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West Hancock

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Water, Lakes, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Hospitals [Aerial view of West Hancock showing two hospitals, old streetcar power station and many houses. Photograph also shows part of Portage Lake and the south side with the Houghton Canal road. Wing spar of airplane also visible at upper right.]

Scanned: July 18, 2007


Cities and Towns - Mohawk

Buildings, Church Buildings, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Bank Buildings, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns Bank, Mohawk, Michigan [A dirt road runs through the town. Two church buildings are to the right of the photo and a building on the left shows several people loitering on the stairs.]

Scanned: September 25, 2007


Buildings - Stores - Hancock

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Persons, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns Mitchell Furniture Store - Peter Halman - left,: John N. Mitchell - right, owner. [Two men stand on the wooden sidewalk in front of the building. Others look out of the open windows on the second level.]

Scanned: February 20, 2008


Cities & Towns - Houghton - Street Scenes

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Transportation, Automotive, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns [A busy Shelden Avenue highlights this image. Roy's Pharmacy, Houghton National Bank with a sign advertising a "Polka Party", the Gil Mar Gift Shoppe and Wilcox Studio. The Lode Theatre is playing "Bronco Billy" with Clint Eastwood. Lots of traffic both auto and pedestrian.]

Scanned: March 28, 2008


Cities & Towns - Houghton - Street Scenes

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Transportation, Automotive, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns [Downtown businesses are featured in this photo. The Cameo Beauty Salon, Rays TV, Webers Sporting Goods and the Best Western Hotel.]

Scanned: March 28, 2008


Cities & Towns - Rockland

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Persons Fredrikson's store Rockland, MI. [Men hang out at the street corner by the store. A sign on the building "Fredrikson Estate - Groceries, Dry Goods & Shoes"]

Scanned: April 21, 2008


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


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


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