Houghton Across Portage Lake

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Title: Houghton Across Portage Lake
Photographer: J. T. Reeder
Subject Headings: Human Settlements - Cities and Towns, Water - Lakes, Buildings
Condition: Good
Description: M.C.M. park creek bleow old dam church and school at Phoenix Mine, Quincy Smelter and Mine from Hill (Houghton Across Portage Lake). [View of the smelter taken from across the lake. The back end of the Dee building is visible along with several homes and a church.]
Source of Description: Reeder Negative Database [Cataloger]
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Donor: Harry Reeder
Date of Photo: undated
Medium: still image
Color: black and white
Size: 9.7 cm x 13.1 cm
Polarity: Negative
Image No: MS042-044-999-U-15A
Collection Name: Reeder Photograph Collection
Terms of Use: Rights to reproduce and distribute this image may be restricted. Contact the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections for further information.
User Comments:
• any idea around what dates these pics were taken on? ball park date?
10/26/2010 12:57:45 PM by Anonymous
• That looks like the current No. 2 shaft, so post-1908 at least.
3/28/2011 2:37:59 PM by Anonymous