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Interior of Superior National Bank

Bank Facilities, , [Interior of bank building, showing cashier's work areas. Writing on back reads "Old Superior National Bank on Quincy St. Corner." July 2001 letter from Mary Sue Moore, original donor of photograph to the bank, reads "This was taken when my grandfather Joseph Borlace was working the Trust Dept. I believe this was also about the time that they were using the brass basket to pass the money back through the wire cages. I worked in the bank also. I was in the check posting dept. in the basement. They didn't build the new bank until after I was married and left the area."]

Scanned: August 15, 2006


Manila Gipp

Health Facilities, Hospitals, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, [Manila Gipp, a nurse and medical administrator who worked at the Calumet Public Hospital from 1924 unitl 1968. The photograph was published in the Daily Mining Gazette February 21, 1968 with an article entitled "Mrs. Gipp Resigns at Calumet Hospital."]

Scanned: March 30, 2006


Downtown Houghton

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress [An oversize, mounted photo of a building in downtown Houghton. A group of men are standing in front of the building and another man is pictured with a bicycle. The street is dirt and streetcar rails are visible. The name Tyler is written in the bottom right corner of the photo. To the left of the large building at the center of the image is a smaller store frontage for Sam Wah Laundry. Although the original image underwent some primitive colorization, the image was scanned in black and white.]

Scanned: June 21, 2006


Downtown Houghton Construction

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress [An oversize photo of a building under construction in Houghton. A group of men and workers are gathered in the street and a streetcar is just visible on the left-hand side of the photo. Although the original image underwnt some primitive colorization, the image was scanned in black and white.]

Scanned: October 28, 2005


Newspaper Article - Prostitute Charged with Infanticide

Persons, , ["Happily Gone to a Better World" article taken from the Portage Lake Gazette regarding 17 year old Belle Smith, a prostitute who was awaiting trial on charges of strangulation of her child.]

Scanned: September 30, 2010


Newspaper Article Red Jacket House of Ill Fame

Manners and Customs, , "Would It Have Been the Same in the Case of a Man?" editorial in Portage Lake Mining Gazette concerning the double standard evident when local prosecuted male and female brothel owners differ.

Scanned: September 30, 2010


Hockey Advertisement

Manners and Customs, Recreation, Sports, Winter Sports, Hockey, , Bankers - Eastern Champions vs Portage Lakes - U. S. Champions Hockey Advertisement [Information on the first of a series of 5 games for the United States Championship to be held at the Amphidrome.]

Scanned: March 15, 2010


Hockey Advertisement

Manners and Customs, Recreation, Sports, Winter Sports, Hockey, , Wanderers of Montreal vs Portage Lakes Hockey Championship Advertisement [Information on a hockey championship game to be held in the Amphidrome March 21 and 22, 1904]

Scanned: March 15, 2010


Newspaper Article - Marriage Announcement

Persons, , ["Chinaman and White Girl to Wed" John Sing, a Fifth street, Calumet laundryman, will wed a young white woman shortly. She is Miss Sadie Constant, aged 22, of East St. Louis, ILL.]

Scanned: September 30, 2010


Newspaper Article - Manila Gipp Testimonial Dinner

Persons, Manners and Customs, [Announcement of Testimonial Dinner held for Manila Gipp on Saturday, May 25th at St. Paul the Apostle Auditorium in Calumet.]

Scanned: September 30, 2010