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Buildings - MTU School of Forestry and Wood Products

Buildings, Education, Postsecondary Education, Education, Higher, Transportation, Automotive Buildings - School of Forestry and Wood Products [ Exterior view of a portion of the new building housing the School of Forestry and Wood Products, Michigan Technological University - Houghton, Michigan

Scanned: September 16, 2010


Houghton Fire Hall

Buildings, Public Buildings, Fire Stations, Education, Postsecondary Education, Education, Higher, Houghton Fire Hall - First home of the Michigan College of Mines. Classes first held here 1886-87.

Scanned: November 4, 2010


Winter Carnival Snow Statue

Education, Postsecondary Education, Education, Higher, Manners and Customs, Recreation, Seasons, Winter Debbie Cearly of Austin Texas, and Janet Nyman of Houghton standing in front of bar scene featuring Fields, Groucho Marx and Charlie Chaplin. [This statue build by Tau Kappa Epsilon won first place in the class four division in the Michigan Technological University Winter Carnival of 1974. The statue was titled, Ahh--yes! "All cool heads, bar none."]

Scanned: January 30, 2015


Winter Carnival Snow Statue

Education, Postsecondary Education, Education, Higher, Manners and Customs, Recreation, Seasons, Winter Student working on ice statue of W.C. Fields for Winter Carnival bar Scene.

Scanned: March 12, 2012


Crowning of Carnival Queen, 1947 MTU Winter Carnival

Education, Postsecondary Education, Education, Higher, Manners and Customs, Festivals, [Man placing crown on woman's head.]

Scanned: January 20, 2006


Snow Statue Construction, 1984 MTU Winter Carnival

Education, Postsecondary Education, Education, Higher, Manners and Customs, Festivals, Winter Carnival statue construction (final night), Tau Kappa Epsilon statue, Michelle Peters [Snow statue of a saloon and several human figures. Woman in foreground is finishing detail work on one of the figures, while another person works on entry to saloon in background.]

Scanned: January 20, 2006


Snow Statue "The Ale-ing Pup," MTU Winter Carnival

Education, Postsecondary Education, Education, Higher, Manners and Customs, Festivals, Snow Statue "The Ale-ing Pup," MTU Winter Carnival year unknown [Snow statue on back of large sleigh. Statue consists of a Dachshund licking beer spilling from a cask.]

Scanned: February 7, 2006


Foresters Stage Review Skit, 1950 MTU Winter Carnival

Education, Postsecondary Education, Education, Higher, Manners and Customs, Festivals, Foresters Stage Review Skit, 1950 MTU Winter Carnival [Group of male students, some dressed as women, in a classroom setting with rolling blackboard.]

Scanned: January 20, 2006


Michigan College of Mines (Michigan Tech) Campus

Education, Postsecondary Education, Education, Higher, Buildings, [Michigan College of Mines (Michigan Tech) Campus. An early photo of Hubbell Hall and the Mechanical Engineering building. A cast iron fence is in front of the building and a set of sprinklers is watering the grass.]

Scanned: October 17, 2005


Campus Scene

Education, Postsecondary Education, Education, Higher, Buildings, [A photo of the center of campus during the 1970's. The MEEM, Chem Eng, Library and Fisher Hall buildings are shown. A snow statue is also visible in front of the library.]

Scanned: January 26, 2006