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