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MTU - Log Cabin Construction Course |
Buildings, Dwellings, Education, Persons |
Helmer Peterson of Tapiola inspects one of the log structures built during the first session of the course sponsored by the Michigan Tech division of Public Services. The course will run for two to four sessions of eight hours each on Saturdays. The instructors are Helmer T. Peterson of Tapiola, a veteran log cabin builder, and his son, William, an instructor in the Michigan Tech Department of Applied Technology. Sessions are held at the Helmer Peterson farm. [Photo of Mr. Peterson working on one of the structures.] Scanned: February 18, 2009 |
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Copper Mines - Caledonia |
Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, |
All that is now left of the former active Calumet and Hecla machine enclosure is shown here. It was the weight coming from heavy snow that cause the enclosure to buckle and cave in. The location is about two miles from Greenland on the Mass-Greenland Road. If one were to continue on the route leading from Greenland to the Caledonia site he would arrive at Rockland. It was this route that came to be known as the Military Road between Green Bay and Copper Harbor. The Bureau of Mines will rearrange the adit opening which now bears only a drain pipe in the side of the bluff which overlooks the Flint Steel River. [Image of the skelton of the structure.] Scanned: February 19, 2009 |
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Railroads - Keweenaw Central Railway |
Transportation, Railroads, Persons, |
Hold wake for railroad. [A crowd gather to say goodbye to the railroad. The sign says "Last run! Keweenaw Central Railway 1906-1918 -- 1967-1971. The Copper Country Route. Upper Michigan's only passenger train - Goodbye forever to our friends. R.I.P. October 10, 1971 Finis. Please see comment section for further information.] Scanned: February 16, 2009 |
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Copper Country Characters |
Persons, , |
Joseph Siler of Hecla St., Hancock retired officially from the City of Hancock seven years ago, but still keeps busy at home although his next birthday cake March 24 will need 90 candles. The temperature went into the mid 40's Tuesday after a weekend of snow so Joe found time to do a little cleaning up and had his bucksaw handy to cut up kindling for the coal and wood range. Joe has lived in the same house since 1918 and lives with his son Joseph Jr. [Mr. Siler is shown hard at work sawing wood.] Scanned: February 16, 2009 |
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Statues - Bishop Baraga |
Persons, Buildings, |
A snowshoe fashioned for a giant among men is one of a pair for the Shrine of the Snowshoe Priest, a several story metal statue that will go up on the Red Rocks Bluff between Baraga and L'Anse early next spring. Art Chaput, associate to the shrine's creator, metal sculptor Jack E. Anderson, poses in the toehold of the mammoth shoe with the standard size one used as a model. The snowshoe is 26 feet long and about seven feet wide. Its webbing consists of woven rectangular brass tubing. The shrine is the project of the Bishop Baraga Foundation and is being sculpted in Anderson's studio in Lake Linden. [Photo of Mr. Chaput standing in the shoe. Some of the articles needed to construct the statue are shown in the background.] Scanned: February 16, 2009 |
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Cities and Towns - Calumet |
Persons, Buildings, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns |
Downtown Calumet is dressed for the occasion as the Christmas shopping season gets under way. Several hundred dollars worth of additional street trim was purchased this year by businessmen to help brighten and heighten the gaiety of the season. Giant ornaments and large lighted bulbs criss-cross intersections, while candles glow from lamp posts. [Image of the downtown area at Christmas time. The Merchants and Miners Bank thermometer indicates it is 26 degrees. Other business store fronts such as the Office Shop and a barber shop are shown.] Scanned: February 16, 2009 |
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Cities and Towns - Houghton |
Persons, Buildings, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns |
Shelden Avenue, Houghton is once again in gay holiday trim. The work of decorating the main thoroughfare for the Christmas shopping season was completed late last week in wet weather and presented this picture when the sun appeared Monday. The holiday season will be enhanced when the colorful lights on these decorations will glow for the first time. The camera points eastward from near Bridge Street. [A crowded downtown area is shown. Several businesses are visible such as Togo's, a Mobile gas station, Wylie Loans and the Carpet Mart. Just the dome of the Douglass House can be seen.] Scanned: February 16, 2009 |
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U.S. Naval Reserve - Hancock |
Persons, Buildings, Harbors, Docks |
Naval Reservists of the Hancock unit got together during the year to erect a dock on the lakefront in front of their center. Here the wharf is shown upon its completion in early fall. The dock is a credit to the Reservists as well as to the City of Hancock. Numerous private units aided in the project. [Several naval personnel are shown on the newly constructed wharf. The Portage Lake Lift Bridge is in background.] Scanned: February 16, 2009 |
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Keweenaw Point - Rocket Launch |
Seasons, Winter, Woody Plants, Trees, |
In January, 1971 the University of Michigan rocket project was in delaying action at Keweenaw Point. Directed by Dr. Harold Allen of the University's aerospace department, the firing was delayed for an extended period due to the lack of a proper warming trend. The site here is directly at the point. [Image of a rocket about to be fired in a snow covered area.] Scanned: February 17, 2009 |
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Snow Removal |
Seasons, Winter, Street Cleaning, Snow Removal, |
There are two things which make this Sno-go unusal, one is its age and the other, its type. This 1928 model is owned by Wenberg Sales of Houghton and is being used here to move the snow back from the vicinity of Wenbergs on the Isle Royale Sands in preparation for the spring thaw. It was manufactured by Klauer Manufacturing Company of Dubuque, Iowa, said to be number one in its field. Wenberg took it in on a trade from an Upper Peninsula county eight years ago with only a problem of a bad crank shaft. This past summer it was repaired and put to use this winter. The machine operates with a single engine used to run the truck and the rotary. Single engine rotarys of this same type, but more modern, are being experimented with now for reintroduction of the single engine operation. The machiens have been in test for two years now. Wenberg's are the distributors for Sno-go in Wisconsin and Michigan. [Image of the vintage machine in action.] Scanned: February 13, 2009 |