Photoprints on detached album pages, location of original photograph album is unknown. Copy negatives have been made for some of the images and 8 x 10 use copy photoprints were printed and stored with the originals. | |
| Quantity: | approximately 18 photographs on 3 sheets: black and white; 3 x 5 inches and smaller; 6 use copy photographs: black and white; 8 x 10 inches, and 6 submaster photographs: negative, black and white; 4 x 5 inches | |
| Location: | I.369: See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Construction at Split Rock Lighthouse. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: AV2003.59
Processing Information:
Processed by: Nancy Devine, September 2004.
Negatives: Copy negatives made by the Minnesota Historical Society.
Catalog ID number: 002968108
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| I.369.1 | Construction of Split Rock Lighthouse and surrounding buildings, 1 master photograph: black and white; 3 x 5 inches. | ||||||||||
| Similar view as I.369.5 | |||||||||||
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| I.369.2 | 89671 | Construction of Split Rock Lighthouse and surrounding buildings, 1 master photograph: black and white; 3 x 5 inches, 1 use copy photograph: black and white: 8 x 10 inches, and 1 submaster photograph: negative, black and white; 4 x 5 inches. | |||||||||
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| I.369.3 | 89672 | Construction of Split Rock Lighthouse and surrounding buildings, 1 master photograph: black and white; 3 x 5 inches, 1 use copy photograph: black and white: 8 x 10 inches, and 1 submaster photograph: negative, black and white; 4 x 5 inches. | |||||||||
| Similar view as I.369.7 | |||||||||||
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| I.369.4 | 89673 | Construction of Split Rock Lighthouse, 1 master photograph: black and white; 3 x 5 inches, 1 use copy photograph: black and white: 8 x 10 inches, and 1 submaster photograph: negative, black and white; 4 x 5 inches. | |||||||||
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| I.369.5 | 89670 | Construction of Split Rock Lighthouse and surrounding buildings, 1 master photograph: black and white; 3 x 5 inches, 1 use copy photograph: black and white: 8 x 10 inches, and 1 submaster photograph: negative, black and white; 4 x 5 inches. | |||||||||
| Similar view as I.369.1 | |||||||||||
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| I.369.6 | Girl with kitten, Split Rock Lighthouse, 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 3 inches. | ||||||||||
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| I.369.7 | Construction of Split Rock Lighthouse and surrounding buildings, 1 master photograph: black and white; 3 x 5 inches. | ||||||||||
| Similar view as I.369.3 | |||||||||||
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| I.369.8 | 89667 | Wolbert and Clara Muggelberg (on left) outside their temporary quarters, Split Rock Lighthouse, 1 master photograph: black and white; 3 x 5 inches, 1 use copy photograph: black and white: 8 x 10 inches, and 1 submaster photograph: negative, black and white; 4 x 5 inches. | |||||||||
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| I.369.9 | 89668 | North Shore of Lake Superior showing Split Rock Lighthouse construction site, 1 master photograph: black and white; 5 x 3 inches, 1 use copy photograph: black and white: 10 x 8 inches, and 1 submaster photograph: negative, black and white; 4 x 5 inches. | |||||||||
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| I.369.10-18 | Portraits. 9 photographs: black and white; 2 x 4 inches and smaller. | ||||||||||
| Multiple images per photoprint, photobooth style images with props. | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Organizations:
- Split Rock Lighthouse (Minn.) -- Photographs.
- Document Types:
- Photographs.
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