Superior, Wis., 1885.

Chronicle (newpaper) office. Lithograph after the painting by Eastman Johnson. The first building on the townsite of Superior, built in 1853 by William C. Howenstine, John T. Morgan and August Zachau. The building was located on what was later West 2nd St. between Robertson Ave. and the Namadji River, near the natural dock used by early schooners. "The man in the doorway is John C. Wise. The gentleman reading the newspaper is D. George Morrison. The gentleman leaning up against the fence is Washington Ashton, the man who owned the newspaper and also associated with him was John C. Wise. The man with the cap on is James Ritchie. The man with the hat on is Richard Relf, and the dog appearing in the picture belongs to James Ritchie."-Harry Ashton.


Image of Superior, Wisconsin
From the copy owned by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Visual Archives: Album 2.96