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Cities and Towns - Houghton |
Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Retail Trade, Stores, Retail, Transportation, Automotive |
View of Shelden Avenue on a slushy spring day. A sign for Isle Royale National Park Headquarters is shown. The Texaco Service Station is pictured along with Chucks Bar, Copper Motors Used Cars, Upper Peninsula Power Company offices and Roys Drug Store.] Scanned: December 5, 2006 |
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Lumber Mills - Vulcan Corporation |
Manufacturing Process, Mills and Millwork, Saw Mills, Buildings, Forest Products Industry |
Houghton County's newest and biggest industry, the Vulcan Corporation, a firm which produces lumber and sundry wood products, still retains its main offices at Antigo, Wisconsin. This mill is the heaviest contributor to freight to the Copper Range Railroad. Most of the loadings are shipped to McKeever by CRRR, then south over the Milwaukee Road. [Image of the lumber yard and mill in operation.] Scanned: December 5, 2006 |
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Lumber Mills - Vulcan Corporation |
Manufacturing Process, Mills and Millwork, Saw Mills, Buildings, Forest Products Industry |
Timber Street at Donken, one of the Upper Peninsula's fastest growing little villages. The Vulcan Corporation, by far and large the only big timber company in Houghton County and the main support of little Donken, has its origin in Antigo, Wisconsin. [Image of rows of houses on a dirt street] Scanned: December 5, 2006 |
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Cities and Towns - Houghton |
Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Water, Lakes |
[Huron Street showing a Knights of Columbus hall? Portage Lake and the railroad depot. A mustang car is parked near a brick building.] Scanned: December 5, 2006 |
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Cities and Towns - Lake Linden |
Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Water, Lakes |
View of Lake Linden [Image showing 5 people in a row boat with Lake Linden as a back drop.] Scanned: December 5, 2006 |
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Cities and Towns -Ripley |
Transportation, Bridges, Buildings, Water, Lakes |
[View of Portage Lake and the bridge from Ripley.] Scanned: December 5, 2006 |
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Cities and Towns - Houghton |
Transportation, Automotive, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Persons |
Shelden Street, West [Post card image of Shelden Ave. showing the Michigan Bell Telephone Company, Houghton County Electric Light Company, Hamar Quandt Builders, Dr. Alfred Labine, Surgeon, Krolls Drug Store, Huss Beauty Shop, The M. Van Orden Company and the Douglass House. Numerous vintage automobiles can be seen.] Scanned: December 5, 2006 |
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Cities and Towns - Houghton |
Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Church Buildings, Transportation, Bridges |
Houghton from Hancock side of bridge. [View of Houghton showing the Houghton County Courthouse and what may be the original St. Ignatius Church] Scanned: December 5, 2006 |
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Cities and Towns - Houghton |
Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Transportation, Automotive |
Shelden Street, Looking West, Houghton, MI. [Image taken from a color post card published by the C. A. Silfven Studio, Hancock, MI, showing the Community building and vintage automobiles.] Scanned: December 5, 2006 |
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Cities and Towns - Ripley |
Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Dwellings, Housing, Single Family, Woody Plants, Trees |
[Image of a group of houses in Ripley] Scanned: December 5, 2006 |