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James P. Edmonds in group photo, 1903, Lansing
TitleJames P. Edmonds in group photo, 1903, Lansing
Date1903-06-21
SubjectPortraits--Lansing, Mich.
DescriptionGroup photo including James P. Edmonds of Lansing. Photo taken in Bay City, Michigan. Others include...
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James P. Edmonds in group photo, 1889
TitleJames P. Edmonds in group photo, 1889
Datec. 1889
SubjectPortraits--Lansing, Mich.
DescriptionPhoto of a group including James P. Edmonds, Lansing. Top row: Walter Bailey, Tom Rix, Arthur Bailey...
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Lansing Woman
TitleLansing Woman's Club
Date1892
SubjectWomen--Societies and clubs--Michigan
DescriptionPhoto of the Lansing Woman's Club, 118 W. Ottawa, 2nd floor, Lansing. Included in the portrait are M...
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Fire Department Chiefs, Lansing
TitleFire Department Chiefs, Lansing
DateUnknown
SubjectFire departments
DescriptionPhoto of three chiefs of the Lansing Fire Department. From left, Tom Wescott, Alex Cline, and Ned Bu...
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Porter and Ford Livery, Lansing
TitlePorter and Ford Livery, Lansing
DateUnknown
SubjectBuildings--Lansing, Mich.
DescriptionPhotograph of Porter and Ford livery in Lansing, Michigan. Located at 300 South Capitol Avenue. Buil...
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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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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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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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Pioneer School, the first constructed in Breitung Township
TitlePioneer School, the first constructed in Breitung Township
Dateca. 1900
SubjectSchool buildings
DescriptionPhotograph of Breitung Township's first school, said to have been built in 1877 by John Lane Buell, ...
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Bunk House behind the hotel in Sagola
TitleBunk House behind the hotel in Sagola
Dateca. 1900
SubjectHotels
DescriptionTurn-of-the-century photograph of the bunk house behind the hotel in Sagola. The name of the man at ...
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Crew at the Jauquet brothers
TitleCrew at the Jauquet brothers' logging camp
Date1905
SubjectLumber camps
DescriptionPhotograph of the crew at the Jauquet brothers' logging camp posing in front of the bunkhouse. The l...
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Macaber Hall, Hardwood, Michigan
TitleMacaber Hall, Hardwood, Michigan
Dateca. 1900
SubjectDwellings
DescriptionPhotograph of Hardwood's Macaber Hall, pictured in the background, was located next to the P.J. Ande...
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Foster City residents returning from Norway Lake
TitleFoster City residents returning from Norway Lake
Dateca. 1901
SubjectSawmills
DescriptionPhotograph of Foster City residents returning from a picnic at Norway Lake. The cone-shaped sawdust ...
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Reath
TitleReath's Crossing school
Dateca. 1895
SubjectSchool buildings
DescriptionPhotograph of the Reath's Crossing School, built in 1879, serving families with children living on t...
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Iron Mountain
TitleIron Mountain's West End football team
Date1905
SubjectFootball teams
DescriptionPhotograph of Iron Mountain's West End semi-professional football team was composed of the following...
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Iron Mountain city workers ""boxing in"" the mine creek on West Hughitt Street
TitleIron Mountain city workers ""boxing in"" the mine creek on West Hughitt Street
Date1891
SubjectConstruction workers
DescriptionPhotograph of an unidentified Iron Mountain city crew boxing in the mine creek which ran along the s...
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Four Iron Mountain hunters
TitleFour Iron Mountain hunters
Date1903
SubjectHunters
DescriptionPhotograph of four Iron Mountain hunters posing with their hounds and firearms, from left to right, ...
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Iron Mountain High School
TitleIron Mountain High School's 1907 football team
Date1907
SubjectFootball teams
DescriptionPhotograph of Iron Mountain High School's 1907 football team consisting of the following: back row, ...
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Iron Mountain High School
TitleIron Mountain High School's first basketball team
Date1908
SubjectBasketball teams
DescriptionPhotograph of Iron Mountain High School's first basketball team which won the Upper Peninsula cage c...
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Crew stoking the boilers at the Calumet Mine in Breen Township
TitleCrew stoking the boilers at the Calumet Mine in Breen Township
Dateca. 1905
SubjectMines and mineral resources
DescriptionPhotograph of an unidentified crew stoking the boilers at the Calumet Mine in Breen Township. This p...
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Interior view of the Parkinson Lumber and Cedar Company mill in Hardwood
TitleInterior view of the Parkinson Lumber and Cedar Company mill in Hardwood
Dateca. 1900
SubjectSawmills
DescriptionPhotograph of the Parkinson Lumber and Cedar Company mill in Hardwood. This interior view shows the ...
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Log jam
TitleLog jam
Date1899
SubjectLogging
DescriptionPhotograph of a huge log jam near either the Upper or Lower Quinnesec Falls of the Menominee River. ...
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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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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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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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