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1/3 Winter is here, but there are still ways to spend time outside! These photos of winter camping are from the Duluth News Tribune Photograph collection, taken by Sam Cook on Jan. 9, 1983. #DuluthMN #DuluthHistory #UMNDulutharchives #WinterCamping #Winter
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2/3 Steve Piragis crawls out of a snow house large enough to fit four people.
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3/3 Steve Piragis, Phyllis Cook, and Nancy Piragis ski up Jackfish Bay at Basswood Lake. They pull pulks, a specially designed sled, on cross country skis.
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1/4 Join us tonight (11/17) at 7 pm to celebrate Tony Dierckins’ new book “Duluth’s Grand Old Architecture 1870-1940.” This beautiful volume contains many photographs from collections held at the UMD Archives. #HistoricArchitecture #DuluthMN #DuluthHistory #UMNDulutharchives
This poster for the event reads: “The Kathryn A. Martin Library Presents An Evening with Tony Dierckins November 17, 2022 7:00 p.m. Kathryn A. Martin Library | 4th Floor Rotunda. Join us on Give to the Max Day to hear author Tony Dierckins offer a presentation from his newest book Duluth’s Grand Old Architecture, and learn about new ways to support UMD’s Kathryn A. Martin Library’s Archives & Special Collections. The Kathryn A. Martin Library is located on the University of Minnesota Duluth Campus at 416 Library Drive, Duluth, MN 55812. To request disability accommodations, please contact Chelsey Miller, Communications Associate, crmiller@d.umn.edu, 218-726-7196.” The poster also includes a headshot of Tony Dierckins and an image of the cover of the book.

ALT This poster for the event reads: “The Kathryn A. Martin Library Presents An Evening with Tony Dierckins November 17, 2022 7:00 p.m. Kathryn A. Martin Library | 4th Floor Rotunda. Join us on Give to the Max Day to hear author Tony Dierckins offer a presentation from his newest book Duluth’s Grand Old Architecture, and learn about new ways to support UMD’s Kathryn A. Martin Library’s Archives & Special Collections. The Kathryn A. Martin Library is located on the University of Minnesota Duluth Campus at 416 Library Drive, Duluth, MN 55812. To request disability accommodations, please contact Chelsey Miller, Communications Associate, [email protected], 218-726-7196.” The poster also includes a headshot of Tony Dierckins and an image of the cover of the book.

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3/4 Lincoln Park Tenth Street Bridge, photographed in 1929 by F. Rodney Paine. Full record: collection.mndigital.org/cat…. Featured on page 311 of “Duluth’s Grand Old Architecture”
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4/4 First Prebyterian Church, built in 1891 and photographed 1962 by Hjalmer C. Rykken. From the Hjalmer C. Rykken photographs collection: archives.lib.umn.edu/reposit…. Featured on page 75 of “Duluth’s Grand Old Architecture”
1/3 Duluth looks like a snowglobe today. This drawing is titled “Global” and was contributed to the Northeastern Minnesota COVID-19 Community Archive Project by Krista Sue-Lo Twu. Full record: umedia.lib.umn.edu/item/p160…
Pen and wash color drawing of the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge and a boat inside a snow globe. The words "Visit Duluth" are inscribed on the base of the snow globe.

ALT Pen and wash color drawing of the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge and a boat inside a snow globe. The words "Visit Duluth" are inscribed on the base of the snow globe.

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2/3 This item was created as part of the Duluth Interdisciplinary Chirographic Technology Association (DICTA) Pendemic project. Here are more images from the Pendemic project: tinyurl.com/4ptskckn
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3/3 We are still accepting materials for the Northeastern Minnesota COVID-19 Community Archive Project. Share your pandemic experience: libguides.d.umn.edu/covid-19…

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1/4 Today is Veterans Day. These photos are from the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) convention @ University of Wisconsin-Superior, June 30, 1984. Photos by Bob King, DNT Photograph Collection. #VeteransDay #VeteransOfForeignWars #TwinPortsHistory #UMNDulutharchives
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3/4 Lt. Col. Jesse Wheaton, VFW 847 of Superior, watches the drum and bugle corps competition at University of Wisconsin Superior.
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4/4 Dan Feeney, drum major for the Madison Junior Scouts of Madison, WI leads the Madison Junior Scouts drum and bugle corps.
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1/4 UMD Jazz Ensemble, Nov 1973. Do you recognize any of the musicians? Check out UMD music events this month including the Jazz Ensembles: shorturl.at/yzJO4 Photos are from the UMD Photographic Lab Collection. #foreverBulldog #UMNDuluth #UMNDulutharchives #jazzband
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One person singing into a microphone and one person playing a trumpet.

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One person standing and playing an electric guitar. Students sit with band instruments in the background.

ALT One person standing and playing an electric guitar. Students sit with band instruments in the background.

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1/6 🧵Today is Election Day! Remember to get out there and vote! And thank you to the hardworking poll workers who keep our elections running. These photos of poll workers from past regional elections are from the Duluth News Tribune Photograph collection.
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5/6 Etta Erickson and Lucille Bjold count registration slips at Denfeld High School after polls had closed, November 4, 1980.
Two women are at a table, one standing and one seated. On the table are piles of registration slips.

ALT Two women are at a table, one standing and one seated. On the table are piles of registration slips.

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6/6 #Vote #DuluthVotes #ElectionDay #ElectionHistory #DuluthMN #DuluthHistory #UMNDulutharchives
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