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Snow Fall

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Seasons, Winter, Street Cleaning, Snow Removal Keeping your driveway open is a problem in the Copper Country. [View of very high snow banks in a residential area.]

Scanned: November 1, 2010


Snow Fall

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Seasons, Winter, Street Cleaning, Snow Removal Winter Scene, Calumet, Michigan [Massive snow banks lead the way to the entrance of this residence with a house number of 105.]

Scanned: November 1, 2010


Fifth Street, Calumet

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Fifth St., Calumet, Michigan in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. [Some businesses shown are Waarala Walgreen Agency Drugs and an I.O.O.E. hall.]

Scanned: November 1, 2010


Welcome Sign - Calumet/Laurium

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Sign and Signboards, Welcome to Calumet & Laurium. Gateway to Keweenaw. Visit Calumet Opera House and the Keweenaw Central Steam Train; Laurium Geo. Gipp Memorial. "The Land of the Big Ones!"

Scanned: November 1, 2010


Shelden Street - Houghton

Historic Sites, Historic Districts, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, 1898 View of Shelden Street in Houghton, Michigan [Shelden is spelled incorrectly on post card.]

Scanned: November 5, 2010


Shelden Street - Houghton

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Transportation, Automotive, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail Downtown Houghton reflects the busy activity of a city engaged in doing things. This former mining center is an educational center, a cultural force and an embarkation point for Isle Royale National Park. [This image shows one way downtown traffic. Two young ladies sit in a window in one of the apartments above a Professional Photographer business [Jerry Demott?]. WGN Cable Television; Roy's Pharmacy and Houghton National Bank.]

Scanned: November 5, 2010


College Avenue

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, , College Avenue, looking west

Scanned: November 8, 2010


Downtown Houghton

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress [An oversize, mounted photo of a building in downtown Houghton. A group of men are standing in front of the building and another man is pictured with a bicycle. The street is dirt and streetcar rails are visible. The name Tyler is written in the bottom right corner of the photo. To the left of the large building at the center of the image is a smaller store frontage for Sam Wah Laundry. Although the original image underwent some primitive colorization, the image was scanned in black and white.]

Scanned: June 21, 2006


Downtown Houghton Construction

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress [An oversize photo of a building under construction in Houghton. A group of men and workers are gathered in the street and a streetcar is just visible on the left-hand side of the photo. Although the original image underwnt some primitive colorization, the image was scanned in black and white.]

Scanned: October 28, 2005


Cities & Towns - Central

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Dwellings, Housing, Single Family, [Central Location]

Scanned: November 20, 2006