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Men Camping

Manners and Customs, Recreation, Outdoor Recreation, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Men Camping [A blurry, faded photo of men at a campsite. They appear to be listening to a record player.]

Scanned: March 24, 2006


Ladies on a horse carriage

Manners and Customs, Recreation, Outdoor Recreation, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Ladies on a horse carriage [A photo of two ladies sitting on a carriage.]

Scanned: March 24, 2006


Lydia Weitelman

Persons, Immigrants, , Lydia Weitelman - The World's Wonderful Child [A photo of Lydia Weitelman at 5 years old. Lydia, who was also known as Fat Lydia, weighed 160 pounds at 5 years old. The photo is mounted on postcard stock and has captions in English and Finnish. Lydia was born in Finland.]

Scanned: March 24, 2006


Train Plowing Snow

Railroads, Cars, Transportation, Railroads, Seasons, Winter Train Plowing Snow [A photo of what appears to be a rotary snow plow in action.]

Scanned: March 27, 2006


Train Plowing Snow

Railroads, Cars, Transportation, Railroads, Seasons, Winter Train Plowing Snow [A photo of what appears to be a rotary snow plow in action.]

Scanned: March 27, 2006


Train Plowing Snow

Railroads, Cars, Transportation, Railroads, Seasons, Winter Train Plowing Snow [A photo of what appears to be a rotary snow plow in action.]

Scanned: March 27, 2006


Bunk House

Loggers, Dwellings, Lumber Camps, Persons, Bunk House at old lumber camp [A photo of a man taking off his boots in a rustic bunk house. A number of bunks appear behind the man, and a washtub is also visible. The back of the photo states that this is not a Nara Camp and that the photo is the same as MTU Neg 03565.]

Scanned: March 27, 2006


Lumber Wagon

Transportation, , Lumber Wagon and carriage [A photo of a man on a horse-drawn lumber wagon. A woman in a carriage is in the background. A foal also appears in the foreground.]

Scanned: March 27, 2006


Portage Lake

Manners and Customs, Recreation, Outdoor Recreation, Locomotion, Boats and Boating, Along Portage Lake, Dreamland District of Bootjack [A photo of a boat excursion on a lake.]

Scanned: March 27, 2006


Jacobsville Road

Manners and Customs, Recreation, Outdoor Recreation, Transportation, Roads, Jacobsville Road, 1915, horse-drawn carriage [A photo of two men in a carriage in a wooded area. The photo is on postcard stock and labelled in Finnish.]

Scanned: March 27, 2006