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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 |
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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 |
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Shelden Street - Houghton |
Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Transportation, Automotive, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail |
Downtown Houghton reflects the busy activity of a city engaged in doing things. This former mining center is an educational center, a cultural force and an embarkation point for Isle Royale National Park. [This image shows one way downtown traffic. Two young ladies sit in a window in one of the apartments above a Professional Photographer business [Jerry Demott?]. WGN Cable Television; Roy's Pharmacy and Houghton National Bank.] Scanned: November 5, 2010 |
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Buildings - Stores - Atlantic Mine |
Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Transportation, Roads |
Atlantic Meat Market [Relates to MTU Neg. 00354 showing the market from a different angle.] Scanned: August 11, 2006 |
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Hancock |
Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Transportation, Roads |
Block in Hancock - Corner of Reservation (on L in photo) and Quincy (on R in photo). [Photo of the Holland Cardell & Co. Hardware and Mining Supplies store. The Traders Insurance Company of Chicago is in the same building. There is also a sign for the Sturgeon River Lumber Company. Streets are dirt covered.] Scanned: September 5, 2006 |
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Cities & Towns - Calumet - Street Scenes |
Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Transportation, Automotive |
V. Coppo Block, Calumet, Mich. [Image of the sandstone Coppo building. Copper World store and the Daily Mining Gazette are located on the street level.] Scanned: March 11, 2008 |
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Cities & Towns - Calumet - Street Scenes |
Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Transportation, Automotive |
Quello Block, Calumet, MI [Some of the original detail of the building built in 1900 is still intact.] Scanned: March 11, 2008 |
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Cities and Towns - Hancock |
Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Transportation, Roads, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns |
Main Street Hancock - little building in middle of street stood in front of where the Scott Hotel is now, Mar. 1918; afterwards Carroll Bros. foundry office? Looking east, large building at the end is the fire hall? [A muddy main street is pictured. Several businesses line both sides of the street. Tops of buildings show interesting architectural detail.] Scanned: April 3, 2008 |
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Cities and Towns - Hancock |
Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Transportation, Roads, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns |
Quincy Street - Hancock [Good photo of a busy downtown Hancock in the early days. Businesses line both sides of the dirt road. A sandwich board on the sidewalk advertises the City Restaurant. A boy pouts on the other side of the street.] Scanned: April 4, 2008 |
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Parades |
Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Transportation, Automotive, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns |
Returned soldiers parade - decorations (decorated street scene). [Several businesses are pictured in this photo of what appears to be downtown Houghton. The Hotel Dee, Haas & Co., A chop suey restaurant, a billiard hall and a Western Union office. The shops are decorated with flags. Vintage automobiles line both sides of the street.] Scanned: August 6, 2007 |