Rockland, Michigan |
Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, |
Rockland, Michigan [View from a distance of the town of Rockland.]
Scanned: April 23, 2010 |
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Manpower - Labor |
Manpower, Labor, Transportation, Railroads, Seasons, Winter |
Man repairing railroad tracks. [A man works at repairing railroad tracks in winter.]
Scanned: April 26, 2010 |
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Logging Camp |
Loggers, Dwellings, Lumber Camps, Seasons, Winter, Persons |
Logging Camp [Disturbing photo of a logging camp which looks more like a garbage dump. Numerous tin cans, barrels, boxes are strewn over the snow covered ground. It appears to be laundry day as several pairs of "long Johns" are hanging on the line to dry.]
Scanned: April 26, 2010 |
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Logging With Horses |
Natural Resources, Forests and Forestry, Seasons, Winter, Persons |
Logging with horses. [ A lumberjack guides a team of horses down a snow covered path.]
Scanned: April 26, 2010 |
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Logging With Horses |
Natural Resources, Forests and Forestry, Seasons, Winter, Persons |
Logging with horses. [Several loads of logs are pictured being unloaded.]
Scanned: April 26, 2010 |
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Parades - Fourth of July |
Manners and Customs, Persons, Transportation, Automotive |
Parades - Fourth of July, Houghton [Spectators stand on the street watching the parade as several firemen? pass by. The law office of Galbraith & McCormack located in the Citizens National Bank Building can be seen as well as the offices of the A. Haas Brewing Company]
Scanned: April 27, 2010 |
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Parades - Fourth of July |
Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Persons, Transportation, Automotive |
Parades - Fourth of July, Houghton [Several people gather to watch the parade. Some stand in doorways, others on the street. The law office of Galbraith & McCormack located in the Citizens National Bank Building can be seen. The offices of the A. Haas Brewing Company are also visible.]
Scanned: April 27, 2010 |
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Roads |
Transportation, Water, Lakes, Woody Plants, Trees |
Cars and horse team on road along side of Portage Lake. [Good example of the past and the present. Cars and teams of horses travel the same road which may be Van Orden's Hill?. The coal dock structures are also visible.]
Scanned: April 26, 2010 |
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Buildings - Residences |
Buildings, Dwellings, Human Settlements, Woody Plants, Trees |
Bob Hill's House [No indication of who Bob Hill was, but he had quite the mansion. Entire lower floor is surrounded by an open porch. Estate has stone fence and a driveway leading to a garage. Snow still covers the yard.]
Scanned: April 27, 2010 |
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Buildings - Houghton |
Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Bank Buildings, Human Settlements, Transportation, Automotive |
Buildings - Houghton [Hall Building - Citizens National Bank Building. [Exterior view of the building as it looked around 1930? A billboard, sandwiched between two buildings, is advertising a movie or play, "Strongheart" and "The Love Master", could be a double feature ? A dentist office and the Law Offices of Galbraith and McCormick are above the bank. A building below the bank, on the hill, has a sign Morris & Company. According to the 1912 Polk Directory, they were meat packers located at 36 Dodge Street.]
Scanned: April 28, 2010 |
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