Color postcard from circa 1912-1920 of the Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad ore dock in Marquette, Michigan. Built in 1912, the ore dock was a great improvement on previous ore docks. The ore docks were used to load ships with iron ore directly...
Marquette (Mich.); Marquette County (Mich.); ore docks; docks; ships; Lake Superior; mining industry; shipping industry; Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad; postcards
Black and white photograph showing a steamer on Lake Superior, with people on the boat and on the shore, and docks in the background in Marquette, Michigan.
Marquette (Mich.); Marquette County (Mich.); Lake Superior; steamboats; boats; people; men; women; recreation; docks; lakes
Black and white photograph depicting a woman and child looking out over the town of Copper Harbor, Copper Harbor and Lake Superior from a viewing point on Brockway Mountain, Michigan.
Copper Harbor (Mich.); Keweenaw County (Mich.); Brockway Mountain (Mich.); Lake Superior; cityscapes; recreation; lakes; people; children; tourism
Black and white photo postcard from circa 1919-1928 of the view from Brockway Mountain, looking east toward the town of Copper Harbor, Michigan. On the right is Lake Fanny Hooe, with Copper Harbor leading into Lake Superior on the left. The Copper...
Copper Harbor (Mich.); Keweenaw County (Mich.); Brockway Mountain (Mich.); Lake Superior; Lake Fanny Hooe (Mich.); aerial views; cityscapes; lakes; postcards
Black and white postcard of the view from Brockway Mountain looking toward the town of Copper Harbor. A portion of Lake Fanny Hooe is on the right, with Copper Harbor leading into Lake Superior in the background of the postcard.
Copper Harbor (Mich.); Keweenaw County (Mich.); Lake Superior; Lake Fanny Hooe (Mich.); Brockway Mountain (Mich.); aerial views; cityscapes; lakes; postcards
Typed notes from the diary of John Vogel. In this diary, he recounts his immigration to America, participating in the Civil War, and his lumbering and land purchasing career.
American Civil War; John Vogel; Vogel, John; Second Michigan Cavalry; 2nd Michigan Cavalry; wound; immigration; lumber;
This volume follows the Michigan volunteers in the Twenty-Ninth Michigan Infantry. The series is a compilation of the military history of each soldier of the Civil War who was a resident of the State of Michigan at the time of enlistment.
Photograph of a painting of the Stannard Rock Lighthouse. Located 23 miles southwest of Manitou Island and 55 miles north of Marquette (Mich.) on Lake Superior, c. 1940.
Stannard Rock Lighthouse; Manitou Island (Mich.); Marquette (Mich.); Lake Superior; Marquette County (Mich.); lighthouses