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Michigan Tech ROTC

Seasons, Winter, Persons, Armed Forces, Soldiers Fox Movietone crew on sleigh. [The crew lets the camera roll on a winter campus scene.]

Scanned: June 3, 2008


Michigan Tech ROTC

Seasons, Winter, Persons, Armed Forces, Soldiers L-R Coach Noblett; Capt. Ball (ROTC), Fox Movietone Crew; Lt. Pettet (ROTC); Fox Movietone Crew. [A snowy image of the camera equipment mounted on a sleigh. The crew and campus personnel are pictured near the sleigh.]

Scanned: June 3, 2008


Michigan Tech ROTC

Education, Postsecondary Education, Education, Higher, Persons, Armed Forces, Soldiers Summer camp near campus for ROTC. Instructors in uniforms Lt. O'Brien and Lt. Markham. [Target practice in a wooded area.]

Scanned: June 3, 2008


Michigan Tech ROTC

Education, Postsecondary Education, Education, Higher, Persons, Armed Forces, Soldiers Excavating near campus. Louis Verette leans on shovel. [The group armed with shovels and pick axes dig in a wooded area.]

Scanned: June 3, 2008


Michigan Tech ROTC

Education, Postsecondary Education, Education, Higher, Persons, Armed Forces, Soldiers 4 Cadets on campus (2 flag bearers). [Two of the cadets carry flags, the other two carry rifles.]

Scanned: June 3, 2008


Michigan Tech ROTC

Education, Postsecondary Education, Education, Higher, Persons, Armed Forces, Soldiers [Group photo of people in uniforms and other attire posing with skiing equipment, snowshoes, rifles and other gear.]

Scanned: June 2, 2008


Michigan Tech ROTC

Education, Postsecondary Education, Education, Higher, Persons, Armed Forces, Soldiers [A group of men in uniforms are pictured with snow covered hills as a backdrop.]

Scanned: June 4, 2008


Cities and Towns - Hancock

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Transportation, Automotive, Buildings Quincy Street, Hancock 1948 [Image of the town showing the F. W. Woolworth store, Rexall Drugs and a sandwich and koffee shop (Kaleva?), This photo shows two way traffic and several automobiles of that era parked on both sides of the street.]

Scanned: June 5, 2008


Disasters - Fires

Accidents, Fires, Persons, Buildings Residents escaped serious injury when an eighteen unit apartment complex was gutted by fire late Saturday night in Calumet. Sixty firemen from six area fire departments fought the blaze which broke out on the first floor, occupied by the Murphy Drapery Store. High winds hampered efforts to bring the fire under control. (Top) An unidentified Calumet fireman peered through a hole in the ceiling of a third floor apartment to inspect the damage done to the building's rooftop. (Below left) Firemen looked on helplessly as the blaze swept through the three-story apartment complex. (Below right) Residents faced an unpleasant Easter morning as belongings were collected and transported out of their destroyed dwellings. [Images of the aftermath of the fire.]

Scanned: June 9, 2008


Disasters - Fires

Accidents, Fires, Persons, Buildings, Church Buildings Sacred Heart Church destroyed by fire! Fire destroyed the church quickly Saturday night. The cause of the fire has not been determined, but the state fire marshall was on the scene Tuesday examining the rubble in an effort to determine what caused the fire. Both the church and rectory were totally destroyed. The smoke kept rising from the ruins which kept Calumet Township there off and on for three days. [Image of the Catholic church fire in progress.]

Scanned: June 9, 2008