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Reunion Celebration

Manners and Customs, Festivals, Persons, Buildings Central Mine Reunion, Mrs. R. Bruns singing out of doors

Scanned: April 24, 2014


Decoration Day

Manners and Customs, Festivals, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Persons Decoration Day - Shelden Ave. Houghton [A parade makes its way down Shelden with horses and a band. Several children follow the procession. Some visible businesses are a Ford dealership, the Houghton Bell Telephone Company, Houghton Electric Light Company, Krolls Drug Store and a Western Union office. On the other side of the street are the Moffat Bakery and Douglass Hotel.]

Scanned: July 2, 2010


Winter Carnival - 1969

Manners and Customs, Festivals, Persons, Transportation, Air Travel SNOWBALLS FLY SOUTH - Nate Ruonavaara, North Central Airline's station manager in Houghton, assists Blue Key members Paul Hindelang (center) and Greg Licht load snowballs for airlift to Southwest Texas State Teachers College in San Marcos, Texas as part of the Michigan Tech Winter carnival promotion. [Boxes of snowballs are loaded on the plane. The boxes are labeled "Ice-Terical History, Michigan Tech Winter Carnival". The well known "Blue Goose" emblem of the North Central plane is clearly visible.]

Scanned: April 28, 2008


Winter Carnival

Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Manners and Customs, Festivals, Persons [The first Huskie mascot is pictured. Bill Wassberg is the man in the suit made by his wife, Kathleen.]

Scanned: July 15, 2009


Winter Carnival 1973

Manners and Customs, Festivals, Transportation, Air Travel, Persons A shipment of 500 pounds of official Copper Country snow is sent on its way to the students of Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos as part of the Michigan Tech Winter Carnival. The southerners look forward to its arrival each year for an all-out snowball fight in the Texas sun. Providing the official sendoff are, from left, James Nahrgang, representing the Blue Key National Honor Fraternity, Winter Carnival sponsor; Nathan E. Ruonavaara, North Central Airlines station manager; Capt. Dan Pruss; Miss Jan Benest, stewardess; First Officer Dix Anderson, and Agent Fred Lassila. The snowball fight in Texas is scheduled for late this afternoon. [Boxes of "Frigid Fairy Tales" snowballs are loaded on the plane.]

Scanned: February 5, 2009


Tech Wives

Manners and Customs, Recreation, Sports, Winter Sports, Skating, Manners and Customs, Festivals, Persons Tech wives who will take part in the Winter Carnival Ice Show. One of the numbers they will present is a hula dance. Left to right: Betty Purdy, Ann Zeckzer, Narda Decker, Phyllis Warnock, Cheryl Wiard and Sally Kandarian.[The women wearing their skates pose in formation.]

Scanned: August 16, 2007


MTU - Students - Forester's Ball

Persons, Manners and Customs, Festivals, Foresters Ball [Foresters Ball, 1949, at the Dee Stadium ballroom. (Michigan Tech Centennial Page 202)]

Scanned: April 2, 2009


MTU - Winter Carnival

Seasons, Winter, Manners and Customs, Festivals, Persons [Michigan Tech Winter Carnival Queen candidates posing with a horse drawn sleigh. (Michigan Tech Centennial Page 237)]

Scanned: May 12, 2009


MTU - Winter Carnival

Seasons, Winter, Manners and Customs, Festivals, Persons [Michigan Tech students unloading an airplane with Winter Carnival supplies. (Michigan Tech Centennial Page 237)]

Scanned: May 12, 2009


MTU - Winter Carnival

Seasons, Winter, Manners and Customs, Festivals, Persons [Michigan Tech students posing for a quick photo while building snow statues for Winter Carnival. (Michigan Tech Centennial Page 237)]

Scanned: May 12, 2009