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Bartholomew ""Bartley"" Breen
TitleBartholomew ""Bartley"" Breen
Dateca. 1900
SubjectPortraits
DescriptionPhotograph of Bartley Breen, one of two brothers for whom Breen Township was named.
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Church of the Immaculate Conception, Quinnesec
TitleChurch of the Immaculate Conception, Quinnesec
Date1880
SubjectChurch buildings
DescriptionPhotograph of the church of the Immaculate Conception located in Quinnesec, Mich. This photograph sh...
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Alpheus Felch
TitleAlpheus Felch
Dateca. 1890
SubjectPortraits
DescriptionPhotograph of Alpheus Felch, for whom the Felch Mountain Range, Felch Township and the village of Fe...
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Steam shovel and crew of the Hamilton Shaft of the Chapin Mine
TitleSteam shovel and crew of the Hamilton Shaft of the Chapin Mine
Dateca. 1900
SubjectMines and mineral resources -- Equipment and supplies
DescriptionPhotograph of the steam shovel, an expensive and vital piece of machinery, particularly for the larg...
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Quinnesec
TitleQuinnesec's Cundy Mine
Dateca. 1896
SubjectMines and mineral resources
DescriptionPhotograph of Quinnesec's Cundy Mine, which opened in 1896. Some of the miners are standing on eithe...
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Donald M. Dickinson
TitleDonald M. Dickinson
Dateca. 1900
SubjectPortraits
DescriptionPhotograph of Donald McDonald Dickinson, for whom Dickinson County was named in 1891.
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Interior View of Morgan Co. Store, Foster City Mich.
TitleInterior View of Morgan Co. Store, Foster City Mich.
Dateca. 1914
SubjectCompany stores
DescriptionPhotograph of the interior of the Morgan Co. store. Pictured are employees and customers posing in t...
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Aimone & Fornetti Barber Shop
TitleAimone & Fornetti Barber Shop
Dateca. 1920
SubjectBarbershops
DescriptionPhotograph of the Aimone & Fornetti Barber Shop located at 323 South Stephenson Ave., across from th...
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St. Paul Depot and Commercial Hotel, Iron Mountain, Mich.
TitleSt. Paul Depot and Commercial Hotel, Iron Mountain, Mich.
Dateca. 1907
SubjectCities and towns -- Michigan -- Upper Peninsula
DescriptionPostcard of early automobiles processing east on Iron Mountain's ""B"" Street to the first annual hi...
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Portion of downtown Iron Mountain
TitlePortion of downtown Iron Mountain
Dateca. 1925
SubjectCities and towns -- Michigan -- Upper Peninsula
DescriptionPhotograph showing a number of businesses on the east side of the 300 block of South Stephenson Ave....
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Dickinson County Courthouse and jail
TitleDickinson County Courthouse and jail
Date1897
SubjectCourthouses
DescriptionEarly photograph of the Dickinson County Courthouse and Jail taken after the landscaping was complet...
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United States National Bank, Iron Mountain
TitleUnited States National Bank, Iron Mountain
Dateca. 1923
SubjectBanks and banking
DescriptionPhotograph of the United States National Bank. Construction began in May, 1921, at the northeast cor...
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Mining officials from Iron Mountain
TitleMining officials from Iron Mountain's Ludington Mine
Dateca. 1886
SubjectMiners
DescriptionPhotograph of mining officials from Iron Mountain's Ludington Mine posed for and Appleton, Wis. phot...
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Lewis Young Whitehead
TitleLewis Young Whitehead
Dateca. 1900
SubjectPortraits
DescriptionPhotograph of Lewis Young Whitehead, one of the earliest Menominee Iron Range pioneers. Whitehead a...
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Iron Mountain
TitleIron Mountain's Chapin Mine
Dateca. 1900
SubjectMines and mineral resources
DescriptionPhotograph of Iron Mountain's Chapin Mine, the most famous and most productive on the Menominee Iron...
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Chapin Mine pit
TitleChapin Mine pit
Dateca. 1920
SubjectMines and mineral resources
DescriptionPostcard view of the Chapin cave-in or pit, looking northeast from the Ludington Shaft area. Over 4...
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Log drive camp near Hydraulic Falls
TitleLog drive camp near Hydraulic Falls
Dateca. 1890
SubjectLumber camps
DescriptionPhotograph taken near Hydraulic Falls, shows a typical log drive camp. Note the cook tent and large ...
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D Shaft of Chapin Mine
TitleD Shaft of Chapin Mine
Dateca. 1888
SubjectMines and mineral resources
DescriptionPhotograph of the freezing process used to sink D Shaft of the Chapin Mine through over 90 feet of r...
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Bailer at the Hamilton Mine
TitleBailer at the Hamilton Mine
Dateca. 1900
SubjectMines and mineral resources -- Equipment and supplies
DescriptionPhotograph of a bailer, with a capacity of 2, 560 gallons, at the No. 2 shaft of the Hamilton Mine. ...
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John Pipp
TitleJohn Pipp's Saloon
Dateca. 1895
SubjectBars (Drinking establishments)
DescriptionPhotograph of the large crowd posing outside of John Pipp's saloon, located at 418 Millie Street on ...
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Dickinson County train wreck
TitleDickinson County train wreck
Date1906
SubjectRailroad accidents
DescriptionPhotograph of Dickinson County's worst train wreck, occurring on October 31, 1906, in a dense fog a...
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Italian House
TitleItalian House
Dateca. 1900
SubjectSocial groups
DescriptionPhotograph of a fraternal hall, Italian House, probably located on Iron Mountain's North Side. In an...
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Erick Johnson
TitleErick Johnson's farm, Felch Township
Date1919
SubjectBarns
DescriptionPhotograph of Erick Johnson's farm in Princeton, Felch Township. The farm consisted mainly of cut-ov...
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North Iron Mountain Baseball Team
TitleNorth Iron Mountain Baseball Team
Date1910
SubjectBaseball teams
DescriptionPhotograph of the Antoine baseball team from Iron Mountain's North Side in 1910 was composed of the ...
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Sagola bicyclists, July 4, 1905
TitleSagola bicyclists, July 4, 1905
Date1905
SubjectCompany stores
DescriptionPhotograph of nine Sagola bicyclists posing in front of the Sagola Lumber Company Store on July 4, 1...
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