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Railroad Scene

Railroads, Cars, Water, Lakes, Railroad Scene [A photo of a steam locomotive pulling a passenger train near a lake. The photo was cropped into an oval shape. The photo is the same as Nara 42-246.]

Scanned: April 7, 2006


Railroad Scene

Railroads, Cars, Water, Lakes, Railroad Scene [A photo of a steam locomotive pulling a passenger train near a lake. The photo is the same as Nara 42-245.]

Scanned: April 7, 2006


Sailboat

Ships, Sailing Ships, Sailboats, Water, Lakes, Sailboat [A photo of a small, two-masted sailboat on a lake.]

Scanned: April 7, 2006


Man, woman and child on boat

Manners and Customs, Recreation, Water, Lakes, Man, woman and child on boat [A very blurry photo of three people in a rowboat on a lake.]

Scanned: April 11, 2006


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


Spitzbergen Locations

Water, Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Manufacturing Process [A look at mining operations from the bay side. A tram car loaded with coal travels the rail. Ice floes float in the water.

Scanned: July 31, 2007


Aerial Views of MTU Campus

Education, Postsecondary Education, Education, Higher, Buildings, Water, Lakes Campus aerial view. [Early view of campus showing a underdeveloped Hancock side.]

Scanned: July 31, 2007


Aerial Views of MTU Campus

Education, Postsecondary Education, Education, Higher, Buildings, Water, Lakes Airplane view of Michigan Tech (MCM at that time) taken in 1923. [View of campus and Portage Lake area.]

Scanned: July 31, 2007


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


Biography - Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hennes

Persons, Water, Rivers, Waterfalls, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress Picture taken at Niagra Falls, New York. Mr. Joseph Hennes, Mrs. Elizabeth Hennes, Louis Hennes, Olive J. Hennes. They went to Buffalo, N.Y. to bring the tug - Annie R. Hennes to Houghton, Michigan. [The family sits on a park bench with the falls in the background.]

Scanned: December 17, 2007