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Morgan Cedar and Lumber Company
TitleMorgan Cedar and Lumber Company's new barn
Date1913
SubjectBarns
DescriptionPhotograph of the Morgan Cedar and Lumber Company's new cow barn in Foster City. A barn warming dan...
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John Harsch, Loretto. July 21st., 1908. The Bunch that Turned the Tide
TitleJohn Harsch, Loretto. July 21st., 1908. The Bunch that Turned the Tide
Date1908
SubjectLocomotives
DescriptionPhotograph of guests of contractor John Harsch, brought to Loretto to watch as the Sturgeon River wa...
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First Nat. Bank, Norway Mich.; Hoover Photo
TitleFirst Nat. Bank, Norway Mich.; Hoover Photo
Date1900
SubjectBanks and banking
DescriptionPhotograph of Norway's First National Bank which was erected at 400 South Nelson Street - now Main S...
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East B Street, during Automobile Race, Iron Mountain, Mich.
TitleEast B Street, during Automobile Race, Iron Mountain, Mich.
Date1900
SubjectCities and towns -- Michigan -- Upper Peninsula
DescriptionPostcard view of the crowd gathered for an automobile race on East B Street. Buildings visible on th...
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John Tyler and Rachel (Milligan) Jones
TitleJohn Tyler and Rachel (Milligan) Jones
Date1906
SubjectConservatories
DescriptionPhotograph of John and Rachel (Milligan) Jones posing in the conservatory of their home bordering La...
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Wedding party at the Bethany Episcopal Church in Vulcan
TitleWedding party at the Bethany Episcopal Church in Vulcan
Date1906
SubjectWeddings
DescriptionPhotograph of the wedding party and guests outside Vulcan's first Bethany Episcopal Church. Pictured...
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Norway High School
TitleNorway High School
Date1906
SubjectSchool buildings
DescriptionPhotograph of Norway's new $40,000 high school in 1906. This school was totally destroyed by fire o...
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Chapin Mine
TitleChapin Mine
Date1883
SubjectMines and mineral resources
DescriptionPhotograph of the Hamilton Mine shaft under construction in 1883 when the shaft house and tramway we...
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Early view of Iron Mountain facing west toward Pine Mountain
TitleEarly view of Iron Mountain facing west toward Pine Mountain
Date1880
SubjectMines and mineral resources
DescriptionPhotograph of early Iron Mountain taken near the Ludington Mine looking down to what is now the eas...
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James J. Hagerman home
TitleJames J. Hagerman home
Dateca. 1880
SubjectDwellings
DescriptionJames Hagerman, president of the Menominee Mining Company, occupied the west wing or the house when ...
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G. and D. Kloeckner & Co. general store
TitleG. and D. Kloeckner & Co. general store
Date1900
SubjectGeneral stores
DescriptionThe Menominee Mining Company closed its Iron Mountain Chapin Company Store in March of 1886. Gabriel...
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Indiana Mine, located northwest of Lake Fumee
TitleIndiana Mine, located northwest of Lake Fumee
Date1885
SubjectMines and mineral resources
DescriptionPhotograph of the Indiana Mine, located northwest of Lake Fumee, opened in 1882 and shipped its last...
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View of the Norway Mine
TitleView of the Norway Mine
Date1886
SubjectMines and mineral resources
DescriptionPhotograph taken in 1886, this view, looking east shows part of the Norway Mine. The Norway Mine was...
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Iron Mountain band in front of Rundle Bros. Hardware & Seibert
TitleIron Mountain band in front of Rundle Bros. Hardware & Seibert's Drug Store
Dateca. 1885
SubjectDrugstores
DescriptionPhotograph of an early Iron Mountain band posing in front of Rundle Bros. Hardware and Seibert's Dru...
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Pewabic Mine, Iron Mountain
TitlePewabic Mine, Iron Mountain
Date1887
SubjectMines and mineral resources
DescriptionPhotograph of Iron Mountain's Pewabic Mine, located east of Millie Hill on Pewabic Hill, opened in 1...
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Swedish Mission Church, Iron Mountain
TitleSwedish Mission Church, Iron Mountain
Dateca. 1900
SubjectChurch buildings
DescriptionPhotograph of Iron Mountain's Swedish Free Missionary Church, better known as the Swedish Mission Ch...
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Street scene Iron Mountain
TitleStreet scene Iron Mountain
Date1929
SubjectCities and towns -- Michigan -- Upper Peninsula
DescriptionPhotograph of ground being broken for the construction of the Commercial Bank on the west side of th...
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P. Patient Hotel
TitleP. Patient Hotel
Dateca. 1900
SubjectHotels
DescriptionPhotograph of the Peter Patient hotel and saloon located on West Hughitt Street and Carpenter Avenue...
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Railroad gang
TitleRailroad gang
Dateca. 1900
SubjectRailroads -- Employees
DescriptionExtremely early and unidentified photograph may record a crew from the railroad gang which cut, grad...
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R.L. Hammond, Dickinson Co. prosecuting attorney and Iron Mountain druggist George F. Seibert
TitleR.L. Hammond, Dickinson Co. prosecuting attorney and Iron Mountain druggist George F. Seibert
Date1900
SubjectHunters
DescriptionPhotograph of Dickinson Co. prosecuting attorney R.L. Hammond and George F. Siebert, Iron Mountain d...
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Vulcan Dancing Club
TitleVulcan Dancing Club
Dateca. 1900
SubjectSocial groups
DescriptionPhotograph of the members of the Vulcan Dancing Club, taken in the mid-1890's. Those seated in the f...
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Extension of the Wisconsin Michigan Railway from Norway to Quinnesec
TitleExtension of the Wisconsin Michigan Railway from Norway to Quinnesec
Dateca. 1903
SubjectRailroads -- Employees
DescriptionPhotograph of a crew employed by John Marsch to extend the Wisconsin & Michigan Railway from Faithor...
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Porter House Hotel
TitlePorter House Hotel
Dateca. 1900
SubjectHotels
DescriptionPhotograph of the Porter House Hotel; construction began in April, 1902, to accommodate fisherman an...
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Hulst High School, Fulton School and Lowell School
TitleHulst High School, Fulton School and Lowell School
Dateca. 1905
SubjectSchool buildings
DescriptionPhotograph of the Hulst High School and the two annexes near it, built in the early 1900's. The Ful...
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Men who survived mine collapse
TitleMen who survived mine collapse
Dateca. 1900
SubjectMiners
DescriptionPhotograph of eleven of the twelve men who were entombed while working on the fourth level of the P...
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