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Early view of Iron Mountain miners with shaft house in background
TitleEarly view of Iron Mountain miners with shaft house in background
Dateca. 1880
SubjectMines and mineral resources
DescriptionPhotograph of miners, circa 1880, with the camera facing west toward Pine Mountain. The company stor...
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Northeast view of the East Vulcan Mine
TitleNortheast view of the East Vulcan Mine
Date1886
SubjectMines and mineral resources
DescriptionPhotograph looking northeast, of the Vulcan Mine, located on the E1/2 of the NE1/4 of Section 9, T3...
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Andrew Rian family in front of the Rian Hotel in Metropolitan (now Felch)
TitleAndrew Rian family in front of the Rian Hotel in Metropolitan (now Felch)
Date1900
SubjectHotels
DescriptionPhotograph of the Andrew Rian family posing in front of the Rian Hotel in Metropolitan (now Felch). ...
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Iron Mountain Police force
TitleIron Mountain Police force
Date1895
SubjectPolice
DescriptionIn 1895 Iron Mountain's police force included, from left to right, Sam Costa, Abe King, Police Chief...
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Von Platen-Fox Sawmill in Iron Mountain
TitleVon Platen-Fox Sawmill in Iron Mountain
Dateca. 1910
SubjectSawmills
DescriptionPhotograph of the 52 by 150 foot, two-story Von Platen-Fox sawmill in Iron Mountain.
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Documented use of oxen in logging operations in Dickinson County
TitleDocumented use of oxen in logging operations in Dickinson County
Dateca. 1910
SubjectOxen
DescriptionThis photograph, taken at Michael Kenny farm at Hylas, Breen Township, documents the use of oxen in ...
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Eskil Photography Studio in Iron Mountain
TitleEskil Photography Studio in Iron Mountain
Dateca. 1900
SubjectCities and towns -- Michigan -- Upper Peninsula
DescriptionJorgen Johansen Eskil, one of the pioneer photographers of the Menominee Range, built this studio in...
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Chapin Mine
TitleChapin Mine's Cornish pumping engine in Iron Mountain
Dateca. 1900
SubjectPumping machinery
DescriptionPhotograph of the Chapin Mine's Cornish pumping engine in Iron Mountain, that began operation Januar...
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Dickinson County Courthouse and Jail
TitleDickinson County Courthouse and Jail
Date1904
SubjectCourthouses
DescriptionPhotograph of the Dickinson County Courthouse and jail taken in 1904, after the sidewalks were const...
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View of the east side of Railroad Street in Channing, Michigan
TitleView of the east side of Railroad Street in Channing, Michigan
Dateca. 1915
SubjectCities and towns -- Michigan -- Upper Peninsula
DescriptionPhotograph of the east side of Railroad Street in Channing, Michigan (looking south). Pictured at th...
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Earliest photograph of Iron Mountain
TitleEarliest photograph of Iron Mountain's Chapin Mine
Dateca. 1880
SubjectMines and mineral resources
DescriptionPhotograph of Iron Mountain's Chapin Mine, facing west. This is the earliest known photo, thought to...
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Sagola Lumber Company
TitleSagola Lumber Company's first sawmill
Date1905
SubjectSawmills
DescriptionPhotograph of the Sagola Lumber Company's first sawmill. Note water barrels on the sawmill rooftop i...
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Village of Sagola, Michigan
TitleVillage of Sagola, Michigan
Dateca. 1915
SubjectLumbering
DescriptionPhotograph of the village of Sagola, looking south from the lumberyard. In the distance the town hal...
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View of the Chapin Mine
TitleView of the Chapin Mine's D shaft complex in Iron Mountain, looking east
Dateca. 1894
SubjectMines and mineral resources
DescriptionPhotograph of the Chapin Mine's D shaft complex about 1894. The Millie Mine, originally the Hewitt M...
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John E. Eklund jewelry store
TitleJohn E. Eklund jewelry store
Date1907
SubjectJewelry stores
DescriptionPhotograph of the John E. Eklund jewelry store located at 318 Main Street in Norway. Note the Victo...
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Babe Ruth plays an exhibition game with area baseball players in Iron Mountain
TitleBabe Ruth plays an exhibition game with area baseball players in Iron Mountain
Date1926
SubjectRuth, Babe, 1895-1948
DescriptionPhotograph of George Herman ""Babe"" Ruth, New York Yankees outfielder, posing with Nello ""Fungo"" ...
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John Lane Buell
TitleJohn Lane Buell's opera house, located in Quinnesec, Michigan
Date1900
SubjectCities and towns -- Michigan -- Upper Peninsula
DescriptionPhotograph of what was considered one of the finest opera houses in the Upper Peninsula, the Buell o...
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View of Iron Mountain
TitleView of Iron Mountain's Chapin Mine, facing east
Date1882
SubjectMines and mineral resources
DescriptionPhotograph of Iron Mountain's Chapin Mine, facing east. Notice how the Chapin Location, located to t...
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View of the first Sawmill of the Sagola Lumber Company
TitleView of the first Sawmill of the Sagola Lumber Company
Dateca. 1890
SubjectSawmills
DescriptionPhotograph of the first sawmill of the Sagola Lumber Company and the millpond. Note the water barre...
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View of the east side of the 200 block of Stephenson Avenue, facing north, the Jenkins Hotel in fore
TitleView of the east side of the 200 block of Stephenson Avenue, facing north, the Jenkins Hotel in fore
Dateca. 1885
SubjectCities and towns -- Michigan -- Upper Peninsula
DescriptionPhotograph of the east side of the 200 block of Stephenson Avenue, facing north. William H. Jenkins ...
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View of the east side of the 300 block of South Stephenson Avenue, looking south
TitleView of the east side of the 300 block of South Stephenson Avenue, looking south
Dateca. 1889
SubjectCities and towns -- Michigan -- Upper Peninsula
DescriptionPhotograph of the east side of the 300 block of South Stephenson Avenue, looking south. The sign on ...
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View looking southeast, shortly after the 1906 Quinnesec fire
TitleView looking southeast, shortly after the 1906 Quinnesec fire
Date1906
SubjectFires
DescriptionPostcard view taken shortly after the 1906 Quinnesec fire, shows what remained of the community's bu...
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View of the Foster City sawmill
TitleView of the Foster City sawmill
Dateca. 1905
SubjectSawmills
DescriptionPhotograph of the Morgan Lumber and Cedar Company's extensive alterations at its Foster City sawmill...
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View of Quinnesec
TitleView of Quinnesec's business district
Dateca. 1903
SubjectCities and towns -- Michigan -- Upper Peninsula
DescriptionPhotograph of Quinnesec's business district taken at Pine Street, looking north, on Quinnesec Avenue...
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View of Iron Mountain
TitleView of Iron Mountain's East B Street near the Chicago & Northwestern Railway tracks
Date1891
SubjectCities and towns -- Michigan -- Upper Peninsula
DescriptionPhotograph of an evergreen arch erected for the celebration of Dickinson County's formation held on ...
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