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Parades

Manners and Customs, Natural Resources, Forests and Forestry, Persons 4th of July Parade [View of two of the "floats" in the parade. One in particular is a horse-drawn wagon carrying a very large log. The sign on the float reads: "Sample of lumber resources Houghton County log scales 1764 ft. - weighs over 6 tons - worth when manufactured $250.00 - one of the products of Houghton Lumber Co.]

Scanned: March 9, 2010


Children

Persons, Buildings, Dwellings, John Paul Reeder asleep in arm chair. [Photo of a small boy sound asleep in a wicker rocker on a porch.]

Scanned: March 9, 2010


Parades

Persons, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns Parade at Calumet, widows and men marching. [Photo of some of the widows wearing white. Men in uniform and carrying an American flag march behind them.]

Scanned: March 9, 2010


Parades

Persons, Manners and Customs, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns Calithumpian Parade [Apparently calithumpian means a big boisterous band or parade. This photo shows what may be firemen. The driver of this wagon appears to be having a difficult time controlling the horses.]

Scanned: March 9, 2010


Sports - Football

Persons, Manners and Customs, Recreation, Sports, Ball Games, Football, Football at Hancock Park - Marquette Normal and Houghton High School [A large crowd gathers to watch their favorite team play with next to nothing in the line of protective equipment.]

Scanned: March 9, 2010


Sports - Football

Persons, Manners and Customs, Recreation, Sports, Ball Games, Football, Football - Michigan College of Mines - Vivian Field [A large crowd gathers for the game. The players seem to be sitting on the grass due to the lack of bleachers.]

Scanned: March 9, 2010


Recreation

Manners and Customs, Recreation, Family Recreation, Persons, Anderson's in their yard. [A man wearing a bowler hat sits in a wicker rocker on the lawn along with several children and his wife?]

Scanned: March 4, 2010


Cliff Mine Location

Persons, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Human Settlements Group at Cliffs [Children and adults pose for this photo with the Cliff in the background.]

Scanned: April 24, 2006


Group at Cliffs

Manners and Customs, Recreation, Family Recreation, Persons, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress Group at Cliffs [Men, women and children take a rest in a grassy area near a house.]

Scanned: March 4, 2010


Miners at Pay Office

Buildings, Persons, Miners to pay office. [Four miners pose for a photo near what may be the pay office.]

Scanned: March 5, 2010