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Sidaw rail junction way back in 1888
TitleSidaw rail junction way back in 1888
Date1951-03-22
SubjectRailroads
DescriptionA lot of ineresting railway happenings could mark their anniversaries in and about the year 1952. S...
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Town called Bond
TitleTown called Bond
Date1888-01-21
SubjectRailroads
DescriptionA town named Bond has been laid out where the DSS&A crosses the middle branch of the Ontonagon at th...
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Poor
TitlePoor's railroad map of Michigan-WI
Date1905-03-02
SubjectRailroads
DescriptionPoors Railroad Map of Michigan-Wisconsin 1888.
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Commencing in 1888 DSS&A
TitleCommencing in 1888 DSS&A
Date1905-03-02
SubjectRailroads
DescriptionCommencing in 1883 the DSS&A Railroad made one rate on shipments from all mines in the Negaunee-Ishp...
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Traffic over DSS&A
TitleTraffic over DSS&A
Date1888-05-10
SubjectRailroads
DescriptionTraffic over the DSS&A is becoming greater every day.
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Run Into The Soo
TitleRun Into The Soo
Date1888-06-16
SubjectRailroads
DescriptionFirst passenger train over the CPR, consisting of an engine, baggage car and two passenger coaches a...
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Duluth, Mn., July 14 - There has been no official announcement
TitleDuluth, Mn., July 14 - There has been no official announcement
Date1888-07-15
SubjectRailroads
DescriptionJuly 14 there has been no offical announcement of the transfer of the DSS&A to the CPR, but there ca...
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It pleases
TitleIt pleases 'em at Marquette
Date1888-07-15
SubjectRailroads
DescriptionThe purchase of the DSS&A by the CPR gives great satisfaction here, as it makes this the middle divi...
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Editorial
TitleEditorial
Date1888-07-16
SubjectRailroads
DescriptionFrom information that comes to us from the East, we are compelled to believe that the CPR has secure...
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Through the homestead country (2 pages)
TitleThrough the homestead country (2 pages)
Date1889-01-26
SubjectRailroads
DescriptionAt the present time there are a large number of homesteaders on the MH&O and Brule River Indeminity ...
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Claim no. 16
TitleClaim no. 16
Date1889-02-20
SubjectRailroads
DescriptionMontreal River Lumber Company for $1,518.48 for 379,670 feet of timber cut by Brown, Howard and comp...
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Ontonagon
TitleOntonagon's Hope
Date1889-09-14
SubjectRailroads
DescriptionOntonagon will soon be given direct rail communiation with the outer world. The Milwaukee & Norther...
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Deed to MH&O RR. to Samuel
TitleDeed to MH&O RR. to Samuel
Date1890-07-17
SubjectMarquette, Houghton, and Ontonagon Railroad Company
DescriptionDeed: MH&O Railroad to Samuel Thomas and John W. Sterling.
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Stairway has been built
TitleStairway has been built
Date1891-01-20
SubjectRailroads
DescriptionStairway has been built from the Front street bridge to the front room in the basement of the additi...
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Bloomfield Blossoms: p. 38-39
TitleBloomfield Blossoms: p. 38-39
Date1976
SubjectBloomfield Township (Mich.) -- History
DescriptionTHIS AREA WAS ONCE A WILDERNESS The carefully landscaped well-tended lawns and solidly built houses ...
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Bloomfield Blossoms: p. 40-41
TitleBloomfield Blossoms: p. 40-41
Date1976
SubjectBloomfield Township (Mich.) -- History
DescriptionTWO FRIENDS SET OUT TO FIND THE LAST REACHES OF CIVILIZATION Tocqueville and Beaumont, with their gr...
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1938 Packard touring limousine in reception parade for King George VI & Queen Elizabeth
Title1938 Packard touring limousine in reception parade for King George VI & Queen Elizabeth
Date1939
SubjectPackard automobile--History
Description8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1938 Packard seven-eights right side view, tak...
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1939 Packard touring limousine at reception parade for King George VI & Queen Elizabeth
Title1939 Packard touring limousine at reception parade for King George VI & Queen Elizabeth
Date1939
SubjectPackard automobile--History
Description8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1939 Packard seven-eights right side view. Ins...
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City of Cleveland with Glidden Tour participants, 1909 Glidden Tour, Detroit, Mich.
TitleCity of Cleveland with Glidden Tour participants, 1909 Glidden Tour, Detroit, Mich.
Date1909-07
SubjectGlidden Tour (1909 : Detroit, Mich.)
Description4.5x6.75 black and white photograph of City of Cleveland, U.S. flag at bow, smaller boat to left, on...
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City of Cleveland with Glidden Tour participants, 1909 Glidden Tour, Detroit, Mich.
TitleCity of Cleveland with Glidden Tour participants, 1909 Glidden Tour, Detroit, Mich.
Date1909-07
SubjectGlidden Tour (1909 : Detroit, Mich.)
Description4.5x6.75 black and white photograph of City of Cleveland, U.S. flag at bow, on Detroit River. The bo...
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City of Cleveland with Glidden Tour participants, 1909 Glidden Tour, Detroit, Mich.
TitleCity of Cleveland with Glidden Tour participants, 1909 Glidden Tour, Detroit, Mich.
Date1909-07
SubjectGlidden Tour (1909 : Detroit, Mich.)
Description4.5x6.75 black and white photograph of three steam boats on Detroit River, one is the City of Clevel...
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Steam boats on Detroit River, 1909, Detroit, Mich.
TitleSteam boats on Detroit River, 1909, Detroit, Mich.
Date1909-07
SubjectGlidden Tour (1909 : Detroit, Mich.)
Description4.5x6.75 black and white photograph of a steam boats, 1909, Detroit, Mich. Taken during the excursio...
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Thomas car passing through Zumbrota, Minn., at the 1909 Glidden Tour
TitleThomas car passing through Zumbrota, Minn., at the 1909 Glidden Tour
Date1909-07
SubjectGlidden Tour (1909 : Detroit, Mich.)
Description4.5x6.5 black and white photograph of Thomas car #11 driven by Gus G. Buse and three passengers, on ...
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Chalmers car in Zumbrota, Minn., at the 1909 Glidden Tour
TitleChalmers car in Zumbrota, Minn., at the 1909 Glidden Tour
Date1909-07
SubjectGlidden Tour (1909 : Detroit, Mich.)
Description4.5x6.5 black and white photograph of Chalmers car #105 driven by J. Machesky and one passenger, dri...
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Scene of bank robbery by the Younger brothers, at the 1909 Glidden Tour
TitleScene of bank robbery by the Younger brothers, at the 1909 Glidden Tour
Date1909-07
SubjectGlidden Tour (1909 : Detroit, Mich.)
Description4.25x6.75 black and white photograph of Scriver Building, scene of 1876 bank robbery by the Younger ...
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