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Nara log landing on Portage Lake-1915-W.O. Nara and bulldog

Forest Products Industry, Lumbering, Logging, Seasons, Winter, Nara log landing on Portage Lake-1915-W.O. Nara and bulldog [A winter photo of a boy and a dog near large piles of lumber. The original photo is blurry.]

Scanned: April 19, 2006


Farm Scene

Agriculture, Buildings, Dwellings, Housing, Single Family, Persons Log building covered to make house-Niemi farm, Bootjack [Two girls and a woman stand in a corn field near the house with a tar paper roof. The men stand with folded arms nearby.]

Scanned: January 14, 2010


Farm Scene

Buildings, Farm Buildings, Barns, Buildings, Dwellings, Housing, Single Family, Farm Scene [A photo of a farm with a family and many animals. The original photo is blurry.]

Scanned: April 19, 2006


Paul Fountain farm, ca. 1915, Haavala house at rear

Buildings, Farm Buildings, Barns, Buildings, Dwellings, Housing, Single Family, Paul Fountain farm, ca. 1915, Haavala house at rear [A photo of a man holding two horses, with two foals nearby. A barn and a house are in the background.]

Scanned: April 4, 2011


Scene on Bootjack Rd. near LeBlanc's

Transportation, , Scene on Bootjack Rd. near LeBlanc's [A photo of a a group of men along a rural dirt road. A few horses and carriages are visible. ]

Scanned: April 4, 2011


Railroad crossing

Transportation, Railroads, Buildings, Dwellings, Housing, Single Family, Railroad crossing [A photo of a railroad grade in the woods. A small dwelling is also visible. The original photo is very blurry.]

Scanned: April 20, 2006


Lumber camp, Nara woods

Forest Products Industry, Lumbering, Logging, Loggers, Dwellings, Lumber Camps, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress Lumber camp, Nara woods [A group of lumberjacks pose for a photo at their camp. One of them holds a beagle dog and another pretends to play a fiddle with two sticks of wood.]

Scanned: January 14, 2010


World Fair load of logs

Forest Products Industry, Lumbering, Logging, Seasons, Winter, World Fair load of logs, not local [A photo of a horse team pulling a huge load of logs. The photo has the caption "36,055 Feet in Fifty Logs, The World's Fair Load, Loaded and Hauled by the Nester Estate at Ewen, Ontonagon Co., Mich.". Image seems to have been clipped from a magazine or newspaper.]

Scanned: January 14, 2010


Scene along Jacobsville Road

Transportation, Seasons, Winter, Scene along Jacobsville Road [A photo of a horse and sleigh along a rural road. The original photo is very blurry.]

Scanned: April 20, 2006


"Fat Lydia Weidelman"

Persons, , "Fat Lydia Weidelman" born at Calumet, died young like "Big Louie" [A photo of Lydia with another girl - presumably they're the same age.]

Scanned: April 20, 2006