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Rapid Railway Shoreline Division Interurban Car
TitleRapid Railway Shoreline Division Interurban Car
Date1920
Subjectinterurban transportation--St. Clair Shores, MI--history
DescriptionThe Rapid Railway Shore Line Division interurban ran from Detroit to Mount Clemens along Jefferson A...
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Village Utilities Bus Company
TitleVillage Utilities Bus Company
Date1927
SubjectTransportation--St. Clair Shores, MI--Village Utilities Bus Company
DescriptionThe Village Utilities Bus Company first day of service was May 9, 1927. This bus company replaced t...
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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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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 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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William A. Holmes & Son logging crew after loading a railway car
TitleWilliam A. Holmes & Son logging crew after loading a railway car
Dateca. 1880
SubjectLogging
DescriptionPhotograph of a William A. Homes & Son logging crew taken somewhere east of the Michigamme River. Wi...
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Horse-drawn bus : Iron Mountain
TitleHorse-drawn bus : Iron Mountain's early public transportation
Date1913
SubjectHorse-drawn omnibuses
DescriptionPhotograph of a horse-drawn bus with bench seats on each side and roll-down canvas curtains to keep ...
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Foster City
TitleFoster City's Morgan Lumber and Cedar Company steam hauling locomotive
Dateca. 1908
SubjectLocomotives
DescriptionPhotograph of Foster City's Morgan Lumber and Cedar Company's steam hauling locomotive, which began ...
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Wm. A. Holmes & Son logging crew
TitleWm. A. Holmes & Son logging crew
Date1886
SubjectLogging
DescriptionPhotograph of William A. Holmes & Son crew, logging just across what became the Dickinson County lin...
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Kalamazoo bus station interior
TitleKalamazoo bus station interior
Date1941-01
SubjectAmerican Locker Company -- Chicago (IL)
DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Interior view of Kalamazoo Bus Terminal lobby, 318 W. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, ...
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Lumbering standpoint
TitleLumbering standpoint
Date1886-12-04
SubjectDuluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway Company
DescriptionArticle about the effect of the Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway extension on the lumber i...
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As a result of extension of DSS&A rush into Gogebic, Ontonagon counties
TitleAs a result of extension of DSS&A rush into Gogebic, Ontonagon counties
Date1887-07-30
SubjectUpper Peninsula (Mich.)
DescriptionAs a result of the extension of the DSS&A railroad there has been a rush into Gogebic and Ontonagon ...
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First ore
TitleFirst ore
Date1887-04-30
SubjectIron industry and trade
DescriptionThe schooner, Fred A Morse, consort of the John M. Glidden, was brought in to the ore docks Tuesday ...
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Covered Wagon Interior
TitleCovered Wagon Interior
Datec. 1870
SubjectTransportation
DescriptionPhotograph of the interior of a cluttered covered wagon.
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Joe Weinholtz
TitleJoe Weinholtz's Car
Date1912-9-19
SubjectTransportation
DescriptionPhotograph of seven individuals in and around Joe Weinholtz's car on September 19, 1912. The descrip...
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Aaron Moeckel
TitleAaron Moeckel's 1914 Model T Ford
Date1914
SubjectTransportation
DescriptionPhotograph of six individuals joyriding. Left to right Fred Artz, Wesley Moeckel, Aaron Moeckel, Alv...
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New Focus Put on Uninsured Children
TitleNew Focus Put on Uninsured Children
Date1997-12
SubjectHospital Planning
DescriptionNewspaper Article With Chart Showing Measurement of Health Care Access, or Lack of it, in Northern L...
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