Michigan Technological University Archives' Postcard Collection MTU-196

Michigan Technological University Archives' Postcard Collection MTU-196

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Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections

1400 Townsend Drive Houghton 49931

[email protected] URL: http://www.lib.mtu.edu/mtuarchives/

Michigan Technological University Archives' Postcard Collection MTU-196

Table of Contents

Summary Information .................................................................................................................................... 3 Biography ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 Collection Scope and Content Summary ....................................................................................................... 4 Administrative Information ............................................................................................................................ 4 Controlled Access Headings .......................................................................................................................... 4 Collection Inventory ....................................................................................................................................... 5 A ................................................................................................................................................................... 5 B ................................................................................................................................................................... 5 C ................................................................................................................................................................... 6 E ................................................................................................................................................................. 10 F ................................................................................................................................................................. 12 G ................................................................................................................................................................. 12 H ................................................................................................................................................................. 13 I .................................................................................................................................................................. 19 K ................................................................................................................................................................. 21 L ................................................................................................................................................................. 21 M ................................................................................................................................................................ 22 N ................................................................................................................................................................. 31 O ................................................................................................................................................................. 32 P ................................................................................................................................................................. 32 R ................................................................................................................................................................. 33 S ................................................................................................................................................................. 33 T ................................................................................................................................................................. 34 W ................................................................................................................................................................ 35

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Summary Information

Repository:

Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections

Title:
ID:

Date:

undated

Physical Description: Physical Description:

0.59 Cubic Feet 6 manuscript boxes 0.59 cubic feet (6 manuscript boxes) English

Language of the
Material:

Mixed Materials
[box]:

6

Mixed Materials
[box]:

1-5

Abstract:

Collection, undated, compiled by the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections in Houghton, Michigan. Primarily includes images of copper mines and mining, the Keweenaw Peninsula, and Michigan Technological University.

Preferred Citation

MTU-196, Michigan Technological University Archives' Postcard Collection, Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections, Houghton, Michigan.

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Biography

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Collection Scope and Content Summary

Collection, undated, compiled by the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections in Houghton, Michigan. Primarily includes images of copper mines and mining, the Keweenaw Peninsula, and Michigan Technological University.

Administrative Information

Publication Statement

Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections 1400 Townsend Drive Houghton 49931

[email protected] URL: http://www.lib.mtu.edu/mtuarchives/

Access

Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Processing History

Elizabeth Russell,9/7/2011

Controlled Access Headings

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Postcards Houghton (Mich.) Upper Peninsula (Mich.) Landscapes -- Michigan -- Upper Peninsula Universities and colleges

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Copper mines and mining -- Michigan -- Upper Peninsula Michigan College of Mining and Technology Michigan Mining School Michigan Technological University Michigan College of Mines

Collection Inventory

A

Title/Description

Agate, MI

Instances

box 1 box 1 box 1
Agate Falls Agate Falls "In the Land of Hiawatha" Agate Falls on Middle Br. Ontonagon River Ahmeek, MI box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1
Ahmeek Copper Mine on US 41 (2 copies) Ahmeek Mine Keweenaw County (2 copies) Driving a Rock Drift in a Shaft Mine Ahmeek Mine Ahmeek Mine Michigan Copper Country, Mich Ahmeek Mine No. 3 and No. 4 Ahmeek Mine in the Copper Country of Michigan's Upper Peninsula

box 1 box 1
Greetings from Keweenaw County, Michigan The New Kingston Mine Alberta, MI box 1 box 1
Ford Forestry Center Bogo Falls Atlantic Mine, MI box 1
Christmas Greetings from Atlantic Mich

B

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Instances

Baraga, MI box 1 box 1
Most Rev. Frederic Baraga View of Nester's Mill at Baraga, Mich Bessemer, MI

box 1

Greetings from Big Powderhorn

Blaney Park, MI box 1 box 1
"Blaney Park Pioneer" Tractor Sleigh Train Bear at Blaney Park, Mich Bruce Crossing, MI box 1
Tulppo's Motel and Dining Room

C

Instances

Calumet, MI box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1
Sixth Street, Calumet, Mich D.S.S. & A.R.R. Station, Calumet, Mich Y.M.C.A., Calumet, Mich Merchants and Miners Bank, Calumet, Mich Fifth Street - Calumet, Michigan (2 copies) Greetings from Calumet, Michigan (2 copies) Keweenaw Central Steam Train (2 copies) Oceola Mine No. 13 Electric Tramming Underground - Copper Mine - Calumet, Mich

box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1
C & H Pay Office Fifth Street Red Jacket Shaft Natural Wall Fifth St. Aerial of Calumet, Mich

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box 1

Agassiz Park

box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1
St. Paul Apostle Church Greetings from Calumet Methodist Church The Elms Motel Miner's Wife Readying Dinner Steam Train Leaving Calumet Native Float Copper School Buildings Keweenaw Central Railway Calumet Civic Theatre Snow on 5th St. in Calumet Winter Scene in Calumet Snowbank in Calumet Winter Scene in Calumet, Michigan Clearing the Roads in Calumet Road Clearing, Calumet U.S. 41 Near Calumet, Michigan Welcome to Calumet & Laurium Agassiz Monumet, Agassiz Park Red Jacket Shaft, C & H Mining Co. C & H Library Building, Calumet, Mich Calumet Theatre Cedarville, MI box 1 box 1
Hodeck St. on the Waterfront The White Modern Cottages and Dock Chassell, MI box 1 box 1 box 1
Copper Country Choice Strawberries Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Cruise Ship South American at Portage Entry in Chassell Copper Harbor, MI box 1
The Story of the Copper Country's First Settlers (2 copies)

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box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1
Scenic View (2 copies) Fort Wilkins, Copper Harbor, Mich (2 copies) Fort Wilkins Sign (2 copies) Michigan's Brockway Mountain Drive (2 copies) Story of Copper Harbor's Beginning (2 copies) Copper Harbor/Fort Wilkins Overlooking Copper Harbor Fort Wilkins on Lake Fanny Hooe Keweenaw Park Hotel Officer's Quarters at Fort Wilkins (2 copies) Copper Harbor from Brockway Drive Aerial of Brockway Mountain Brockway Mountain Drive Lakes Bailey, Upsom, and Agate Harbor Lake Upson, Lake Bailey, Eagle Harbor from Mtn. Drive Brockway Mountain Drive Brockway Mountain Drive, West Bluff Sketch of Douglas Houghton Sketch of a Lumberman Club House, Keweenaw Park Cottages The Devil's Washtub on M-26 Juliana's Christmas Shop West Bluff, Brockway Mountain Drive Park Store at Fort Wilkins State Park Rock Bound Shores of Lake Superior (2 copies) Beautiful Keweenawland in Autumn Tunnel Drive on Scenic U.S. 41 Garden Brook Valley, Beaver Dam, Lake Fanny Hooe, and Keweenaw Golf Club from West Bluff

box 1 box 1 box 1
West Bluff of Brockway Mountain Drive West Bluff of Brockway Mountain in the Distance Keweenaw Park Cottages West Bluff, Brockway Mountain Drive

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box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1
Stockade at Fort Wilkins State Park Fort Wilkins State Park Coate's Tourist Unit at Devil's Washtub on M-26 Norland Motel Overlooking Copper Harbor Scenes at Old Fort Wilkins Bear at Keweenaw Park View of Copper Harbor Canoeing N.E. to Copper Harbor Scenic Brockway Mountain Drive Greetings from Keweenaw Michigan Brockway Mountain Drive in the "Copper Country" Lake Fanny Hooe and Lake Superior from Brockway Mountain Drive

box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1
Lakes Upson and Bailey, Lake Superior Scenic U.S. 41 Devil's Washtub Manganese Falls The Harbor at Copper Harbor Keweenaw Park Clubhouse at Copper Harbor Aerial View of Fort Wilkins From Brockway Nose - Keweenaw Mountain Drive Lake Superior Story Mountain Top Markers on Brockway Ravine Showing West Bluff in the Distance Copper Harbor and Lake Fanny Hooe from Brockway Mountain Scenic View of Sand Dune Drive Copper Harbor from Brockway Mountain Drive Scenic Trail Through Virgin Pine Old Fort Wilkins Brockway Mountain Drive Scenic Air Trips to Isle Royale

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box 1 box 1 box 1
Married Soldier's housing at Fort Wilkins Number One Fairway at Copper Harbor Golf Course Vista from Brockway Mountain Crystal Falls, MI box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1
Iron County Courthouse Mining Scene Fortune Lake Pickerel Lake Sunset Lake Runkel Lake Beach Chicagoan Lake Dave the Bear at Raincheck Inn Curtis, MI box 1
North Shore Gift Shop

E

Instances

Eagle Harbor, MI box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1
Holy Redeemer Church The Lake Breeze Resort Lighthouse and Lake Breeze Hotel Aerial View of Eagle Harbor Old M.E. Church at Eagle Harbor Eagle Harbor Lighthouse West Bluff, Eagle Harbor Beach at Eagle Harbor in Keweenawland Eagle Harbor Beach Holy Redeemer Catholic Church Schoolhouse The Story of Eagle Harbor The Bay at Eagle Harbor

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box 1

Aerial of Eagle Harbor

box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1
Eagle Harbor, Michigan in 1898 (2 copies) View of Eagle Harbor Eagle Harbor Lighthouse on Lake Superior Frosty Days at Eagle Harbor Eagle Harbor, 1895 Eagle Harbor Lighthouse Lighthouse and Bark Houses at Eagle Harbor in 1852 Greetings from Keweenaw County, Michigan Winter Sports at Eagle Harbor Eagle Harbor Beach Eagle Harbor Lighthouse Eagle Harbor, Mich St. Peters by the Sea Community Chapel Rock Bound Coast of Lake Superior at Eagle Harbor Lake Breeze, Eagle Harbor Deer on Beach Eagle Harbor, Mich Snow-covered Eagle Harbor Monument to Julius H. Rathbone The Oldest Grocery Store in the Copper Country Holy Redeemer Church Holy Redeemer Church, Eagle Harbor, Mich Picturesque Eagle Harbor Eagle Harbor Lighthouse Esrey Park Esrey Park on Lakeshore Drive Esrey Park Eagle River, MI box 1 box 1 box 1
Monument of Douglass Houghton Eagle River Falls (2 copies) The Swank Beach Motel and Restaurant

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box 1

Eagle River Falls

County Seat at Eagle River Eagle River, Lake Superior Jacobs Falls box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1
Jacobs Creek Falls Jacobs Creek Falls Elwood, MI box 1

box 1
Paint Lake Engadine, MI Ablaze with Fall Color Escanaba, MI box 1 box 1 box 1 box 1
Delta County Building Escanaba, Michigan Air Terminal Ore Docks Junior High School

F

Instances

Freda, MI box 2 box 2
Fun in the Sun at Freda Park Smokestack at Freda

G

Instances

Germfask, MI box 2 box 2 box 2
Hotel White House Ten Curves Cabins (2 copies) Ten Curves Cabins Grand Marais, MI

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box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2
Grand Marais, Between Eagle Harbor and Copper Harbor Grand Marais from the Mountain Drive Sand Dunes at Grand Sable Lake Grand Marais, Michigan (Peanuts) Grand Marais, Michigan (Victory Garden) In the Deer Country Greetings from Grand Marais

H

Instances

Hancock, MI box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2
New Bridge Between Houghton and Hancock (2 copies) One of the Oldest Copper Mining Shafts (2 copies) Ranger III Passing Under the Bridge (2 copies) Portage Lake Canal Near Hancock Quincy Copper Mine 1858 Quincy No. 2 Shaft (2 copies) St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center Finnish College Bird's-eye View of Houghton and Hancock Copper Crown Motel The Hancock-Houghton Bridge Portage Lake Showing West End of Hancock Copper Country Tuberculosis Sanatorium St. Joseph's Hospital Suomi College Hancock High School View of the Bridge from Houghton Quincy St., Hancock Bird's-eye View of Hancock Hancock Central High School Hockey Team

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box 2

No. 2 Quincy Hoist

box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2
Quincy Mine Shaft House No. 1 Mont Ripley Ski Area (2 copies) A Glimpse of Hancock from Portage Lake Portage Lake showing Quincy Hill and Hancock Quincy Street The U.S. Government Boat "Ranger" Finnish-American Heritage Center Aerial of Houghton and Hancock Houghton-Hancock Bridge Kerredge Theatre, Hancock Old Quincy Mine Houghton and Hancock Lift Span Bridge Ranger III Passing Through (2 copies) The Scott (2 copies) World's Largest Steam Hoist at Quincy No. 2 (2 copies) Old Quincy Mine No. 1 Old Quincy Mine Quincy Mine Lift Span Bridge Sky Ranger to Isle Royale Vertical Lift Bridge Franklin Incline Kiko Houghton, MI box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2
Amphidrome from Portage Lake Winter View of Shelden Street Student Union and ME-EM Engineering Building-MCMT Wadsworth Hall Michigan College of Mines View of Houghton from Bridge

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box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2
Michigan College of Mines Buildings Mining Building MCMT Douglas Houghton Hall Michigan College of Mining and Technology College Ave Looking West Campus Buildings Onigaming Supper Club End of Earth Michigan School of Mining and Technology Administration Building-MCMT Michigan College of Mines Club House-MCM Chemistry Building-MCM Winter in the Copper Country Michigan College of Mines Loading Copper on Steamer Five Million Pounds of Copper Ready for Shipment (2 copies) Good Will Farm Children's Home Campus of Michigan College of Mines and Technology US Naval Training Ship Passing Through County Bridge Congressman Philip E. Ruppe Administration Building and Campus (2 copies) Douglass House Passenger Steamer "Octorara" on Portage Lake Michigan School of Mines Campus Grounds Michigan College of Mining and Technology Michigan College of Mines Michigan College of Mines Alumni Association Houghton, Seen from Hancock Among the Hills Michigan College of Mining and Technology

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box 2

Top of Houghton Hill

box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2
Douglass Houghton Hall Campus of MCMT (2 copies) Douglass House The Heart of the Copper Country (2 copies) Sheldon Ave. Daniell Heights Married Student Apartments (2 copies) Fisher Hall Aerial, Michigan Tech Campus (2 copies) Campus of Michigan College of Mining and Technology (2 copies)

box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2
Memorial Union Michigan Technological University Memorial Union (2 copies) Michigan Technological University Campus Building Campus Grounds Memorial Union-MCMT Daniell Heights Civil and Geological Engineering Building Wadsworth Hall Fisher Hall Michigan Tech Campus Aerial View West Shelden Street Douglass Houghton Hall Douglass Houghton Hall Douglass Houghton Hall Michigan College of Mines in Winter Sheldon Street, West Looking West on Sheldon Ave Loading Copper Steamer "Northern Wave" Hits Bridge Bridge Connecting Houghton and Hancock College Motel

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box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2
County Court House Amphidrome Court House Town Hall The New Amphidrome box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2 box 2
Michigan Tech in October St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church Drawing of the Houghton-Hancock Bridge Snow Scene Aerial of Michigan Tech's Campus Aerial of the Houghton-Hancock Lift Span Bridge Wadsworth Hall Tony's T.V. Motel The Portage Canal Houghton High School Lift Span Bridge The Lift Bridge Over Portage Canal A Glimpse of Houghton Shelden Ave. The "South American" on Portage Lake Coed Residence Hall (2 copies) Memorial Union (2 copies) This Is Michigan Tech (2 copies) Library (2 copies) Ores Research Building (2 copies) Michigan College of Mining and Technology Campus (2 copies) Library Building (2 copies) Downtown Houghton Ranger III Sheldon St. 1898 Houghton County Historical Museum