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Jeep in Douglass Houghton Hall

Persons, Buildings, Dwellings, [A photo of a Jeep inside of Douglass Houghton Hall on the campus of Michigan Tech. An attached note reads as follows: "Bob, Doug Houston sent me this large print and two others. Dates back to June, 1951 when they drove Frankenstein's jeep up the stairs (by tennis courts) and parked it in front of Rm. 151. Maybe this belongs in your archives somewhere!! Tom Hruby".]

Scanned: October 7, 2005


Spitzbergen Locations

Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Railroads, Buildings and Structures, Buildings 8 Spitsbergen coal mine with slag heap and coal trains for loading ships. [A steam locomotive runs in front of a large coal stockpile. A steam crane and several buildings are visible. A snowy mountain stands in the background]

Scanned: April 21, 2008


Spitzbergen Locations

Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Railroads, Buildings and Structures, Buildings 17 Spitsbergen - loading steamer. Fishing boat in harbor- [Two ships, one large and one small, in a harbor with a glacier in the background. The large ship is docked at a tall wooden dock.]

Scanned: April 21, 2008


Spitzbergen Locations

Buildings, Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Harbors, Docks 18 Spitsbergen Village with steamer laoding in background [A wooden settlement in a desolate landscape by a harbor with mountains in the background]

Scanned: April 21, 2008


Spitzbergen Locations

Harbors, Docks, Ships, Railroads, Buildings and Structures 23 Coal Loading - Spitsbergen - Steamer loading - Spitsbergen - [A ship, the Kapolna, is docked at a timber dock with two loading chutes. A steam train with four cars rests on the dock adjacent the loading chutes.]

Scanned: April 21, 2008


Spitzbergen Locations

Railroads, Buildings and Structures, Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Industries 25 Loading coal on train Spitsbergen. [A steam crane with the label Bucyrus Evansville Ind, loads coal into timber rail cars attached to a steam locomotive.]

Scanned: April 21, 2008


Spitzbergen Locations

Human Settlements, Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Geography 28 Spitsbergen village - mining - [A small settlement in an unvegetated landscape with adjacent a pond with snowy mountains and glaciers in the background.]

Scanned: April 21, 2008


Spitzbergen Locations

Manpower, Labor, Industries, Harbors, Docks 29 Norwegian - Spitsbergen miners. [A group photograph of a workforce next to a winch and two winching support frames.]

Scanned: April 23, 2008


The Joseph and Antonia Putrich Family

Labor Movements, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, The Putrich family after moving to St. David, Illinois. Standing, left to right: Fabian, Frank, Mary (Mrs. Joseph Tadejevic), and Paul. Sitting, left to right, John, Sylvia (Mrs. John Tomlianovich), Antonia (Grubisich), Joseph, Josephine (Mrs. William Aubrecht). [The family's boardinghouse in Seeberville, near Painesdale, was the site of an August 1913 shooting. Strike deputies fired shots into the building, killing Steve Putrich and Louis Tijan.]

Scanned: February 6, 2006


Site of Seeberville Shootings

Labor Movements, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Company Towns, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining The Seeberville home where two strikers were killed and two wounded by deputies August 14, 1913 [Exterior photograph of house with group of men, women and children standing. This print of photograph was owned by a decendant of the Putrich family and includes notations of "dad," "mom," and "aunt" to indicate specific family members.]

Scanned: February 6, 2006