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["Oriental Limited" crossing the Mississippi River]

A proud name in Great Northern Railway passenger train service and history is the "Oriental Limited" a de luxe train seen here crossing the historic Stone Arch Bridge over the Mississippi River linking St. Paul and Minneapolis in 1912. This double-tracked bridge, which has 23 arches in its 1200-foot span, is the only structure upon which James J. Jill, the Empire Builder, permitted his name to be inscribed.
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Biplane

Photograph of an upside down crash at the Rochester, MN, Fair, pre-Sept. 30, 1912.
Date: 1912~
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History