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Locomotive in L'Anse

Locomotion, Transportation, Railroads, Loggers, Dwellings, Lumber Camps Ford at L'Anse. Last Ford Logging train to operate next day, August 5, 1948. Ford Road consisted of 23 miles of main line, 8-10 miles of sidings. It was built in 1912 of narrow gauge by Marshall Butlers Lumber Company. A Lima loco was used. Line ran from mill site up 4th Street between grade school & high school. [Locomotive seen puusing flat beds in L'Anse, presumably as part of the operations of the logging mill located in Alberta.]

Scanned: May 28, 2013


Phoenix Climax

Transportation, Railroads, Locomotion, Pheonix Climax [Image snows a stopped locomotive with several gentlemen around it.]

Scanned: May 15, 2013


Mine Structures

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Industries, Historic Sites, Historic Mines [Structures shown are possibly a part of the Copper Falls Mine.]

Scanned: May 15, 2013


Mining Features

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Historic Sites, Historic Mines, [Possibly the Isle Royal Mine. The photo shows a shaft rock house and other mine related buildings. The image seems to have been taken from a larger collection of images that make up a page in a scrap book.]

Scanned: May 16, 2013


Locomotive at Mass

Locomotion, Transportation, Railroads, Historic Sites, Historic Districts [Locomotive at Mass, Michigan. The car that can be seen most prominently is numbered as 5925. A group of people can also be seen standing off of the side of a set of rail way tracks.]

Scanned: May 29, 2013


Copper City Ore Docks

Locomotion, Transportation, Railroads, Industries [Scene in Copper City near the ore docks, where several ore cars can be seen.]

Scanned: May 29, 2013


Eagle Mills Tower

Transportation, Railroads, Locomotion, Buildings Eagle Mills Tower [Small tower building located off to the side of a rail way.]

Scanned: May 28, 2013


Eagle Mills Tower No. 2

Locomotion, Transportation, Railroads, Buildings Tower number two, Eagle Mills, Michigan. L.S.S.I. R. [Small tower built next to a rail way.]

Scanned: May 28, 2013


Locomotive Engine

Locomotion, Transportation, Railroads, LS & 1 Shay.

Scanned: May 28, 2013


Mass Stamp Mills of Keweenaw-bay

Transportation, Railroads, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings Mass Stamp Mills of Keweenaw-bay. [Image shows a railroad, smoke stacks, the stamp mill and some other buildings.]

Scanned: February 8, 2013