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Shipwrecks -Isle Royale

Ships, Passenger Ships, Accidents, Marine Accidents, Shipwrecks, Water, Lakes Passenger steamer Isle Royale, built in 1879 at Maine City as barge Agnes. Later a steamer, renamed Isle Royale April 14, 1884 of Duluth. July 25, 1885, sprung a leak and sank 8 miles west of Washington Harbor enroute from Port Arthur to Duluth. Many trips to Isle Royale. Note: Moose horn on pilot house. [A man stands on the upper deck of the ship while at dock.]

Scanned: March 12, 2007


Ships - Maytham

Locomotion, Boats and Boating, Workboats, Tugboats, Manpower, Labor, Water, Lakes [Image of the boat with crew members on board as it passes through what appears to be the Portage Lake Canal]

Scanned: March 12, 2007


Shipwrecks

Accidents, Marine Accidents, Shipwrecks, Woody Plants, Trees, "Kamloops" Lifeboat in Todd Harbor [Picture of the remains of the lifeboat]

Scanned: March 12, 2007


Calumet Railway

Transportation, Railroads, Seasons, Winter, Buildings, Church Buildings Calumet Railway track with town in background [A winter photo of a trainload of lumber. A church, chimney and housing are visible in the background.]

Scanned: December 14, 2005


Reels

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Reels that feed cable to skips at Victoria mine entrance; Shaft house in extream right of photo.

Scanned: October 22, 2007


Victoria Mine Location

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Victoria Mine Location; Home of Capt. Hooper in extreme right of photo, then general store and post office. Shaft House and drying room in center of photo and chemist's building to the left.

Scanned: March 9, 2009


Disasters - Italian Hall

Buildings, Church Buildings, Burials, Disasters Funeral of the Italian Hall Disaster, 1913. Finnish Lutheran church at Pine Street at Red Jacket. 28 funerals of Italian Hall disaster were held here. [Horse drawn hearses are seen in front of the church. A crowd of mourners gather outside in the snow.]

Scanned: August 2, 2006


Judge Patrick O'Brien

Persons, Peace Officers, Judge O'Brien Houghton County

Scanned: January 17, 2006


The Dally Home

Labor Movements, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Company Towns, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining The Dally home, showing location of bullet holes [Exterior photograph of house. This house, located in Painesdale, was site of a shooting incident on December 6, 1913, in which three men were killed.]

Scanned: February 6, 2006


Seeberville Location

Labor Movements, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Company Towns, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining Seeberville Location [Exterior photograph showing two rows of company houses. One is the home where two strikers were killed and two wounded by deputies August 14, 1913.]

Scanned: February 6, 2006