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Biography - Unidentified

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Persons Unidentified chlidren. [Children pose on bicycles on a dirt road in an unknown town. All of them are wearing hats. One of the buildings displays a "meat market" sign.]

Scanned: October 26, 2006


Biography - Victoria Richetta

Persons, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Restaurants, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress Victoria Richetta, Reilly's Calumet - [Victoria stands in front of the Bon Ton Cafe.]

Scanned: December 19, 2007


Cities and Towns - Hancock - Street Scenes

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Transportation, Automotive, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress Miller's (presently Northwoods Trading Post, 120 Quincy Street). [Good photo of the business building showing mannequins wearing the latest fashion on display in the windows. A thermometer on the building says it is almost 80 degrees. The upper level appears to be an apartment or office. Several houseplants are in the window. One of the windows contains an interesting trellis with a climbing plant.]

Scanned: April 1, 2008


Outside Opal's Store

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns Outside Opal's Store [Four people standing in doorway of store. Display in window includes name of proporietor, Henry Opal. Writing on back of print indicates "Dan & Leo Frennette, Ms. Hanley (bookeeper?), Keith Opan (child) - first store was destroyed by fire."]

Scanned: March 10, 2006


Buildings - Stores

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Persons Two men standing in front of store (domestic supply, sewing machine dealer by sign.) [The men stand in the doorway of the shop. A sewing machine is on display at the entrance. The sign indicates they sell "Light Running Domestic Sewing Machines." A few clocks are on display in the window.]

Scanned: February 26, 2008


Funeral of Louis Tijan and Steve Putrich

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Burials, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress [Funeral procession proceeding along Fifth Street in Calumet. Tijan and Putrich were killed by strike deputies who fired shots into their boardinghouse in Seeberville, near Painesdale, on August 14, 1913. Two hearse vehicles can be seen, as well as many people standing along the street.]

Scanned: February 6, 2006


Buildings - Stores - Houghton

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Persons Grocery, china and hardware sections of Hennes & Co. Store, Houghton, MI. Left: Harry Dufresna, Louis Hennes on ladder. Right: Julius Rompf, Charles Hendrickson, Milton Baird, Henry Wegner. In aisle: August Krellintz. [Interior view of the store showing some of the items for sale. Everything from dishes to canned goods.]

Scanned: February 25, 2008


Buildings - Stores - Hancock

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Persons Gartner's [View of the store front. Several of the sales personnel pose holding American flags. Merchandise can be seen through the window.]

Scanned: April 18, 2007


Buildings - Stores - Hancock

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Persons Gartners in Hancock after fire. Customers lined up for sale. [A crowd of people gather to take advantage of the fire and smoke sale.]

Scanned: February 26, 2008


Buildings - Stores - Hancock

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Persons Gartners - Hancock -Interior [A view of the items for sale in what appears to be a basement location of the store.]

Scanned: February 26, 2008