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Ice Harvesting

Seasons, Winter, Natural Resources, Persons Team With Ice [Two large sleigh loads of ice ready to go are pictured.]

Scanned: February 10, 2010


Buildings - Schools

Buildings, Public Buildings, Education, Seasons, Winter Pilgrim School [Photo of the building nestled in the woods. Location unknown.]

Scanned: February 10, 2010


Ice Harvesting

Seasons, Winter, Persons, Gathering the ice crop. [Men and a horse on a frozen lake prepare to cut ice for refrigeration.]

Scanned: February 10, 2010


Fires - Calumet Hotel

Seasons, Winter, Accidents, Fires, Industries, Service Industries, Hospitality Industry, Hotels Calumet Hotel after fire. [Photo of the ice-covered building. Most of the structure is still intact.]

Scanned: February 10, 2010


Postal Service

Seasons, Winter, Persons, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns Mail carrier in winter. [A mail man attempts to deliver mail in deep snow.]

Scanned: February 10, 2010


Milk Delivery

Seasons, Winter, , John Warmington horse & sleigh, Garnet Street. [The Sanitary Dairy Co. Milk & Cream (phone 68) wagon makes a delivery. The horse gets a lunch break while the delivery is being made.]

Scanned: February 10, 2010


Buildings - Residences

Seasons, Winter, Buildings, Dwellings, Housing, Single Family, Mrs. G. Sheldon Home, now the site of Michigan College of Mining and Technology dormitory. [Excellent photo of this once beautiful mansion.]

Scanned: February 10, 2010


Ice Harvesting

Seasons, Winter, Persons, Winter road across Portage Lake, Houghton to Hancock. [Excellent photo of men collecting ice blocks and the frozen road used to transport them.]

Scanned: February 10, 2010


Clubs - Fortnightly Club

Manners and Customs, Recreation, Outdoor Recreation, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Water "Home Fortnightly Club" Picnic [Group of people including a dog gather at a rocky shoreline.]

Scanned: February 10, 2010


Isle Royale Stamp Sands

Water, Woody Plants, Trees, Shore line Isle Royale stamp sand [View of the stamp sands littered with pieces of wood and debris. ]

Scanned: February 10, 2010