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Ice Road |
Transportation, Roads, Seasons, Winter, |
Across Portage Lake and Ice Road [View of frozen, snow-covered lake with what appears to be a ferry to the left of the photo. A larger vessel can be seen across the lake.] Scanned: March 17, 2010 |
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Ice Harvesting |
Transportation, Roads, Persons, Seasons, Winter |
Team with ice. [A team of horses pull a wagon loaded with a large block of ice through the snow-covered woods.] Scanned: March 17, 2010 |
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Street Scenes |
Transportation, Railroads, Street, Railroads, Persons, Seasons, Winter |
St. Railroad Pine Street Houghton [Streetcar in snow. Even though the Reeder database says this is in Houghton, it looks more like Calumet.] Scanned: March 16, 2010 |
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Ice Boating on Portage Lake |
Manners and Customs, Recreation, Outdoor Recreation, Persons, Seasons, Winter |
Ice Boating on Portage Lake [A group of men and children gather to assemble the ice boat. Some of the children are on skates, another carries a hockey stick. Smelting works can be seen in the background.] Scanned: March 16, 2010 |
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Horse Team With Ice |
Transportation, Persons, Seasons, Winter |
Horse team with ice. [A team of horses hauling a sleigh wagon, travels on some thin looking ice. A warehouse for Roach & Seeber Co., advertising eggs, cheese, flour, grain and hay is in the background.] Scanned: March 16, 2010 |
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Ice Boat on Portage Lake |
Transportation, Persons, Seasons, Winter |
Ice Boat on Portage Lake [Image of the ice boat with full sail. Roach & Seeber Co. building is in background.] Scanned: March 17, 2010 |
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Ice Boat on Portage Lake |
Transportation, Persons, Seasons, Winter |
Ice Boat on Portage Lake [Image of the ice boat with passengers. A boy with skates and a hockey stick looks on. The Hodge Iron Company building is visible in the background.] Scanned: March 17, 2010 |
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Ice Road - Portage Lake |
Transportation, Persons, Seasons, Winter |
Ice Road - Portage Lake [Image of a team of horses traveling on very thin ice. Good view of the old bridge.] Scanned: March 17, 2010 |
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Ice Boat - Wind Sled |
Buildings, Persons, Seasons, Winter |
Ice Boating - Wind Sled [The sled sails by the Amphidrome.] Scanned: March 17, 2010 |
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Ice Boat - Wind Sled |
Buildings, Seasons, Winter, Manners and Customs, Recreation, Outdoor Recreation |
Ice Boating - Wind Sled [Good view of the downtown Houghton landscape and some of the buildings that existed then.] Scanned: March 17, 2010 |