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Biography - Dr. Robert Barklay Miller |
Persons, Agriculture, Forests and Forestry, Education |
[Served on the faculty of the Forestry Department at MTU from its inception in 1936 until his retirement in 1947. Taught in the Eagle Harbor School of Keweenaw County after his retirement from Tech. Was a member of the Knights of Pythias. Scanned: December 14, 2006 |
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Animals - Deer |
Persons, , |
Deer become tame in Keweenaw County. Here Uno Warjakka giving his pet deer a bit of Bosch Beer. [A man sits on a couch in his home feeding a deer a bottle of beer.] Scanned: December 14, 2006 |
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Biography - Joseph Fontana |
Persons, Education, Transportation, Air Travel |
[Supervisor of the Fontana School of Aeronautics which was established by Mario Fontana. All flight training of Army air corps cadets at Michigan Tech was conducted by this school. More than 4,500 pilots for the armed forces were trained by the Fontana's who also established a flight school in Rochester, MN] Scanned: December 14, 2006 |
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Sports & Recreation - Hockey |
Persons, Manners and Customs, Recreation, Sports, Winter Sports, Hockey, |
The three hockey-playing Buckovich brothers have made Upper Peninsula of Michigan hockey history. From left, Joe, Tony and Mike. The longest playing together brothers in Michigan hockey history. Although they have cavorted for Duluth, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Detroit Red Wings, their most beloved squad is the Portage Lake Pioneers of Houghton. [Photo of the brothers in uniform.] Scanned: December 20, 2006 |
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Sports & Recreation - Hockey |
Persons, Manners and Customs, Recreation, Sports, Winter Sports, Hockey, |
[Photo of Portage Lake Hockey Team] Scanned: December 20, 2006 |
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Sports & Recreation - Hockey |
Persons, Manners and Customs, Recreation, Sports, Winter Sports, Hockey, |
[Photo of Portage Lake Hockey Club] Scanned: December 20, 2006 |
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Sports & Recreation - Cricket |
Persons, Manners and Customs, Recreation, Sports, Ball Games, |
[Photo of the Quincy Cricket Club] Scanned: December 20, 2006 |
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Biography - Martin "Marty" McGrath |
Persons, Manpower, Labor, Skilled Labor, Transportation, Bridges |
[Photo of Martin McGrath at the controls of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge] Scanned: December 20, 2006 |
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Biography - Ralph Royce |
Persons, Armed Forces, Soldiers, |
[Head and shoulders portrait of Ralph Royce, a former resident of Hancock. Brigadier General U.S. Army, oversaw construction of one of the first runways at Normandy] Scanned: December 20, 2006 |
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Music - Calumet and Hecla Band |
Persons, Buildings, Musical Groups |
Calumet and Hecla Band in front of what was the Murphy Motor Company. J. N. Cox directly back of drum major. [The band poses in front of a building displaying the sign Ed M. Lieblein - Importer and Jobber] Scanned: December 20, 2006 |