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Cities & Towns - Calumet

Manners and Customs, Recreation, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail Parade - 5th Street, Calumet [Blurry photo of a parade down 5th street. People observe from windows overlooking the street. Retail businesses shown are Dunn's, Ed Haas & Co. and the G. B. S. Co.]

Scanned: July 24, 2006


Cities & Towns - Calumet

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Seasons, Winter Street in Calumet (6th) [View of the street in winter. The post office, a harness shop and a dentist office are shown. Street car tracks can be seen in the snow.]

Scanned: July 24, 2006


Houghton Town Hall and Fire Co.

Fire Department, Officials and Employees, Fire Fighters, Buildings, Public Buildings, Municipal Buildings, City, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress Houghton Town Hall and Fire Co. [A photo of the Houghton Fire Hall - the first home of the Michigan Mining School, now known as Michigan Technological University. A group of firemen and their firefighting equipment appear in front of the building. Several other men are watching the photo being taken. Reeder Neg MS042-039-T-017 is a near duplicate image done by Isler.]

Scanned: October 25, 2005


Portage Entry Quarry

Rock Excavation, Quarries and Quarrying, Manpower, Labor, Skilled Labor, Buildings Portage Entry Quarry [photo showing the quarry in operation with blocks of sandstone in process of being excavated]

Scanned: July 24, 2006


Buildings - Hotels and Taverns

Industries, Service Industries, Hospitality Industry, Taverns (inns), Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Buildings Charrier Halfway Roadhouse [Men, women and children stand on a porch attached to a log building.]

Scanned: July 26, 2006


Firefighters

Fire Department, Officials and Employees, Fire Fighters, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Buildings Lake Linden Fire Team Practice [Group of men pull a fire hose attached to a wheel down the street.]

Scanned: July 26, 2006


Michigan Mine

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Michigan Mine A & B Shafts [A photo of two shaft rockhouses at the Michigan Mine. Boiler houses and a small community are visible in the background. Various rail lines are also visible in the photo.]

Scanned: October 7, 2005


Ore Dock

Harbors, Docks, Railroads, Buildings and Structures, Water, Lakes L'Anse Ore Dock [Front of negative states " Huron Bay & Iron Range R.R. Ore Dock" Impressive wooden trestle structure jutting into the water.]

Scanned: July 26, 2006


Mills

Transportation, Railroads, Railroads, Cars, Railroads, Buildings and Structures Mill Mine Junction [Image of railroad tracks looking straight at the engine. Other railroad cars are lined up in each direction.]

Scanned: July 26, 2006


Delaware Mine

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Company Towns, Historic Sites, Historic Mines Delaware Mine [An overview shot of the Delaware Mine. An older shafthouse and hoist house are in the foreground, while the rest of the town makes up the bulk of the photo. A rockhouse and elevated tramroad are on the left side of the photo. The original negative is somewhat damaged.]

Scanned: May 11, 2006