Cities & Towns - Hancock and Houghton

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Title: Cities & Towns - Hancock and Houghton
Photographer: Jos. Pinton Ny
Subject Headings: Human Settlements - Cities and Towns, Water - Lakes,
Condition: Poor
Description: Hancock & Houghton [Notation on back of photograph states "from J. T. Reeder, January 14, 1919]
Source of Description: Back of photo [cataloger]
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Donor: Keweenaw Historical Society
Date of Photo: About 1870
Medium: still image
Color: black and white
Size: 32 cm x 18.5 cm
Polarity: Positive
Image No: MS043-014-007-220
Collection Name: Keweenaw Historical Society 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:
• This photo was taken immediately after the April 11, 1869 fire. The back of the Franklin Street School is in the foreground. The small building on the far right housed the main ore dump at the end of Quincy's tramway. It fed directly to the stamp mill, just to the left of it. Houghton is seen in the distance across Portage Lake. Joseph Pinten is credited as the photographer. He operated J. Pinten & Bro., a hardware store and photography studio, on Tezcuco Street beginning around 1875.
8/6/2014 10:10:28 AM by John Haeussler