The Cal Fremling Photographs collection includes several hundred photographs and negatives which were used for educational and professional purposes. The subjects of the photographs and negatives aerial photographs include aerial images of the Upper Mississippi River, Lake Winona, Winona and neighboring townships in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and various flora and fauna specimens.
Requests to reproduce the items in this collection, for educational purposes only, are granted by the Winona County Historical Society. Please contact curator@winonahistory.org for more information.
This project has been financed in part with funds provided by the State of Minnesota from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the Minnesota Historical Society.
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River bond, wetland reclamation, and aeration slides
Cal R. Fremling
Set of 18 color slides labeled "River bond & wetland reclamation, aeration 2007." Part of the Cal R. Fremling collection. Slides are mostly unlabeled and not numbered consecutively. Exact location unknown. Slides show wetlands, marsh, County Ditch #4, aeration of a lake or pond with a floating aerator. Aeration slides are dated 2007, possibly a location in Eagan, MN. Slide print date is otherwise unknown. Originally in one box.
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Peerless Marsh slides
Cal R. Fremling
Set of 24 color slides labeled "Peerless Marsh 2002." Part of the Cal R. Fremling collection. Slides are unlabeled and not numbered consecutively. Slides show a wetland area on a river, probably the Mississippi River near Peerless industrial/Peerless Chain Co. Also includes images of heavy equipment, wildlife, and soil types. Slide print dates unknown. Originally in one box.
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Lake Winona, Besseler slides
Cal R. Fremling
Set of 27 color slides labeled "L. Winona Besseler." Part of the Cal R. Fremling collection. Slides are mostly unlabeled and not numbered consecutively. Dates unknown. Slides show Winona and Lake Winona maps and diagrams, aerial photographs, sediment removal/dredging plans, Gilmore Creek, and ecological cartoons. "Besseler" may refer to Beseler enlargements or Beseler family. Known slide print dates range 1989-1996. Originally in one box.
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Winona 1965 Flood slides
Cal R. Fremling
Set of 10 color slides labeled "Flood 1965." Part of the Cal R. Fremling collection. Slides are unlabeled and not numbered consecutively. Exact location unknown. Slides show flooding, recreation (swimming and fishing), maps, diagrams of Lake Winona, and an aerial photograph. Slide print date is 1976-1994. Originally in one box.
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Gilmore Valley Bergler's Hill slides
Cal R. Fremling
Set of 9 color slides labeled "Gilmore V. Bergler Goat prairie." Part of the Cal R. Fremling collection. Slides are mostly unlabeled and not numbered consecutively. Slides show various angles of Bergler's Hill and farmland in Gilmore Valley, Winona. Slide print date is 1974-1976. Originally in one box.
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Lake Winona flood conference slides
Cal R. Fremling
Set of 16 color slides labeled "L. Winona for Flood 2003 Conf." Part of the Cal R. Fremling collection. Slides are unlabeled and not numbered consecutively. Exact location not specified. Slides show netting fish in Lake Winona, maps, charts/diagrams of water connections and paths, a historical image of Sugar Loaf, farmland, and aerial photographs. Slide print date is 1974 -1983. Originally in one box.
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Fremling biology images
Cal R. Fremling
Set of 8 color and black and white images in envelope labeled "Misc." Subjects include: portraits, WSU staff photographs, Lake Winona oil spill, wildlife, fishing, Mississippi River islands, and aerial photographs. Print sizes vary: 2.5 x 4, 4 x 5, 5 x 7, and 8 x 10 inches. Images created by Fremling and by other sources. Some images undated, duplicated elsewhere in collection. Part of the Cal R. Fremling collection.
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Mississippi River negatives
Cal R. Fremling
Set of 7 black and white negatives in envelope labeled "Mississippi River Negatives." All negatives 7 x 11 cm. Images show flooding over railroad tracks, Winona Mississippi River (Highway 43) Bridge, flood damage, sandbags, men standing by riverside, and a Diamond Jo Line steamers dock house. Possibly more images from 1965 Winona Flood. Part of the Cal R. Fremling collection.
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1878 map of Winona and Mississippi River negatives
Cal R. Fremling
Set of 2 black and white negatives in envelope labeled "1878 Maps of Mississippi River negatives." All negatives 12 x 17 cm. Images show sheets 5 and 6 of an 1878 map showing Winona and Mississippi River. Part of the Cal R. Fremling collection.
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1927 aerial negatives
Cal R. Fremling
Set of 141 black and white negatives in one container labeled "1927 aerials." Part of the Cal R. Fremling collection. Negatives are labeled "Kodak 12 safety film" and appear to be cut in singles and pairs from sheet. Images show aerial views of Mississippi River, taken by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1927.
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Beaver village and soil slides
Cal R. Fremling
Set of 35 color slides labeled "Beaver, soil, karst, flood." Part of the Cal R. Fremling collection. Slides are mostly unlabeled and not numbered consecutively. Slides show historical photos from the village of Beaver (Whitewater Township, Winona County), flooding, maps, historical river charts, aerial photographs (including Fountain City Bay), caves, karst samples, plant life, soil types, soil erosion and sinkholes, farming fertilizer, farmland, crops, and livestock including cows, sheep, and horses. Slide print dates range 1960-1984. Originally in one box.
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Chippewa and Mississippi river photographs
Cal R. Fremling
Set of 6 black and white photographs printed on 4 sheets. Photograph sizes vary, including: 4 x 6 inches, 5 x 7 inches. All are copied onto 8.5 x 11 inch paper. Images show Chippewa and Mississippi River views. Except for Chippewa River image, all are duplicates of images found in 2011.003.0074. Original creation date unknown. Part of the Cal R. Fremling collection.
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Clearing Pool no. 5 photographs
Cal R. Fremling
Set of 14 black and white photographs in envelope labeled "Upper Mississippi River." Images show elevated views of overgrown Pool no. 5 from bluffs in Wisconsin and Weaver, Minnesota. One image shows clearing workers. Individual captions below. Print sizes: 5 x 7 inches. Part of the Cal R. Fremling collection. Photograph index: Upper Miss. River - Clearing Pool No. 5 P.W.A. Cont. No. W923 Eng. - View from bluff above Weaver, Minn / Sept. 5 - 1934 No. 8A - View from bluff above Weaver, Minn / Sept. 5 - 1934 No. 8B - View from bluff above Weaver, Minn / Sept. 5 - 1934 No. 8C - View from bluff above Weaver, Minn / Sept. 5 - 1934 No. 8D - View from Wisc. bluff near upstream end of pool / Oct 18 - 1934 No. 20A - View from Wisc. bluff near upstream end of pool / Oct 18 - 1934 No. 20B - View from Wisc. bluff near upstream end of pool / Oct 18 - 1934 No. 20C - View from Wisc. bluff near upstream end of pool / Oct 18 - 1934 No. 20D - Clearing operations / Oct 20 - 1934 No. 19 - View from bluff above Weaver, Minn / Nov 5 - 1934 No. 25A - View from bluff above Weaver, Minn / Nov 5 - 1934 No. 25B - View from bluff above Weaver, Minn / Nov 5 - 1934 No. 25C - View from Wisc. bluff near upstream end of pool / Nov 5 - 1934 No. 24B - View from Wisc. bluff near upstream end of pool / Nov 5 - 1934 No. 24C -
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Flood scenery, construction negatives
Cal R. Fremling
Set of 3 black and white negatives in envelope labeled "Negatives - flood scenery, Chippewa [River?] bank Washig[sic]." All negatives 6 x 11 cm. Images show flood tree and riverbank damage, and trucks and construction machinery, possibly some duplicate images from the 1965 Winona flood. Dates and exact location unknown. Part of the Cal R. Fremling collection.
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Fountain City Bay aerials negatives
Cal R. Fremling
Set of 3 black and white negatives in envelope labeled "Negatives - 1973 Aerials of Fountain City Bay." All negatives 12 x 17 cm. Images show aerial views of Fountain City Bay, Mississippi River, and surrounding geography. Dates of reprint unknown. Part of the Cal R. Fremling collection.
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Historical river crew photographs
Cal R. Fremling
Set of 13 black and white photographs in an unlabeled envelope. Images show historical Mississippi River barges, dredges, boats, construction workers, and construction tools. Date and creator unknown. Print sizes: 8 x 10 inches. Part of the Cal R. Fremling collection. Photograph index: - Sounding crew in rowboat with 4 rowers - Loading willow mat with rocks - Wing dam photo - Tools for calking wooden barges - Boom pegs - Willow mat loaded with rocks - Newly launched wooden barge - Sled of rocks - Willow mat loaded with rocks - Early survey crew - Willow mat - U.S. Dredge Cahaba - Service barge - Hauser
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Immortal River photograph extras
Cal R. Fremling
34 black and white photographs and drawings in an envelope labeled "Immortal River, Chapter 13 (?) Extras," in reference to Cal Fremling's book about the Mississippi River. Part of the Cal R. Fremling collection. Items are photographic prints created from historical photographs and displays created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (St. Paul district), and other unknown photographers. Also included are four cross-section drawings showing "the evolution of the Mississippi River Valley at Winona" as one example of geologic and river development in the driftless ("unglaciated") region, used as figures on pages 66-67 of Immortal River. Other image subjects include: barge construction and traffic, wing dams, maps, riverboats, plants and wildlife, Fountain City, river maintenance, industry, historical river workers. Some prints dated and attributed. Reprint dates are unknown. Exact locations pictured unknown unless specified. Print sizes are mostly 8"x10" with some smaller (5"x10" , 7"x9"). Cross-section drawings are 9"x8.5" and backed with cardboard.
The date is unknown for this item.
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Lake Winona aerial photographs
Cal R. Fremling
Set of 61 color aerial photographs in envelope labeled "Lake Winona [aerial] photographs." Photographs are all 3.5 x 5 in. Images show aerial views of Lake Winona and surrounding roads, streets, highways, parks, and buildings. Prints are unlabeled and undated, though certain landmarks (Highway 61, Huff Street) are identifiable. Part of the Cal R. Fremling collection.
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Lake Winona biology, fishing, recreation photographs
Cal R. Fremling
Set of 7 black and white photographs in unlabeled envelope. Images show presentation/teaching biology diagrams, students taking water samples, heavy lake equipment, people fishing Lake Winona, and netting a fish kill. Dates unknown. Some images duplicated elsewhere in collection. Print sizes vary: 4 x 6, 5 x 7, 5 x 9, and 8 x 10 inches. Part of the Cal R. Fremling collection.
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Miscellaneous negatives
Cal R. Fremling
Set of 191 assorted color and black and white negatives. Sizes vary. Subjects include mayflies; outdoor recreation including fishing, canoeing, soccer; family life; river barge traffic, historical and contemporary Mississippi River maps; aerials of Mississippi River, locks and dams, Weaver Bottoms (some original, some reprints of government aerial imaging). Some aerial images are photographs and composites of previously-taken photographs. Dates unknown. Part of the Cal R. Fremling collection. 35 mm (3 x 4 cm) - 25 color negatives (encased in plastic sheet protector) - 43 color negatives, aerials (encased in plastic strip protectors) - 57 black and white negatives, loose in envelope - 51 black and white negatives, mayflies (paper separators) 6 x 6.5 cm - 2 negatives, aerials 9.5 x 12.5 cm - 9 black and white negatives, aerials, landscapes, maps, presentation slide 12 x 17 cm - 4 black and white negatives, aerials, maps
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Mississippi River aerial photographs
Cal R. Fremling
Set of 9 black and white photographs in unlabeled envelope. Photographs are 5 x 7 in. Images are mostly aerials or elevated views, showing the Mississippi River and surrounding bluffs from various angles. Possibly taken in Weaver Bottoms and Weaver area. Original creation date unknown. Part of the Cal R. Fremling collection.
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Mississippi River aerial photographs
Cal R. Fremling
Set of 17 black and white photographs in unlabeled envelope. Photograph sizes vary, including: 5 x 7 inches, 8 x 10 inches. Some are cut and pasted onto 8.5 x 11 inch paper. Images are aerials showing a large portion of the Mississippi River and surrounding area including locks and dams, highways, and islands. Original creation date and photographer unknown. Part of the Cal R. Fremling collection.
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Mississippi River and railway bridge photographs
Cal R. Fremling
Set of 7 black and white photographs in unlabeled envelope. Photographs are 5 x 7 in., some with untrimmed edges. Images show Mississippi River from various angles, Sugar Loaf, plant life, and the Winona Railway pivot bridge (pre-1990 dismantling). Original creation date unknown. Part of the Cal R. Fremling collection.
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Mississippi River barge photographs
Cal R. Fremling
Set of 4 color photographs in envelope labeled "Views of Mississippi River Barge" Photographs are 3.5 x 5 in. Images show an elevated view of barges and tugboats on the Mississippi River, and the surrounding area. Exact location unknown. Original creation date of image on print. Part of the Cal R. Fremling collection.
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Mississippi River; Dam Construction
Cal R. Fremling
Set of 2 black and white photographs, 4 black and white negatives/transparencies, and 2 charts in an envelope labeled "b/w river charts, glacier coverage of North America." Some prints and negatives are duplicated elsewhere in collection. Images show maps of the Mississippi River (historical), Sam Gordy's Slough, two charts showing glacial coverage of the upper United States, and an aerial negative. Dates unknown. Print sizes: 8 x 11 inches. Negative sizes: 9 x 12 cm, 5 x 7 inches. Chart size: 6 x 8 inches. Part of the Cal R. Fremling collection.
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Mississippi River information display photographs
Cal R. Fremling
Set of 7 black and white photographs in envelope labeled "River Information Plaques / From Corps of Engineers" Prints are 8 x 10 in. Images show presentation/display boards (created by the US Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District) describing Mississippi River transportation, steamboats, engineering, wildlife, history, and geology. Original creation information and date of displays on print reverse. Part of the Cal R. Fremling collection.
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Pool 5A aerial photographs
Cal R. Fremling
Set of 3 black and white aerial photographs in envelope labeled "Winona Pool 5A b/w photos." Photographs are 8.5 x 8.5 in, with two taped together to create a composite/mosaic. Images show an aerial view of Pool No. 5A of the Mississippi River and the surrounding area. Original creation date of image on print. Part of the Cal R. Fremling collection. Image text: 9/12/40 CS-3A-20 CS-3A-21 CS-3A-73
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Pool 5 river photographs
Cal R. Fremling
Set of 3 black and white photographs in envelope labeled "1934 B/W River Panorama from Minneiska, Minn." Photographs are 8 x 10 in. Images show an elevated view of Pool No. 5 of the Mississippi River from a bluff above Minneiska. Original creation date of image on print. Enlargement/print date unknown. Part of the Cal R. Fremling collection. Image text: "Upper Miss. River - Clearing Pool No. 5 P.W.A. - CONT. No. W923 ENG. View from bluff above Minneiska, Minn U.S. Engineer Office, St. Paul, Minn. Sept 5-1934 No. 6A, 6B, 6C
