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Street Cleaning |
Persons, Street Cleaning, Transportation, Roads |
Scavenger unit in operation on Shelden Ave. The mechanism is a big vacuum cleaner which sucks up dirt out of catch basins. Here it is demonstrating it possibilities. Similar work was done in Hancock. Both councils have been greatly interested, and Houghton, or Hancock may purchase such a unit. The machine can clean the streets as well as the basins. The machine, distributed by the Paynter Corp. of Green Bay, will remain in the area for another week. [Three men guide a gigantic hose down a manhole while a policeman stands by.] Scanned: November 19, 2007 |
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Recreation - Walking |
Persons, Buildings, Seasons |
Three women, three "men". These three young ladies and the lads were seen yesterday strolling along College Ave. not far from Wadsworth Hall. From left, Robert, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Somnitz, formerly of Cleveland; Allan, son of the Jerry Fabros of Trail, B.C. and R. Allan, son of the Al Raymonds, formerly of Kamloops, B.C. [The three young mothers take their children for a stroll on the MTU campus.] Scanned: November 19, 2007 |
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Buildings - R. Vollwerth & Co. |
Persons, Buildings, Transportation, Automotive |
The early vollwerth sausage plant on Hancock St. Before this structure was erected, Richard Vollwerth, the founder of the widespread Upper Peninsula business, made sausage in a basement room on Pine St. in Hancock. [Photo of the building showing two of the vintage Vollwerth's Quality Sausage trucks. Three men pose near the trucks.] Scanned: November 19, 2007 |
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Biography - Richard Vollwerth |
Persons, , |
Richard Vollwerth, founder of the Vollwerth Company in 1915 in Hancock, Michigan. Mr. Vollwerth died in 1946 after seeing his company grow from a one room operation to a highly successful Upper Peninsula-wide business. [Head and shoulders photo of Mr.Vollwerth] Scanned: November 19, 2007 |
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Holidays - Christmas |
Persons, Woody Plants, Trees, |
Ease of use - Clouthier Christmas tree stands are easy to use. They stand straight and because of extending base arms there is little chance of the tree not being stable. [Two men demonstrate how to use the tree stands.] Scanned: November 20, 2007 |
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Fire Departments - Fire Prevention |
Education, Fire Department, Officials and Employees, Fire Fighters, Volunteer Fire Fighters, Seasons |
Geno Lucchesi, chief of the South Range Village Fire Department, in white garb, addressed the students at the South Range School following a demonstration of fire fighting apparatus by the department at the school grounds Thursday. The value of fire prevention was stressed by the fire chief. [A group of students are shown gathered by a fire truck. The chief stands next to the truck. Some of the firefighters, dressed in fire fighting clothes are included.] Scanned: November 20, 2007 |
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Mining Organizations - Bureau of Mines |
Education, Persons, Transportation, Automotive |
A group of division underground personnel recenlty complete another mine rescue and first aid training session under Bureau of Mines instructors. In the first row, kneeling behind McCaa self-contained oxygen breathing apparatus are left to right, Albert James, Ahmeek No. 2, Ronald Crouch, Centennial No. 2, Albert Butkovich, Seneca, Robert Supanich, Ahmeek No. 2, Reuben Anderson, Ahmeek No. 2 and John Sitar, underground safety inspector. Standing, Albert Little, mine machinist, Louis Zaverl, instructor; U. S. Bureau of Mines; Thomas Antilla, Ahmeek No. 3 supervisor; James Moearke, underground electrician; Carlos Escalante, Mexico City, Bureau of Mines guest, who trained with this group. Charles Heikkinen Centennial No. 2, Anniable Spagnotti, Ahmeek No. 4; Ray Forster, Ahmeek No. 3; Fred Hocking, Ahmeek No. 4; Harold Beaton, Centennial No. 2 and Harry Schell instructor, Bureau of Mines. [The rescue group poses with some of the equipment. A Bureau of Mines truck is in the background.] Scanned: November 20, 2007 |
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Mining Organizations - Bureau of Mines |
Education, Persons, |
Bureau of Mines instructor Louis Zaverl, left, demonstrates bandaging to first aiders - left to right - Eugene Pini, mobile equipment supervisor; John Poshak, mobile equipment maintenance; Eric Ziems, smelter surface, and Clyde Halley railroad maintenance. The patient is Bureau of Mines instructor, Harry Schell. [Mr. Schell plays the victim as one of the men wraps him in bandages. The other men look on.] Scanned: November 20, 2007 |
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Recreation |
Manners and Customs, Recreation, Persons, |
Hula Hoops intrigue young ladies all the way from Arctic Alaska to Sunny San Anton, as this smiling spinner will gladly tell you. Sharon Hackmeier, fresh from Anchorage, is demonstrating a tricky twirl. Shes now a Chassell resident, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hackmeier, who moved to Panthertown this fall. Sharon shimmies in the Spanish style. [Miss Hackmeier shows how to use a hula hoop.] Scanned: November 21, 2007 |
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Ships - Ranger III |
Ships, Persons, Harbors, Docks |
Big crowd - this is only part of the delegation that greeted the Ranger III on its arrival in Houghton Saturday. The craft was open for inspection immediately after its arrival. The new ship is expected to make an island trip next week, its first across Lake Superior to Mott Island. For this week the freight hauling will be done by Ranger II. Is it you we see waving to the cameraman? [A crowd of people gather at the dock to greet the arrival of the Ranger III.] Scanned: November 21, 2007 |