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Locomotive |
Locomotion, Transportation, Bridges, |
[Ore cars being moved out onto an ore dock.] Scanned: May 17, 2013 |
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Locomotive |
Transportation, Railroads, Locomotion, |
Number 2 Engine, "Tamarack" at Hancock Excursion. Scanned: May 29, 2013 |
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Logging Skidder and Locomotive |
Natural Resources, Forests and Forestry, Transportation, Railroads, Persons |
Houghton, Chassel, and Southwestern Railroad. [A skidder and locomotive engine work to move loggs. Several man are standing around for the photo.] Scanned: May 21, 2014 |
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Locomotive Engine with Snow Plow |
Seasons, Winter, Transportation, Railroads, Persons |
Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway Plow on Houghton, Chassel, Southwest. [Man stands in front of a centrifugal snow plow that is fixed onto a locomotive during the winter months.] Scanned: May 21, 2014 |
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Portage Bridge |
Historic Sites, Historic Districts, Transportation, Bridges, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining |
Old Houghton-Hancock bridge. [Image was taken in Houghton, Hancock can be seen on the opposite side of the canal; the smelting works in Hancock is seen predominantly.] Scanned: May 17, 2013 |
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Portage Bridge |
Transportation, Bridges, Locomotion, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns |
[Portage bridge extending from Houghton to Hancock. Image shows the rail way that runs along the underpart of the bridge.] Scanned: May 17, 2013 |
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Locomotive - D.S.S. & A. 108 |
Transportation, Railroads, Street, Railroads, Locomotion, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns |
D.S.S. & A. 108 train engine and car. A Chicago and NorthWestern RY and Chicago, Milwaukee, and Saint Paul cars can also be seen on tracks in the background. [Image was most likely taken in Houghton, Hancock can be seen in the background on the opposite side of the Portage Canal.] Scanned: May 17, 2013 |
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Circular Saw |
Manners and Customs, Engines, Manners and Customs |
[In this scene, three men have implimented an early automobile so that it could power a table saw via a belt. One of the men can be seen using the table saw.] Scanned: May 17, 2013 |
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Men in Quarry |
Historic Sites, Manpower, Labor, |
[Men in Quarry, possibly the sandstone quarry in Jacobsville, Michigan.] Scanned: May 16, 2013 |
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Logging and Transport |
Transportation, Railroads, Locomotion, Loggers, Dwellings, Lumber Camps |
Helbard at Pequamming. [Cut trees are being loaded onto a locomotive after having been stacked up around the railway track.] Scanned: May 28, 2013 |