View of Houghton from Ruppe Dock

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Title: View of Houghton from Ruppe Dock
Photographer: Adolph Isler
Subject Headings: Human Settlements - Cities and Towns, Water - Lakes, Ships
Condition: Good
Description: Houghton from Ruppes Dock Hancock. [A photo of Houghton taken from the Ruppe dock in Hancock. The Ruppe dock, the bridge over the Portage, Houghton and the steamer A. Neff are visible. The words "Photo by Isler 279, Houghton from Ruppes Dock", and the date 1876 are embedded in the negative. A portion of the negative is missing in the upper right-hand corner.]
Source of Description: Negative notebook database [cataloger]
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Donor: J. Harry Reeder
Date of Photo: 1876
Medium: still image
Color: black and white
Size: 16.4 cm x 21.4 cm
Polarity: Negative
Image No: MS042-040-T-168
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:
• The Copper Country (Calumet in particular) was home to one of the first settlements in the United States for Slovene immigrants. Historians claim that Jozef Vertin and Peter Ruppe were two of the region's first Slovene settlers. Ruppe was elected the first mayor of the Village of Red Jacket (now Calumet) and operated a general merchandise business which included this dock and warehouse facility on the Hancock waterfront.Learn more about Slovenes in the Copper Country by visiting the Interior Ellis Island web site.
12/9/2005 4:41:57 PM by Erik Nordberg, MTU Archivist
• Image #MS042-042-T-448 is a near copy of this negative, but includes the missing corner. They are not exact copies, however, as the other image includes more content around the edges.
12/9/2005 4:43:07 PM by Erik Nordberg, MTU Archivist
• Found an intact version of this photo. It has been added to this record as: ACC-03-158D-6-1-04-01-04 [June 10, 1009]
6/10/2009 11:06:13 AM by Christine Holland, Archives