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Motorcyclists in Loretto, Michigan
TitleMotorcyclists in Loretto, Michigan
Dateca. 1915
SubjectMotorcycles
DescriptionPostcard view of seven motorcyclists riding six vintage motorcycles. The machine at the far left was...
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Felch Flyer
TitleFelch Flyer
Date1910
SubjectLocomotives
DescriptionPostcard view of ""The Felch Flyer"", also called ""The Lightning Express"", crossing the railroad b...
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Morgan Lumber and Cedar Company sawmill
TitleMorgan Lumber and Cedar Company sawmill
Dateca. 1910
SubjectLumber camps
DescriptionPostcard view of Foster City is taken from across the millpond, giving an overall view of the Morgan...
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Metropolitan band
TitleMetropolitan band
Dateca. 1910
SubjectBands
DescriptionPhotograph of the members of the Metropolitan band, posing in about 1910. Included are, standing lef...
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Homestead of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Johnson, located near Foster City
TitleHomestead of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Johnson, located near Foster City
Dateca. 1910
SubjectDwellings
DescriptionPhotograph of old and new modes of transportation in front of the homestead of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Joh...
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Railroad scene near Quinnesec, Mich.
TitleRailroad scene near Quinnesec, Mich.
Dateca. 1911
SubjectLocomotives
DescriptionPostcard view of a Wisconsin & Michigan Railway engine, coal tender and two passenger cars traveling...
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General view of new public school buildings. Norway, Mich.
TitleGeneral view of new public school buildings. Norway, Mich.
Dateca. 1913
SubjectSchool buildings
DescriptionPostcard view of the new Norway High School building which replaced the one which burned in 1912, w...
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Norway High School students performing an operetta
TitleNorway High School students performing an operetta
Date1913
SubjectActors
DescriptionPhotograph of Norway High School students performing the operetta ""The Captain of Plymouth"" at the...
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Fugere Brothers store
TitleFugere Brothers store
Dateca. 1913
SubjectShoe stores
DescriptionPhotograph of the Fugere Bros. store, which featured high-grade shoes and men's clothing. This photo...
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Meat market of the Morgan Lumber and Cedar Company in Foster City
TitleMeat market of the Morgan Lumber and Cedar Company in Foster City
Date1900
SubjectButchers
DescriptionPhotograph of Joe Kelly, butcher at the Morgan Lumber and Cedar Company's meat market in Foster City...
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View of Fourth Street in Chapin Location
TitleView of Fourth Street in Chapin Location
Date1912
SubjectDwellings
DescriptionPhotograph looking west from the intersection with Vulcan Street, this view of Fourth Street was tak...
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Menominee River Brewing Co. beer wagon
TitleMenominee River Brewing Co. beer wagon
Dateca. 1914
SubjectBreweries
DescriptionPostcard view of the Menominee River Brewing Co. wagon in front of Louis Cristanelli's saloon at 100...
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Iron Mountain
TitleIron Mountain's clown baseball team
Date1909
SubjectBaseball teams
DescriptionPhotograph of prominent Iron Mountain business and professional men who comprised the clown baseball...
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People
TitlePeople's Store and Norway Candy Kitchen
Dateca. 1909
SubjectCities and towns -- Michigan -- Upper Peninsula
DescriptionPostcard view of Norway's Masonic block which was located at the southwest corner of South Nelson St...
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Iron Mountain
TitleIron Mountain's Central House
Date1892
SubjectHotels
DescriptionPhotograph of Iron Mountain's Central House, located at 106 East ""B"" Street, was owned by Joseph W...
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Ramsdell hardware store in Norway
TitleRamsdell hardware store in Norway
Date1905
SubjectHardware stores
DescriptionPhotograph of the Wilmer M. Ramsdell hardware store shows Ramsdell, left, an unidentified customer, ...
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Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church in Metropolitan
TitleSwedish Evangelical Lutheran Church in Metropolitan
Date1909
SubjectChurch buildings
DescriptionPhotograph of the Rev. K.M. Holmberg posing in the sanctuary of the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Chu...
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C.F. Wahlberg
TitleC.F. Wahlberg's tailor shop, Iron Mountain
Dateca. 1906
SubjectTailors
DescriptionPhotograph of C.F. Wahlberg's tailor shop located at 203 East Ludington Street. Posing, from left to...
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East Vulcan Mine
TitleEast Vulcan Mine
Date1886
SubjectMines and mineral resources
DescriptionPhotograph, looking northeast, shows the East Vulcan Mine. A shaft house appears above the tramways ...
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Co-operativa Italiana store horse, wagon and driver
TitleCo-operativa Italiana store horse, wagon and driver
Dateca. 1903
SubjectSocial groups
DescriptionPhotograph of the unidentified driver of the Co-operativa Italiana store wagon. The store was an out...
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Iron Mountain
TitleIron Mountain's Merchants and Miners Band
Date1905
SubjectBands
DescriptionPhotograph of Iron Mountain's Merchants and Miners Band, taken July 4, 1905. Pictured from left to r...
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City Bottling Works, Iron Mountain
TitleCity Bottling Works, Iron Mountain
Date1900
SubjectBottling
DescriptionPhotograph of the City Bottling Works, located at 224 East ""A"" Street. Note the primitive bottling...
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Quinnesec
TitleQuinnesec's Garfield School
Date1900
SubjectSchool buildings
DescriptionPhotograph of Quinnesec's Garfield School, which formally opened December 23, 1897, replacing the Pi...
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View of a portion of Iron Mountain
TitleView of a portion of Iron Mountain's West Side
Date1900
SubjectCities and towns -- Michigan -- Upper Peninsula
DescriptionPhotograph facing southwest overlooking a portion of Iron Mountain's West Side. At the left the roo...
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Gold Hill Farm near Vulcan
TitleGold Hill Farm near Vulcan
Date1900
SubjectBarns
DescriptionPhotograph of Mrs. Lewis Whitehead and her son, Lewis G. Whitehead, at Lewis Young Whitehead's Gold ...
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