“W.N. ’86”. Brick Graffiti Series.
history under ground
worker-graffiti
The guard shack protecting the Nike launch pad.
The corners of these buildings are inscribed by a century of bored rail workers and delivery drivers. Pictured is the southeast corner of the Twohy, which is typical of mercantiles.
1950s safety posters about static and proper footware hide in remote offices, where the curious haven’t stolen them… yet.
“M.H. ’56; Al Malmsten ’44”. Brick Graffiti Series.
“R.M. ’43”. Brick Graffiti Series.
“B. M.” Brick Graffiti Series.
Circa-1960s graffiti. Someone got their ass kicked.
Who is Jo Jew? Is it you?
A scribbled note on a doorframe… lost details.
In the soft wood of the machine, an employee left their mark.
Postcards and snapshots in a high elevator office.
Someone’s fractal cheat sheet, spraypainted on the side of the Osborn.
Next to the pit in the maintenance shop is “The Wall”… where rail workers wrote about interesting happenings at Shoreham.
“12-8-1914”
Two signatures complement this gorgeous hand-painted sign. ‘Bowers’ from 1987 and ‘Normal’ from 1982. The blocking on the letters is still visible!
Moon of M.R. ‘1985. Brick Graffiti Series.
“Peter”
Miscellaneous math and strange instructions remain all across the shipment section walls. Sadly, this section likely fell into disrepair before the others.
“Dale Rossetter ’54”. Brick Graffiti Series.
More circa-1935 graffiti.
HN. Brick Graffiti Series.
“R.S. ’14”. Brick Graffiti Series.
These copulas made the iron for casting.
A little welding art one crosses over near the windlass room.
Ruster at The Pool… employee graffiti about 100 above ground.
An arrangement of brick graffiti on the old boiler house building near the railroad tracks.
A chalkboard halfway to the headhouse is untouched since the mill closed. It still has the cheat sheets!
Debating immigrants.
Don Crist ’83. Brick Graffiti Series.
Latscher. Brick Graffiti Series.
Moon of M.R. 5-22-1985. Brick Graffiti Series.
Fantastic brick graffiti piece by a Duluthian in 1933! Is the stick drawing of a horse? Feel free to weigh in.
” Joe Sheldon; R.K. ’47-’48”. Brick Graffiti Series.
See left.
Peering into a remote office at Manitoba Wheat Pool #3. Someone left their to-do list behind.
“Richard Glumac”. Brick Graffiti Series.
Graffiti by a crew member of the Algolake.
A closeup of a flour chute.
Drawn in fresh concrete about 50 years before I took this picture, and only 2 years after this elevator blew up…
A sign hanging near the shop office.
“_____ BROS”
“Daisy”… probably for the mill, as it was unusual for women to work at Daisy.
Carvings on the back of a barracks building.
“W.B.R. 1974”
“Richard Glumac ’45”. Brick Graffiti Series.
“Roger O.”
Worker graffiti in a stairway. If this is your birthday, you have to comment on this post!
Kodak Tri-X 400, Leica M7. Serious enough to write across the side of the tank, but not serious enough to have a sign made.
Fire doors and penis talk.
In front of a rust-welded Illinois rotary stoker is where the boiler-men made their mark. The last year I can make out is 1985.
“N.L. ’45”. Brick Graffiti Series.
Circa-1935 graffiti in concrete across the slip from Huron-Portland.
“Richard Glumac ’44”. Brick Graffiti Series.
Chicago-made fire door.
“R.O. 1939”