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Aeronautics |
Transportation, Air Travel, Water, Lakes, Ships |
Ripley in backround [An early model of a sea plane makes a landing on Portage Lake.] Scanned: December 10, 2007 |
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Bridges - Portage Lake |
Transportation, Bridges, Buildings, Water, Lakes |
Quincy Pumphouse, Anchor Line Dock & Warehouse, People Fuel Co. with sail shop. Bridge re-modeled or re-built from first wooden bridge between 1894-1900. Corner of Front and Reservation Street. [Image of the Portage waterfront area from a Hancock perspective.] Scanned: January 16, 2008 |
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Bridges - Portage Lake |
Transportation, Bridges, Buildings, Water, Lakes |
Early Portage Lake Bridge. [Image of the bridge from the Hancock side. Houghton County Courthouse and St. Ignatius Church jut out of the landscape.] Scanned: January 16, 2008 |
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Bridges - Portage Lake Lift Bridge |
Transportation, Bridges, Water, Lakes, |
Construction of lift bridge. [View from the water of the bridge construction. A sign stating "American Bridge" hangs from the bridge.] Scanned: January 17, 2008 |
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Cities and Towns -L'Anse |
Water, Lakes, Woody Plants, Trees, Transportation, Roads |
Bluff & Bay - L'Anse, Mich. [Post card image of the dirt road with the cliff on one side and the bay on the other.] Scanned: June 23, 2008 |
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Cities and Towns -L'Anse |
Water, Lakes, Woody Plants, Trees, Transportation, Automotive |
L'Anse [Post card image of two vintage automobiles parked by the roadside. A stand of pine trees and a water view are shown.] Scanned: June 23, 2008 |
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Sky Ranger to Isle Royale |
Transportation, Air Travel, Water, Lakes, Smelting |
Sky Ranger to Isle Royale - Air service by pontoon aircraft as well as the surface ship Ranger III, provide transportation to Isle Royale National Park during the summer months. Embarkation is from Portage Lake at Houghton-Hancock, Michigan. [Good view of the Quincy Smelting Works as well.] Scanned: November 8, 2010 |
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Portage Lake Swing Bridge |
Transportation, Bridges, Human Settlements, Water, Lakes |
Looking towards Hancock, Mich. from the Houghton side of Portage Lake in the "Copper Country" of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. [The old swing bridge showing the railroad tracks underneath.] Scanned: November 9, 2010 |
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Railroads - Companies - Hancock & Calumet RR |
Railroads, Cars, Transportation, Railroads, Water, Lakes |
"Mills" Hancock and Calumet Passenger Rail Train [Image shows train running on a trestle. Two railroad employees are shown at engine] Scanned: March 22, 2006 |
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Cities & Towns - Houghton |
Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Water, Lakes, Transportation, Bridges |
Houghton from Hancock before 1905 [View of railroad yard, docks and bridge] Scanned: March 30, 2006 |