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View of a portion of Metropolitan
TitleView of a portion of Metropolitan's business district in Felch Township
Date1902
SubjectRailroad stations
DescriptionPhotograph, taken in 1902, of a portion of Metropolitan's business district. Businesses (right to le...
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Pioneer School, the first constructed in Breitung Township
TitlePioneer School, the first constructed in Breitung Township
Dateca. 1900
SubjectSchool buildings
DescriptionPhotograph of Breitung Township's first school, said to have been built in 1877 by John Lane Buell, ...
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Interior view of the Hoose & Eaton Meat Market
TitleInterior view of the Hoose & Eaton Meat Market
Dateca. 1900
SubjectButchers
DescriptionPhotograph of the Hoose & Eaton Meat Market located at 203 South Stephenson Avenue. Thanksgiving tur...
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Interior view of Sam Khoury
TitleInterior view of Sam Khoury's East Ludington Street store
Dateca. 1900
SubjectSoda fountains
DescriptionPhotograph of Sam (left) and Abe Khoury behind the soda fountain either at Sam's East Ludington Stre...
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View of the area in Norway known as Old Town
TitleView of the area in Norway known as Old Town
Date1908
SubjectCities and towns -- Michigan -- Upper Peninsula
DescriptionPhotograph taken in 1908, of Main Street (now Hillcrest Drive) looking north. ""Main St. Norway, Mi...
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Vulcan Hotel : first hotel on the Menominee Range
TitleVulcan Hotel : first hotel on the Menominee Range
Date1880
SubjectHotels
DescriptionPhotograph of the Vulcan Hotel - the first hotel on the Menominee Range, opened in 1878. The hotel w...
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View of the east side of Quinnesec Avenue looking north
TitleView of the east side of Quinnesec Avenue looking north
Dateca. 1880
SubjectCities and towns -- Michigan -- Upper Peninsula
DescriptionPhotograph of the east side of Quinnesec Avenue looking north in the village of Quinnesec. This is ...
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C Ludington Shaft of Chapin Mine
TitleC Ludington Shaft of Chapin Mine
Date1912
SubjectMines and mineral resources
DescriptionPhotograph of the C. Ludington Shaft, facing east, shows the shaft housing which rose 114 feet above...
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William A. Holmes & Son logging crew after loading a railway car
TitleWilliam A. Holmes & Son logging crew after loading a railway car
Dateca. 1880
SubjectLogging
DescriptionPhotograph of a William A. Homes & Son logging crew taken somewhere east of the Michigamme River. Wi...
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John Rule driving the sprinkling wagon over the streets of Iron Mountain
TitleJohn Rule driving the sprinkling wagon over the streets of Iron Mountain
Dateca. 1900
SubjectRoads -- Dust control
DescriptionPhotograph of John Rule driving the sprinkling wagon over the streets of Iron Mountain in an attempt...
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Menominee River Brewing Co.
TitleMenominee River Brewing Co.
Dateca. 1914
SubjectBreweries
DescriptionPostcard view of the Menominee River Brewing Company beer wagon in front of Louis Cristanelli's salo...
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Penn Hospital, located at 620 Norway Street, Norway, Michigan
TitlePenn Hospital, located at 620 Norway Street, Norway, Michigan
Dateca. 1900
SubjectHospitals
DescriptionPhotograph of the former Husson House, a three-story hotel that was received as part of a settlement...
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Iron Mountain
TitleIron Mountain's Ardis Furnace, an experimental furnace used to process low-grade iron ore
Dateca. 1900
SubjectFurnaces
DescriptionPhotograph of the Ardis Furnace, named after the daughter of the inventor, John Tyler Jones. This wa...
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Iron Mountain
TitleIron Mountain's Hose Company No. 2 Fire Station
Dateca. 1910
SubjectFire stations
DescriptionPhotograph of Iron Mountain's Hose Company No. 2 Fire Station, a frame structure located at 709 Vulc...
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Camp 4 of the Michigan State Telephone Company, located on the Brule River in northeastern Wisconsin
TitleCamp 4 of the Michigan State Telephone Company, located on the Brule River in northeastern Wisconsin
Date1908
SubjectTelephone companies -- Employees
DescriptionPhotograph of the Michigan State Telephone Company, located on the Brule River in northeastern Wisco...
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Bunk House behind the hotel in Sagola
TitleBunk House behind the hotel in Sagola
Dateca. 1900
SubjectHotels
DescriptionTurn-of-the-century photograph of the bunk house behind the hotel in Sagola. The name of the man at ...
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Field hand driving a team through a Morgan Lumber and Cedar Company wheat field
TitleField hand driving a team through a Morgan Lumber and Cedar Company wheat field
Dateca. 1900
SubjectFarm equipment
DescriptionPhotograph of an unidentified fieldhand driving a team pulling a grain binder, through a Morgan Lumb...
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Sagola Clubhouse Sagola, Michigan
TitleSagola Clubhouse Sagola, Michigan
Dateca. 1920
SubjectBars (Drinking establishments)
DescriptionPhotograph of the Sagola Clubhouse built by the Northern Sawmill Company. The clubhouse was erected ...
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View of Channing
TitleView of Channing's railroad yards
Date1909
SubjectRailroads -- Yards
DescriptionPhotograph of Channing's railroad yards shows the round house, center, and other railroad buildings....
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View of the second Sagola Lumber Company sawmill
TitleView of the second Sagola Lumber Company sawmill
Dateca. 1911
SubjectSawmills
DescriptionPhotograph of the second Sagola Lumber Company sawmill which began operating March 28, 1911. It repl...
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Sprinkler sled at the Jauquet brothers
TitleSprinkler sled at the Jauquet brothers' logging camp
Dateca. 1900
SubjectSleighs
DescriptionPhotograph of a sprinkler sled at the Jauquet brothers' logging camp, which was used to make ice roa...
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Crew at the Jauquet brothers
TitleCrew at the Jauquet brothers' logging camp
Date1905
SubjectLumber camps
DescriptionPhotograph of the crew at the Jauquet brothers' logging camp posing in front of the bunkhouse. The l...
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Macaber Hall, Hardwood, Michigan
TitleMacaber Hall, Hardwood, Michigan
Dateca. 1900
SubjectDwellings
DescriptionPhotograph of Hardwood's Macaber Hall, pictured in the background, was located next to the P.J. Ande...
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Adolph & Anna Anderson home, Iron Mountain
TitleAdolph & Anna Anderson home, Iron Mountain
Dateca. 1900
SubjectPianos
DescriptionPhotograph of Viola and Mildred Anderson practicing the piano in the home of their parents Adolph an...
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Foster City residents returning from Norway Lake
TitleFoster City residents returning from Norway Lake
Dateca. 1901
SubjectSawmills
DescriptionPhotograph of Foster City residents returning from a picnic at Norway Lake. The cone-shaped sawdust ...
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