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Winter Carnival Snow Statue

Education, Postsecondary Education, Education, Higher, Manners and Customs, Recreation, Seasons, Winter Debbie Cearly of Austin Texas, and Janet Nyman of Houghton standing in front of bar scene featuring Fields, Groucho Marx and Charlie Chaplin. [This statue build by Tau Kappa Epsilon won first place in the class four division in the Michigan Technological University Winter Carnival of 1974. The statue was titled, Ahh--yes! "All cool heads, bar none."]

Scanned: January 30, 2015


Winter Carnival Snow Statue

Education, Postsecondary Education, Education, Higher, Manners and Customs, Recreation, Seasons, Winter Student working on ice statue of W.C. Fields for Winter Carnival bar Scene.

Scanned: March 12, 2012


Endicott R. Lovell

Persons, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, [A studio posed portrait of Mr. Lovell that appeared in the C&H News in November 1944.]

Scanned: December 9, 2005


Princess Point Map

Water, Rivers, Excavation, Dredging, Vicinity of Princess Point Portage River, Mich. Lake Superior [War Department Map of the Portage River inlet at Jacobsville, Mich.]

Scanned: December 5, 2005


Keweenaw Tourism Flyer

Recreation Area, Manners and Customs, Recreation, Scenic Views, Scenic Byways Keweenaw Tourism Flyer [A flyer collage of colorized photos from the Keweenaw. Originally produced to promote tourism to the area. Includes sites from Houghton, Keweenaw, Ontonagon and Baraga counties.]

Scanned: December 5, 2005


Workmen on a railcar

Transportation, Railroads, Manpower, Labor, Railroad Companies [Six men posing with a small rail mancar.]

Scanned: December 12, 2005


Clearing the streets - Houghton

Seasons, Winter, Transportation, Roads, Clearing the streets - Houghton [A winter photo of caterpillar tractor pulling a snow plow in Houghton. Two men are riding on the tractor.]

Scanned: December 14, 2005


Team of horses pulling snow roller

Seasons, Winter, Transportation, Roads, Winter scene - team of horses pulling snow roller - "panking" the snow. [A winter photo of a team of horses pulling a large roller cart used for flattening the snow. ]

Scanned: December 14, 2005


Crowning of Carnival Queen, 1947 MTU Winter Carnival

Education, Postsecondary Education, Education, Higher, Manners and Customs, Festivals, [Man placing crown on woman's head.]

Scanned: January 20, 2006