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Commercial Fishing - U.P. Fisheries Inc.

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Manpower, Labor, Persons U. P. Fisheries - A fisherman-owned cooperative. Hancock, MI. Ground floor cleaning, filleting, and packaging room. [View of workers packaging the fish.]

Scanned: June 30, 2009


Biography - Pastor Adolph Riippa

Persons, Buildings, Dwellings, Housing, Single Family, Home of Pastor Adolph Riippa. He's sitting in the third row back. The house was located on Atlantic Ave. in Atlantic Mine. Adolph Riippa was a Pastor for the Grace Lutheran Church in 1907-1908. He died in 1910. (Written in "History of Grace Lutheran Church"). Later the house was sold to Isaac Karvonen and Selma (Pennala) Karvonen (my grandparents). The house was still in the family when it was lost to a fire in the late 1970's. [Photo of group of people gathered on the porch of the house for a photo.]

Scanned: March 22, 2011


Buildings - Museums

Human Settlements, Transportation, Automotive, Buildings [This may be the Osceola Auto Museum which opened in 1931 by Alfred L. Paulson who also was the proprietor of the Osceola store. The building housed his collection of antique automobiles.]

Scanned: August 27, 2009


Three Men Lounge on Machinery in Quincy Mine

Historic Sites, Historic Mines, Engines, Persons Left To Right: Fred Waarala, Bob Mathews, Oscar Wuopio [Three men at work lounge on machinery in the Quincy Mine Hoist No. 2.]

Scanned: October 28, 2014


Adventure Mine

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Persons, Historic Sites, Historic Mines Adventure Mine - Greenland

Scanned: March 14, 2011


Lake Superior Iron Mines - Cleveland Mine

Metal Trade, Iron Industry and Trade, Iron Mines and Mining, Manufacturing Process, Mills and Millwork, Saw Mills, Buildings Cleveland Mine - Timber Mill [Interior view of the mill showing several large logs along with two large circular saws.]

Scanned: May 26, 2009


Farm Life

Manpower, Labor, Ships, Agriculture [Two men and a boy tend to cows in a pasture. The farm is located near a lake (Rabbit Bay?) as a freighter can be seen in the background.]

Scanned: March 29, 2011


Sports - MTU Men's Basketball

Manners and Customs, Recreation, Sports, Ball Games, Basketball, Persons, Bill Whymer - All-GLIAC Defensive Team, 1981-82; Leading Rebounder, 1981-82 [Head and shoulders photo of Bill]

Scanned: May 25, 2007


William Nara and Toivo Mikkola with Fish

Wildlife Utilization, Fisheries, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Locomotion, Boats and Boating, Workboats [Two men sitting inside boat with fish. Note on back indicates "Bill & Toivo Mikkola;" note from donor indicates "Mikkola and fish (William and Toivo left to right)."]

Scanned: May 12, 2006


Copper Mines - Companies - Clark Mine

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Woody Plants, Trees Clark Mine on Lake Fanny Hooe [A decaying building is pictured]

Scanned: August 3, 2006