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Houghton to Hancock

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Church Buildings, Water, Lakes Shows First Episcopal church which orginally was built in Hancock as the First Congregational Church and later removed. View taken about 1887 shows Third Congregational Church. [Photo hung in summer home of George C. and Margaret M. Edwards, lifelong members of Trinity Episcopal Church]

Scanned: February 9, 2006


Street Scene - Houghton

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Church Buildings, Water, Lakes Overview of Houghton & Hancock. Quincy Mine on top of hill. [Photo shows Houghton Fire Hall on Montezuma Ave. as well as a church, a crumbling building and Portage Lake]

Scanned: February 9, 2006


Huron Street - Houghton

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Water, Lakes Huron Street - Houghton looking toward Hancock [Photo shows dirt street, stone building, boat on Portage Lake. Photo published by R. Acton. Original overexposed.]

Scanned: February 9, 2006


319 Shelden Ave, Houghton

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, 111 Shelden Street, now 319 Shelden Ave - Ray's TV [A photo of a three story, front-gabled building in downtown Houghton. A horse and wagon full of barrels is in the foreground while several people look out of the windows in the building. The original image is from a color copy of the photograph.]

Scanned: February 10, 2006


Portage Lake and Draw Bridge

Buildings, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Transportation, Bridges Portage Lake and Draw Bridge from Hancock side, with Houghton in the background. Electric Light Company Plant in the Center, Coopper Range Rail Road Station and wharf at right. Note street car returning over bridge from Houghton. This bridge soon to be replaced with a new $10,000 bridge now under construction.

Scanned: August 30, 2012


Redridge - Town Scenes

Buildings, Dwellings, Housing, Single Family, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Historic Sites, Historic Districts Top to bottom: Bill Rajala, Reino Alanen, George Couch, Emil Jaanus, Peter Pekkala, August Raisanen. [Backs of homes in Redridge, Michigan.]

Scanned: September 16, 2013


Redridge - Town Scenes

Buildings, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Historic Sites, Historic Districts Finish Evangelical Church; Dr. H.E. Johnson's following Company Doctors: Machamara, Senilac, Groomes, Johnson, Hillmer. The Redridge School and the "Skating Rink Shack." [Image shows town scene at Redridge, Michigan.]

Scanned: September 16, 2013


Cities and Towns - Mass City

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Main Street (also known as Adventure Avenue)m Mass City. [Image shows a dirt road lined with store fronts.]

Scanned: April 8, 2014


Cities and Towns - Mass City

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Dwellings, A few of the companys houses at Mass City. [Miners homes in Mass City, Michigan.]

Scanned: April 8, 2014


Cities and Towns - Mass City

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, "The Avenue" (Mass Avenue), Mass City, Michigan. [Commercial district of Mass, City.]

Scanned: April 8, 2014