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Cities and Towns - Hancock

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Transportation, Roads, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns Quincy Street - Hancock [Good photo of a busy downtown Hancock in the early days. Businesses line both sides of the dirt road. A sandwich board on the sidewalk advertises the City Restaurant. A boy pouts on the other side of the street.]

Scanned: April 4, 2008


Buildings - Stores -Hubbell

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Persons, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns Man standing in front of B. E. Gillet's Jewelry Store, Hubbell, Mich. [A clock mounted to a pole on the curb serves as advertising for the store. The building next door, has a sign in the window ?. Toplon, General Merchandise. A woman peeks out of the window with a sign for the American Ladies Tailoring Co.]

Scanned: February 19, 2008


Aerial View of Hancock

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Education Aerial View of Hancock taken by the Abrams Aerial Survey Corporation in Lansing, MI. [Photo shows the Hancock High School and several businesses as well as residences.]

Scanned: March 16, 2006


Cities & Towns - Hancock - Street Scenes

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Persons, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail Reservation Street [Two men stand on a wooden sidewalk next to a building displaying a bank sign. Several structures, some of them of a mining nature can be seen on the hill in the background.]

Scanned: March 31, 2008


Downtown Houghton looking east

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Seasons, Winter, Buildings, Commercial Buildings Downtown Houghton looking east circa 1930 - 1934 [A view of downtown Houghton during the winter. A streetcar is in the center of a photo and several cars are visible. The People's market and the Douglass House are also visible. The photo is mounted on post card stock.]

Scanned: October 28, 2005


Cities & Towns - Street Scenes - Red Jacket

Persons, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns Front Street Red Jacket (5th street) [A man and a boy stand on opposite sides of the dirt street. One of the buildings displays what appears to be articles of clothing hung outside of their shop.]

Scanned: May 19, 2008


Labor Disputes - 1913-1914 Strike

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Persons Women marching in a parade - middle woman holding a flag. [Several spectators gather to watch the parade. A street car follows behind the marchers.]

Scanned: June 17, 2008


Cities and Towns - Hancock

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Water, Lakes [View of Hancock showing the water treatment plant, the Hotel Scott, a Texaco station and the A & P Grocery store.]

Scanned: April 18, 2007


The Ambassador Restaurant

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Restaurants, Education, Postsecondary Education, Education, Higher, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns [A picture of downtown Houghton's Amassador Restaurant.]

Scanned: January 14, 2015


Parades

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Transportation, Automotive, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns Returned soldiers parade - decorations (decorated street scene). [Several businesses are pictured in this photo of what appears to be downtown Houghton. The Hotel Dee, Haas & Co., A chop suey restaurant, a billiard hall and a Western Union office. The shops are decorated with flags. Vintage automobiles line both sides of the street.]

Scanned: August 6, 2007