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Road Construction |
Transportation, Roads, Transportation, Automotive, Woody Plants, Trees |
Seven miles of highway, recently paved, between Quincy and Calumet was marked with white and yellow lines by the Michigan state highway department Thursday afternoon. Sunshine, an infrequent visitor in the area in recent days, made the painting project by this motor propelled machinery impossible following completion of the paving by the Thornton Construction Co. about two weeks ago. Pick up truck in rear set up rubber caution markers to permit drying of paint. [The painting crew attempts to paint the lines as traffic passes by.] Scanned: November 16, 2007 |
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Kiwanis Chicken Barbecue |
Agriculture, Persons, Manners and Customs, Recreation, Outdoor Recreation |
Approximately 700 residents and friends of the Copper Country attended the Kiwanis chicken barbecue Saturday at the ROTC gymnasium on the Michigan Tech campus. Last spring local Kiwanians purchased little chicks and distributed them to youths to be raised as a 4-H project. According to agreement, the original cost was returned to Kiwanis in the form of plump fryers which were promptly dispatched to the barbecue pits under the supervision of Matt Manderfield. To add flavor to the dinner Al Brown, the bunny man, gave on-the-spot entertainment. Since the profits from the barbecue are to be used for community youth services. President Sam Tidwell expressed his pleasure with the success of this first annual Kiwanis chicken barbeuce. It is a climax for the chicken project sponsored by the committee on agriculture and conservation under the chairmanship of Dr. Robert Brown. [The members grill and baste chickens on a open pit barbecue system.] Scanned: November 16, 2007 |
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Agriculture - Cattle |
Agriculture, Persons, |
Herefords here today and gone tomorrow - that was the situation at the second annual Hereford calf sale at the Bruce Crossing Livestock Yards Friday. They really sold well. Three hundred and ninety-seven calves brought a total return of $57,390 to beef cattle producers in Houghton and Ontonagon Counties. [A crowd of mostly men gather outside a corral to look over the calves.] Scanned: November 16, 2007 |
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Ontonagon Cheerleaders |
Manners and Customs, Recreation, Sports, Persons, |
Ontonagons cheerleaders were happy last night immediately after the first and only touchdown which was scored by the Polar Bears Ron Penegor. Here, they are demonstrating a cheer. From left: Sylvia Lehto, Judy Kekke, Diana Dowd, Joanne Bigge and Barbara Kellan. [The girls go through their routine at what appears to be a night game.] Scanned: November 16, 2007 |
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Buildings - Ontonagon Post Office |
Buildings, Public Buildings, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, |
Ontonagon's new post office. The facility is only a quarter block off the main street and has good parking facilities. In line with the new mode in post office construction, it has ample lighting and window area. [Exterior view of the new post office building.] Scanned: November 19, 2007 |
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Buildings - Manufacturing Plants |
Buildings, Woody Plants, Trees, |
The new Vollwerth Marquette Co. plant at 502 Division Street, Marquette. The new plant will hold its official "open house" on Saturday, October 18 and Sunday, October 19, 1958. The enterprise's plant and equipment cost a quarter million dollars. It is in the south part of the city on Division Street. [Photo of the Marquette branch building of the sausage company. The gounds have yet to be landscaped.] Scanned: November 19, 2007 |
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Businesses - Vollwerth Co. |
Persons, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Restaurants, |
Vollwerth Co. officials wax eloquent at the press party held in the Marquette Northland Hotel Tuesday evening. From left, Robert Vollwerth, secretary of the three-city organization; Robert Link, manager of the Marquette plant, and Joseph Fisher, president. [The three men representing the Vollwerth Company are shown sitting at a table smoking and having coffee.] Scanned: November 19, 2007 |
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Seasons - Winter Preparation |
Persons, Seasons, Winter, |
John Wealton, right, assistant engineer of the Houghton County Road Commission, takes bucket in hand for brief assistance as Andrew Kangas of Houghton canal hoists snow fence on steel post in canal area in preparation for winter. Fences of commission are erected on contract business by private individuals and will be set up in all areas of Houghton County by Nov. 1, weather permitting. [One of the men erects the fence while the other holds a battered bucket.] Scanned: November 19, 2007 |
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Keweenaw Radar Base |
Persons, Transportation, Automotive, Buildings |
Pfc, Jerry Callahan, left, and Pfc. Ramon Milano of the Keweenaw Radar Base, Calumet, make a safety check on auto owned by Charles Belvan of the Houghton-Keweenaw Highway Traffic Safety Commission in first day of safety checks of autos in the Calumet-Laurium-Keweenaw area. Autos will be inspected and tagged until 5:30 today and from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Calumet and Hecla security police parking lot east of Calumet Avenue. This is the second annual check-up of autos. Vehicles will be checked in the Hancock, Houghton, Lake Linden-Hubbell and South Range areas also. [Two military personnel check a vehicle while the driver sits at the wheel.] Scanned: June 11, 2013 |
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Buildings - Wadsworth Hall |
Persons, Buildings, Education, Postsecondary Education, Education, Higher |
Folks who have considerable to do with the operation of Wadsworth Hall are gathered about the switchboard in the East Division of the huge building. From left, Frank Harwood, director of self-liquidating operations; Tony Sutton, assistant manager, and James L. Andrews, manager. The operator is Mrs. Elizabeth Barzditis. [The three men gather around the switchboard to observe Mrs. Barzditis at work.] Scanned: November 19, 2007 |