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Haymaking Bee

Persons, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Agriculture Haymaking Bee near Calumet. [An outdoor photograph of a large group of people participating in harvesting hay. The photo shows men, women and children involved in the process. A variety of pitchforks and rakes as well as several wagons are shown.]

Scanned: January 13, 2010


Sleigh Party

Persons, Manners and Customs, Recreation, Family Recreation, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress Sleigh Party - winter. [An outdoor scene of a family winter sleigh ride. The people are in a large, horse-drawn sleigh driven by a teamster. The photo is on post card stock and embossed with J. W. Nara Calumet, Mich.]

Scanned: August 22, 2005


Outdoor Scene with People

Manners and Customs, Recreation, Family Recreation, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Persons Two men and two children in Keweenaw - Phoenix?. [An outdoor scene with four people. The kids are playing on the ground while the two men look on. The men are dressed up and one of them is smoking a cigar. A barbed wire fence is located behind them with a hillside in the background.The photo is mounted on a decorative cardboard matte.]

Scanned: August 19, 2005


Men Swimming

Persons, Manners and Customs, Recreation, Outdoor Recreation, Water, Lakes Bare A. Beach [A photo of seven nude men about to jump into a lake. The photo has the words "B. A. Beach" written on the front. The photo is stained, faded and mounted on a cardboard matte.]

Scanned: September 26, 2005


Laurium Bottling Works

Buildings, , [A cart sits out front of Laurium Bottling Works (N. Miettunen)]

Scanned: December 7, 2007


Circus Performers

Persons, Performing Arts, Manners and Customs, Fairs Playboys from the early days. [A studio posed portrait of a man holding a child in an acrobatic pose. The photo is on post card stock and is embossed with J. W. Nara Calumet, Mich.]

Scanned: August 22, 2005


Playboys

Persons, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Manners and Customs, Recreation Playboys from Early Days. [A studio posed portrait of four men in three-piece suits and hats. All of the men are also holding cigarettes. The photo is mounted on post card stock and embossed with J. W. Nara Calumet, Mich.]

Scanned: August 22, 2005


Playboys

Persons, Manners and Customs, Recreation, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress Playboys from the early days. [A studio posed photo of two men in profile. The men are wearing suits and top hats. They are also smoking cigars. The photo is on post card stock and embossed with J. W. Nara Calumet, Mich.]

Scanned: August 22, 2005


Wrestler

Persons, Manners and Customs, Recreation, Sports, Sports Personnel, Athletes, Wrestling Wrestler [A studio posed photo of a man striking a wrestling pose. The man is bare-chested and wearing wrestling trunks and shoes.]

Scanned: August 22, 2005


Italian Immigrant

Persons, Immigrants, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Italian Immigrant to Calumet - to work in mines. [Studio posed portrait of a man in a suit standing next to a podium with a Calumet, Mich. pennant.]

Scanned: August 3, 2005