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Ships - Nichevo |
Ships, Passenger Ships, Ferries, Water, Lakes, |
Bound for Bootjacks Dreamland. With summer in the offing and with a realization that the Portage Lake district no longer has an excusion train or boat operating in the area it might be well to refresh ones self with the active days of the Nichevo which still is in the Bayfield and Madeline Island area of the Badger State. Here the Nich, one of two, is seen moving on Portage waters with Frank Dexter, now of LaCrosse, Wis., acting as deckie. The owner of the craft is Harry Nelson of Madeline Island. The New Nichevo is operating via a merged firm, the Madeline Island Ferry Service. Currently, the former Nichevo, the one pictured, is undergoing refurbishing. [Image of the excursion vessel on Portage Lake.] Scanned: February 13, 2009 |
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Copper Country Characters |
Persons, , |
Hermit Bill Mattila poses for photographers in the doorway of his Brockway Mountain home. Little more than a large lean-to, the structure appears to have been built in a series of afterthoughts and as the need for added shelter arose. [Photo of Mr. Mattila standing in the doorway of his tar paper shack.] Scanned: February 13, 2009 |
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Buildings - Cohodas-Paoli Warehouse |
Buildings, Seasons, Winter, |
An enclosed three flight stairway, which was built in the 1940's on the Cohodas-Paoli produce building in Houghton, is being dismantled by Mattila Contracting to make way for a new front on the building. The stairway was erected for the purpose of providing a separate entrance to the third floor of the building where at that time was located a dressmakers shop to employ women of the area during the World War II years. It was used as a branch of Ely Walker, clothing manufacturer, but was only in existence for a few years. [Photo of the demolition of the stairway. A snowy Ripley Hill is in the background.] Scanned: February 13, 2009 |
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Copper Country Products |
Manufacturing Process, , |
[A package of Pasteurized Natural Mild Cheddar Cheese Curds manufactured by the Copper Country Dairy, Inc. - Dollar Bay, MI is featured.] Scanned: February 13, 2009 |
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Fires |
Persons, Accidents, Fires, Seasons, Winter |
C. C. Workshop fire. Smoke and water damage was extensive but apparently little, if any, equipment was destroyed in a fire which broke out at 5:40 p.m. Monday in the Copper Country Workshop here, the former Rowe Transfer Company building near Condon Field. Hancock Fire Chief Harry Warmington said the fire, apparently started by defective wiring, originated in the northwest corner of the first floor near the elevator shaft. The fire spread to the second floor following the outside of the elevator shaft. A small engine repair shop operated by the Adams Township School System, located on the third floor of the building, was also affected by the fire. William Mannisto, superintendent, said there was heavy water and smoke damage. No one was in the building at the time of the fire. As of yet, no damage estimate was available. The Hancock Fire Department had the fire under control by 8:30 p.m., but were called out again at 10:20 when it flared up again. [Only one fire truck is shown fighting the blaze. A group of spectators observe.] Scanned: February 13, 2009 |
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Buildings - Rice Memorial Clinic |
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The Rice Memorial Clinic - Copper Country Mental Health Center. Patients to the mental health center are referred mainly by physicians but more and more people are coming on their own for treatment without being referred. The center is supported 75 per cent by the State Department of Mental health and 25 per cent by board of commissioners of Ontonagon, Houghton, Keweenaw and Baraga counties. [View of the exterior of the brick building. Scanned: February 13, 2009 |
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Businesses - The College Motel |
Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Industries, Service Industries, Hospitality Industry, Hotels, |
College Motel 1308 College Ave., Houghton, MI. 24 modern luxurious rooms - soundproof - TV- Central heat - continental breakfast. In the Historical Copper Country on U.S. 41 overlooking the beautiful, panoramic, Keweenaw Waterway. Next to the campus of Michigan Tech in Houghton village, 2 blocks from the business district. [Taken from a postcard image of the now destroyed College Motel.] Scanned: February 12, 2009 |
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Businesses - The Library |
Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Restaurants, Human Settlements, |
Welcome vacationers to the Library, Houghton featuring our homonym lounge. Try our famous sandwiches and pizzas. Largest selection of fresh cold draft beer in the Copper Country. [Photo of the Library sign. The top of the Cohodas-Paoli building as well as Mont Ripley ski hill are shown.] Scanned: February 12, 2009 |
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Businesses - Eagle Harbor Store |
Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Human Settlements, |
The original Eagle Harbor Store near the shores of Lake Superior on M-26. This store was here before Lincoln was President. Oldest store in the Copper Country established 1859. Beer and wine to take out - fresh smoked meats and groceries - frozen foods and sundries. Clarence and Ann Bach, Properietors. [Exterior view of the store.] Scanned: February 12, 2009 |
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Sports and Recreation - Football - 1911 |
Manners and Customs, Recreation, Sports, Ball Games, Football, Persons, Ethnology, Ethnic Groups |
Here is the much famed and renowned Quincy One and All Football Team, the champions of the Upper Peninsula in 1911, two years before the eventful Copper Country strike. Featuring all Cousin Jacks, according to Bill Towsey of Hancock, a native of Cornwall himself, the unit at varied times had as many as five mining captains in its makeup. FROM LEFT, UPPER: F. Osborne, Captain C. Kenall, T. Crocker, A. Marshall, A Murtaugh and Captain T. Maunders. SECOND ROW: W. Commons, Captain Jacobs, C. Gilbert, S. Whale, T. Prout and Captain W. Sampson. THIRD ROW: W. Mead, R. Allen, C. Roberts, H. Hancock, T. Nicholls and P. Hoare. The photo was the product of the Hancock Furniture Co. of 123 Quincy St., Hancock. [Studio portrait of the team. See comment section for more information.] Scanned: February 12, 2009 |