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Buildings -Stores |
Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress |
Old Calumet Store [Image of men, women and children standing on the steps of the store.] Scanned: November 9, 2006 |
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Buildings - Douglass House |
Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Industries, Service Industries, Hospitality Industry, Hotels, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns |
[Early photo of the Douglass House probably 1800's] Scanned: May 16, 2006 |
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Cities and Towns - Houghton |
Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Transportation, Automotive |
Shelden Avenue, Houghton - Looking West from Isle Royale Street. Late Spring 1955 [Photo showing two way traffic. A Oldsmobile service garage, a Western Union office, drug store, the Lode Theatre, Douglass Hotel, Dwyers Shoe Store and Crown Bakery are visable.] Scanned: December 6, 2006 |
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Biography - Carlos Haug |
Persons, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns |
Its men like these who keep the Copper Country alive and well. Carlos Haug, left, exhibits a ring that was awarded to the most famed hockey player ever to represent the Houghton-Calumet region, Dr. John A. Gibson, a member of the Portage Lake World Champions of 1914. With him is former Calumet resident, Alex Nelson, who formerly operated the Parkside Restaurant, one of the renowned eateries of the Calumbet region. Here they stand in front of the Gil-Mar Copper Shoppe, a dispenser of red metal souvenirs. [Carlos Haug was the owner of Haugs Jewelry Store, a downtown Houghton business for over 100 years] Scanned: December 14, 2006 |
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Churches - Hancock |
Buildings, Church Buildings, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns |
[Exterior view of St. Josephs Church in Hancock. Walts Gas for Less is located across the street.] Scanned: January 15, 2007 |
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Cities and Towns - Hancock |
Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Transportation, Automotive |
Hancock [Main street of Hancock showing the Kerredge Theatre, Hotel Scott, and a Chrysler automobile dealership. Several automobiles can be seen that appear to be of a 1940s and 50s vintage. Scanned: August 5, 2008 |
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Buildings - Saloons |
Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Industries, Service Industries, Hospitality Industry, Bars (drinking establishments) |
[A photo of what once was the Saloon 8 on Tezcuco Street in Hancock. Please see MTU Neg. 00252 to see what it was like in 1911.] Scanned: November 19, 2008 |
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Cities and Towns - Houghton |
Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Seasons, Winter, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail |
Go Ahead, cry in your beer, but the fact of the matter is, Copper Country cars are at least visible beneath their snowy burden. Houghton boasted a paltry 69 inches this morning, hardly enough to fill your galoshes as the photo indicates. It was taken on Shelden Ave. [Image of the street after a snowfall. The dental offices of Dr. Kangas are visible on the upper level of one of the buildings. Dale's Flower and Gift shop is below.] Scanned: December 6, 2007 |
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Huron Street - Houghton |
Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, |
[Photo showing dilapidated brick buildings on Huron Street in Houghton.] Scanned: March 8, 2006 |
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Haas Brewery |
Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Industries, Service Industries |
[Photo of the Haas Brewery located at Huron and Shelden Streets in Houghton'] Scanned: March 9, 2006 |