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West Hancock

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Water, Lakes, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Hospitals [Aerial view of West Hancock showing two hospitals, old streetcar power station and many houses. Photograph also shows part of Portage Lake and the south side with the Houghton Canal road. Wing spar of airplane also visible at upper right.]

Scanned: July 18, 2007


Cities and Towns - Mohawk

Buildings, Church Buildings, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Bank Buildings, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns Bank, Mohawk, Michigan [A dirt road runs through the town. Two church buildings are to the right of the photo and a building on the left shows several people loitering on the stairs.]

Scanned: September 25, 2007


Buildings - Hotels & Taverns

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Human Settlements, Houghton Mich. 1876 - Old Douglass House [Image of the original Douglass House building with long sets of stairs and a fence on each side of the stairs leading to the entrance.]

Scanned: February 11, 2008


Buildings - Stores

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Human Settlements, Charlie Brown's store, Mass City. [A building with a slanted roof displays an awning with the words "C. H. Brown Confectionery"]

Scanned: February 15, 2008


Buildings - Stores

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Human Settlements, Persons Stores - Mass City, Michigan (left to right) Crazy Henry, Frank Uotila, Herman Aho, ?) [Four men stand in front of the store. Two of them wear aprons.]

Scanned: February 15, 2008


Buildings - Stores - Hancock

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Persons, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns Mitchell Furniture Store - Peter Halman - left,: John N. Mitchell - right, owner. [Two men stand on the wooden sidewalk in front of the building. Others look out of the open windows on the second level.]

Scanned: February 20, 2008


Cities & Towns - Houghton - Street Scenes

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Transportation, Automotive, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns [A busy Shelden Avenue highlights this image. Roy's Pharmacy, Houghton National Bank with a sign advertising a "Polka Party", the Gil Mar Gift Shoppe and Wilcox Studio. The Lode Theatre is playing "Bronco Billy" with Clint Eastwood. Lots of traffic both auto and pedestrian.]

Scanned: March 28, 2008


Cities & Towns - Houghton - Street Scenes

Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Transportation, Automotive, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns [Downtown businesses are featured in this photo. The Cameo Beauty Salon, Rays TV, Webers Sporting Goods and the Best Western Hotel.]

Scanned: March 28, 2008


Cities & Towns - Rockland

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Persons Fredrikson's store Rockland, MI. [Men hang out at the street corner by the store. A sign on the building "Fredrikson Estate - Groceries, Dry Goods & Shoes"]

Scanned: April 21, 2008


Fifth Street, Calumet

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Fifth St., Calumet, Michigan in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. [Some businesses shown are Waarala Walgreen Agency Drugs and an I.O.O.E. hall.]

Scanned: November 1, 2010