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Railroad gang
TitleRailroad gang
Dateca. 1900
SubjectRailroads -- Employees
DescriptionExtremely early and unidentified photograph may record a crew from the railroad gang which cut, grad...
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Vulcan Dancing Club
TitleVulcan Dancing Club
Dateca. 1900
SubjectSocial groups
DescriptionPhotograph of the members of the Vulcan Dancing Club, taken in the mid-1890's. Those seated in the f...
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Extension of the Wisconsin Michigan Railway from Norway to Quinnesec
TitleExtension of the Wisconsin Michigan Railway from Norway to Quinnesec
Dateca. 1903
SubjectRailroads -- Employees
DescriptionPhotograph of a crew employed by John Marsch to extend the Wisconsin & Michigan Railway from Faithor...
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Men who survived mine collapse
TitleMen who survived mine collapse
Dateca. 1900
SubjectMiners
DescriptionPhotograph of eleven of the twelve men who were entombed while working on the fourth level of the P...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Sagola schoolhouse
TitleSagola schoolhouse
Date1906
SubjectSchool buildings
DescriptionPhotograph of the students on the steps of the Sagola schoolhouse, later St. Margaret's Catholic Chu...
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Square People : a Hardwood baseball team
TitleSquare People : a Hardwood baseball team
Dateca. 1915
SubjectBaseball teams
DescriptionPhotograph of The Square People, a Hardwood baseball team from about 1915, was composed of the follo...
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Greased pig contest at Camp One of Morgan Lumber and Cedar Company
TitleGreased pig contest at Camp One of Morgan Lumber and Cedar Company
Dateca. 1915
SubjectLumber camps
DescriptionPhotograph of a greased pig contest for the lumberjacks at Camp One of the Morgan Lumber and Cedar C...
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Waucedah Depot
TitleWaucedah Depot
Dateca. 1920
SubjectRailroad stations
DescriptionPhotograph of gentlemen standing at the Waucedah Depot in about 1920 are, left to right, Louis Tebea...
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Olaf Olson
TitleOlaf Olson's camp at Norway Lake
Date1919
SubjectLumber camps
DescriptionPhotograph of lumberjacks and kitchen crew posing outside of Olaf Olson's camp at Norway Lake in 191...
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Motorcyclists in Loretto, Michigan
TitleMotorcyclists in Loretto, Michigan
Dateca. 1915
SubjectMotorcycles
DescriptionPostcard view of seven motorcyclists riding six vintage motorcycles. The machine at the far left was...
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Metropolitan band
TitleMetropolitan band
Dateca. 1910
SubjectBands
DescriptionPhotograph of the members of the Metropolitan band, posing in about 1910. Included are, standing lef...
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Iron Mountain
TitleIron Mountain's clown baseball team
Date1909
SubjectBaseball teams
DescriptionPhotograph of prominent Iron Mountain business and professional men who comprised the clown baseball...
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Iron Mountain
TitleIron Mountain's Central House
Date1892
SubjectHotels
DescriptionPhotograph of Iron Mountain's Central House, located at 106 East ""B"" Street, was owned by Joseph W...
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C.F. Wahlberg
TitleC.F. Wahlberg's tailor shop, Iron Mountain
Dateca. 1906
SubjectTailors
DescriptionPhotograph of C.F. Wahlberg's tailor shop located at 203 East Ludington Street. Posing, from left to...
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Co-operativa Italiana store horse, wagon and driver
TitleCo-operativa Italiana store horse, wagon and driver
Dateca. 1903
SubjectSocial groups
DescriptionPhotograph of the unidentified driver of the Co-operativa Italiana store wagon. The store was an out...
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Quinnesec
TitleQuinnesec's Garfield School
Date1900
SubjectSchool buildings
DescriptionPhotograph of Quinnesec's Garfield School, which formally opened December 23, 1897, replacing the Pi...
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Office workers of the Morgan Lumber and Cedar Company
TitleOffice workers of the Morgan Lumber and Cedar Company
Date1900
SubjectClerks
DescriptionPhotograph picturing the safe from the A.M. Harmon Lumber Company in Foster City, but these employee...
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