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Buildings - Stores

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Persons "Candy" John and "Candy" Mary's Confectionary, John and Mary Zambelli. [Several people and a dog stand underneath the awning in front of the store. A man can be spotted in one of the upper windows grasping what appears to be a wine bottle.]

Scanned: February 15, 2008


Buildings - Stores -Houghton

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Persons, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress Edward DesRochers Drug Store. Edward and William DesRochers, Harvey Cernolliso (?) Site of store now occupied by The M. Van Orden Co. [One of the men stands near a display case of Cuban cigars. Two jars on top of the case appear to contain doughnuts and perhaps cookies. The shelves are lined with containers and glass bottles.]

Scanned: February 19, 2008


Michigan Tech Co-op Store

Persons, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail Women buying groceries. [An interior photo of the campus cooperative store during the 1950's. Four women and one man are shown either purchasing or selling goods at the store. Goods for sale include cigarettes, candy, batteries, kleenex, soap, fruit, sugar, tape, cookies, salami and pie tins.]

Scanned: September 26, 2005


Vertin Brothers, Calumet

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Persons Old Vertin Bros. Store. [A photo of the front of the Vertin Brothers Store. A number of employees are standing in front of the store and the store windows contain displays of womens and mens clothing. A display of shoes is also in front of the store. The street appears to be paved with crushed poor rock from the mine.]

Scanned: September 9, 2005


Cities & Towns Calumet Street Scenes

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress Looking N. from Elm, W.S. 5th Street - Calumet [Photo shows people lining both sides of the brick street. Several businesses are clearly shown]

Scanned: March 23, 2006


Cities & Towns - Calumet - Street Scenes

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail Corner of 5th St. and Pine, Red Jacket [Folks dressed in their finest gather for what may be a 4th of July function as the streets are decorated with flags . The Ben Blum Liquor Store, the Wolverine House, a grocery store and a florist shop can be seen. The brick streets and trolley tracks are visible.]

Scanned: August 18, 2006


Buildings - Stores - Lake Linden

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress Harris Bloon Store, Lake Linden [Store front scene with people on sidewalk. Store windows show hats, notions, ladies shoes, groceries, furniture, hardware and cigars for sale. Good architectural detail on top of building.]

Scanned: March 28, 2006


Buildings - Walls Building

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns Walls Building - Oak Street - Calumet [Photo showing the retail shops of Skelly & Co. Wholesale Cigars & Specialties; the C. W. Gale Bicycle Repairing Shop; a Dye Works shop upstairs. Good architectural detail of building.]

Scanned: May 17, 2006


Retail Buildings

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns Kirby 5 & 10 Store [View of front of the F. M. Kirby 5 & 10 Store. One window displays coat hangers for 5 cents. Brick street is clearly shown.]

Scanned: June 28, 2006


Pouli Store, Lake Linden

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns Pouli Store, Lake Linden [An outdoor photo of a group of men in front of a store. The street is made of dirt, the sidewalks are wooden and utility poles are shown in the picture. A few houses, a church and a streetlight are in the distance. The negative is imprinted with the words "A. F. Isler Lake Linden, Mich. Pouli Merchantile Co Photo by Isler 483". ]

Scanned: September 15, 2005