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Shaft House

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, , Shaft House near Houghton [View of a crumbling shaft house.]

Scanned: September 14, 2010


Underground at C & H

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Miners, Copper Miners, Manpower, Labor Underground at C & H [A group of miners stop for a photo showing them with a car of large ore pieces.]

Scanned: September 14, 2010


C & H No. 2 Tamarack

Transportation, Railroads, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Seasons, Winter C & H No. 2 "Tamarack" at Tamarack #2 Shaft [View of engine surrounded by large snow banks.]

Scanned: September 14, 2010


Hebbard Log Loader

Natural Resources, Forests and Forestry, Persons, View of Hebbard Log Loader in operation.

Scanned: September 14, 2010


D.S.S. & A. #705

Transportation, Railroads, Persons, D.S.S. & A. #705 in Houghton yard. [The engineer greases the locomotive.]

Scanned: September 14, 2010


M.H. & O Locomotive #1

Transportation, Railroads, Persons, Water, Lakes M. H. & O Locomotive #1 and gravel train, Houghton

Scanned: September 14, 2010


Train Depot

Transportation, Railroads, Persons, People waiting at depot. [A group of people wait for a train at a small depot. Location unknown.]

Scanned: September 15, 2010


City of Houghton

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Persons, Seasons, Winter Houghton - Street Scene College Ave? [View of street after a snowfall showing some pedestrians. Large homes line one side of the street.]

Scanned: September 15, 2010


City of Houghton

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Seasons, Winter, Houghton - City View [Good photo of Houghton at night. Looks like it was taken from campus area. Smoke is just visible coming out of mining operation chimneys. The steeple of St. Ignatius Church is visible. May be the dawn of the electrical age.]

Scanned: September 15, 2010


City of Houghton

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Persons Houghton - Street Scene Main Street [Early photo of downtown Houghton. Some businesses pictured are McGann's Saloon (maybe the Downtowner now), A restaurant next door to McGann's; a One Price Store located at 160 Shelden according to the 1912 Polk Directory; a building with a Relief Sale sign; a Phillips store, a drug store and a bank further up the street. The streets are not paved but you can see street car tracks running down the middle of the road.]

Scanned: September 15, 2010