William H. Brinkman Photograph Collection MS-029...MS-029 Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Russell, revised by Rachael Bussert. This finding aid was produced using the Archivists

Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections3/10/2010

1400 Townsend Drive

Houghton, Michigan, 49931

906-487-2505

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William H. Brinkman Photograph Collection MS-029

Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Russell, revised by Rachael Bussert.

This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit

June 26, 2014

Describing Archives: A Content Standard


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Table of Contents

Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3

Biography....................................................................................................................................................... 4

Collection Scope and Content Summary...................................................................................................... 4

Arrangement...................................................................................................................................................4

Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................4

Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................5

Disaster Recovery Note.................................................................................................................................6

Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 7

Series I, Documents.................................................................................................................................7

Series II, Photographic Prints..................................................................................................................7

Series III, Negative Collection.............................................................................................................. 13


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Summary Information

Repository Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country

Historical Collections

Creator Brinkman, William H., 1906-1994

Creator Saltzer, Charles

Title William H. Brinkman Photograph Collection

Date [inclusive] Approximately 1890-1980

Extent 3.46 cubic feet 15 manuscript boxes

Language English

Language of Material English

Mixed materials [Box] 1-10A

Abstract Photograph collection, Approximately 1890-1980, of William H.

Brinkman of Redridge, Michigan. Greater part of collection includes

images of the Freda and Beacon Hill area of Houghton County, Michigan.

Depicts local people, area mining operations, schools, town scenes and

group photos.

Preferred Citation

MS-029, William H. Brinkman Photograph Collection, Michigan Technological University Archives andCopper Country Historical Collections, Houghton, Michigan.


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Biography

William H. Brinkman was born in Redridge, Michigan on August 22, 1906. A son of Emma andWilliam Brinkman, he graduated from Painesdale High School in 1926. Brinkman attended MichiganTechnological University for a year and was awarded a degree at Northern State Teacher's College in1928. He was a World War II veteran, having served in the Navy and also a member of the U.S. NavyBand that entertained troops in North Africa. Brinkman taught math and general science at the RedridgeSchool where he served as teacher and principal for 27 years. He also taught in Kodiak, Alaska, the SiouxIndian Reservation in South Dakota, and in Montana until his retirement in 1970. As a young man he tookup the hobby of photography from Charles Saltzer, another Redridge photographer. In the William H.Brinkman Photograph Collection, some of the photographs of the early years in Redridge are actually Mr.Saltzer's work. Following his retirement from teaching, Brinkman worked as a photographer, reporter, andassociate editor of the Daily Mining Gazette. William H. Brinkman died at the age of 88 in the DickinsonCounty Hospital in September 3, 1994.

Collection Scope and Content Summary

The collection primarily includes images of the Freda and Beacon Hill area of Houghton County,Michigan. Depicts local people, area mining operations, schools, town scenes and group photos.

Arrangement

This collection has been arranged into three series with sixteen subseries in series three.

Series I, Documents, 1957- c.1975 Series II, Photographic Prints, Approximately 1890- 1980 Series III,Negative Collection, Approximately 1890- 1980

Administrative Information


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Publication Information

Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections 3/10/2010

Revision Description

This collection was processed during the NHPRC funded Detailed Processing Project. 6/23/2014

Conditions Governing Access

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

Conditions Governing Use

Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from Michigan Technological UniversityArchives & Copper Country Historical Collections.

Acquisition

Eighteen gifts consisting of photographs, negatives, and textual records were donated to the MichiganTechnological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections from 1979 to 1991 byWilliam Brinkman.

Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

• Schmidt's Corner Bar & Grill.

Genre(s)

• Documents• Photographs

Geographic Name(s)


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• Beacon Hill (Mich.)• Freda (Mich.)• Houghton County (Mich.)• Redridge (Mich.)

Subject(s)

• Anonymous persons--Michigan--Upper Peninsula• Cities and towns--Michigan--Upper Peninsula• Copper mines and mining--Michigan--Upper Peninsula• Schools--Michigan--Upper Peninsula

Disaster Recovery Note

Box 11 missing, Sept. 2013 (no valid record indicates there was a box 11). During the fire recovery thecontents of some of the boxes were expanded into "a" boxes, ex. "6a."


Series I, Documents

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Collection Inventory

1 Series I, Documents 1957- c.1975

Scope and Contents

Items of interest found in this series includes old photograph inventories, correspondence with former

Redridge residents, newspaper articles, and miscellaneous Lake Shore area records.

Box Item

Correspondence with Former Redridge Residents 1967-1979 7 1

Journal Approximately 1960-1979 7 2

Lake Shore Area Miscellaneous Materials 1972-1973 7 3

Miscellaneous Lists and Data Approximately 1967-1980 7 4

Newspaper Articles 1957-1980 7 5

Old Inventories c. 1975 7 6

2 Series II, Photographic Prints Approximately 1890- 1980

Scope and Contents


Series II, Photographic Prints

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This series primarily includes photographs taken of buildings, locations, and residents of Beacon Hill,

Freda, Redridge, and Stanton Township.

Box Item

Bands 8 1

Beacon Hill - People 8 2

Beacon Hill - Trimountain Stamp Mill 8 3

Brinkman's Personal Photographs - Military 8 4

Brinkman's Personal Photographs - People 8 5

Cole's Creek - Copper Range Company Reclamation 8 6

Cole's Creek - Michigan Smelter 8 7

Copper Range Railroad 8 8

Copper Range Railroad - Track Removal 8 9

Edgemere - Adventure Stamp Mill 8 10

Freda - Boarding House 8 11

Freda - Champion Stamp Mill 8 12



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Freda - Freda/Beacon Hill Baseball Team 8 13

Freda - Freda/Beacon Hill Buildings 8 14

Freda - Ice Rink 8 15

Freda - M'Arcy's Saloon 8 16

Freda - Mosquito Lodge Hunting Camp 8 17

Freda - People 8 18

Freda - Post Office 8 19

Houghton-Hancock Bridge 8 20

Miscellaneous 8 21

Miscellaneous - Groups 8 22

Miscellaneous - People 8 23

Painesdale 8 24

Redridge - Atlantic Mining Company Store 8A 25

Redridge - Atlantic Stamp Mill 8A 26



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Redridge - Baltic Mining Company Store 8A 27

Redridge - Baltic Stamp Mill 8A 28

Redridge - Boarding House 8A 29

Redridge - Coggin Mansion 8A 30

Redridge - Congregational Church 8A 31

Redridge - Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church 8A 32

Redridge - Fire of 1937 8A 33

Redridge - Flood of 1941 8A 34

Redridge - Fourth of July Events 8A 35

Redridge - Freda Champion Mill Transportation System - Sleigh 8A 36

Redridge - Freda Champion Mill Transportation System - Wagon 8A 37

Redridge - General Store 9 1

Redridge - Messner Lumber Camp 9 2

Redridge - People 9 3



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Redridge - People - Alvin and Andrew Brinkman 9 4

Redridge - People - Bill Brinkman 9 5

Redridge - People - Brinkman Siblings 9 5

Redridge - People - Lucille Brinkman 9 6

Redridge - Post Office 9 7

Redridge - Redridge Band 9 8

Redridge - Redridge Dam

Conditions Governing Use

Reproduction Forbidden-Archives staff, please refer to Repository

Processing Note in Archivists' Toolkit for this item.

9 9

Redridge - Redridge School 9 10

Redridge - Removal of Company Houses 9 12

Redridge - Saint (St.) Ann's Chapel 9 13

Redridge - Salmon Trout River Bridge 9 14

Redridge - Sports and Recreational Activities 9 15



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Redridge - Stanton's Camp 9 16

Redridge - Town Scenes (Group 1) 9 17



Schmidt's Corner Bar 9 20

Snow Equipment 9 21

Stanton Township - Miscellaneous 9 22

Stanwood - Train Depot 9 23

Stanton Township Sports and Music from 1895-1975 9A 1

Stanton Township School 9A 2

School Train 9A 3

Events in the pioneer life of Stanton Township from 1892-1975 9A 4

Historical background for a portion of Redridge 9A 5

Historical sketch of Redridge, MI 9A 6


Series III, Negative Collection

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Copper Country Mills along the lake shore in Stanton Township 9A 7

Copper Country versus Silver Country 9A 8

Hazards of abundance of water 9A 9

Easter Sunday Flood in Redridge, 1939 9A 10

Mystery of the Indian couple discovered in Stanton Township, May 1910 9A 11

3 Series III, Negative Collection Approximately 1890- 1980

Scope and Contents

This series primarily includes negatives taken of buildings, locations, and residents of Beacon Hill,

Freda, Redridge, and Stanton Township. The negatives have been divided into sixteen subseries by their

negative number for easier searching.

1 Subseries 3.01, 0001-00400

Box Item

Tim Derwin at Schmidts Corner Bar 1 1

Tim Derwin at Schmidt's Corner Bar 1 2

Tim Derwin at Schmidt's Corner Bar 1 3

Durocher Brothers at Schmidt's Corner Bar 1 4


Subseries 3.01, 0001-00400

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Durocher Brothers at Schmidt's Corner Bar 1 5

Group at Schmidt's Corner Bar 1 6


Female at Schmidt's Corner Bar 1 8



Couple at Schmidt's Corner Bar 1 11

Male at Schmidt's Corner Bar 1 12



Girl at Schmidt's Corner Bar 1 15

Girl at Schmidt's Corner Bar 1 16




Subseries 3.01, 0001-00400

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Keweenaw Central Railway 1 19

Water and trees 1 20

Shoreline 1 21

Boat "Pequaming" loaded with logs 1 22

Shoreline and cliffs 1 23

Winter scene of snowbanks and automobile 1 24

Horse drawn covered sleigh carrying workers 1 25

Town scene (possibly Redridge) 1 26

Icebergs on Lake Superior 1 27

Road and fields 1 28

Building 1 29

Camp in the woods 1 30

House across body of water 1 31

Railroad tracks 1 32


Subseries 3.01, 0001-00400

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Shoreline 1 33

Gully 1 34

Redridge church and school 1 35

Shoreline across from body of water 1 36

Swimming raft on pond 1 37

Redridge School 1 38

Tame geese in a yard 1 39

Redridge's Atlantic Mining Co. Store 1 40

Redridge town 1 41

Redridge school with students outside 1 42

Redridge town 1 43

Canoe on shore of pond 1 44

Redridge school 1 45

House in winter 1 46


Subseries 3.01, 0001-00400

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Street scene during winter of houses 1 47

Building entitled Public School 1938 1 48

Trees 1 49

Scenery that resembles the Badlands 1 50

Car "1940's" 1 51

House "mining company design" 1 52

Building 1 53


Houses overlooking lake 1 55

Road and fields 1 56

Ford "1940-50" car at a lakeside park area 1 57

Building on fire 1 58

Pond 1 59

Gully 1 60


Subseries 3.01, 0001-00400

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Trees 1 61

WPA Recreation Arts & Crafts exhibit 1 62

Buildings being torn down 1 63

Redridge town 1 64

View of Redridge church and dam site 1 65

Boat "Pequaming" loaded with logs at Redridge 1 66

Congregational Church at Redridge 1 67

Train going over a trestle 1 68

Redridge town 1 69

Camp in woods 1 70

Champion Shaft house #2 at Painesdale 1 71

Gully 1 72

Road through trees 1 73

Waves, icebergs, shoreline 1 74


Subseries 3.01, 0001-00400

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Lake scene from distance 1 75

Boat on lake 1 76

Exhibit of pictures 1 77

Man in garden 1 78

Picture exhibit 1 79

Redridge town view from Railroad tracks 1 80

Redridge town 1 81

A. Morin, W. Simonson, B. Morin on icebergs 1 82

Spillway at Redridge Dam 1 83

Body of water in gully 1 84

1926 P.H.S. photo 1 85

Road in woods 1 86


Ruins of building 1 88


Subseries 3.01, 0001-00400

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Camp in woods 1 89

Body of water in gully 1 90

Group of men fishing 1 91

Group of boy scouts 1 92

Person walking in snow holding a long pole 1 93

3 men 1 94

Group of men playing berries 1 95

Man hold gun in snowshoes 1 96

4 teenage males holding basketball 1 97

Man riding a horse with 2 men standing near it 1 98

2 men shooting rifles 1 99

River with trees on both sides 1 100

Lakeshore and cliffs 1 101

Lucille Brinkman standing near car 1 102


Subseries 3.01, 0001-00400

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Picture of shoreline taking from rowboat 1 103


Horse pulling sled with lake in the distance 1 105

Boy cross-country skiing 1 106

Group of man and boys around 1920-40? Vehicle 1 107

Man holding gun and dead fox 1 108

Couple standing in front of wedding cake 1 109

2 boys on motorbikes 1 110

August Kaiser playing cards 1 111

Bill Brinkman sitting with Earl B. Holman 1 112

Bill Brinkman sitting with Earl B. Holman 1 113

Girl studying 1 114

2 men sitting outside with 3 females 1 115

Sailor with female in Redridge field 1 116


Subseries 3.01, 0001-00400

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L. Brinkman, - Raisanen sitting on a car's fenders 1 117

Older man with younger woman making baskets 1 118

Redridge band 1 119

2 men working on vehicle 1 120

Man near (1920-30's) car 1 121

Horse drawn wagon with men 1 122

4 men posing in the woods 1 123

Boy with guns 1 124

Group of men at hunting camp 1 125

Bill Brinkman standing with 2 men at car 1 126

Bill and Andrew Brinkman 1 127

Frank J. Morin at his Redridge camp 1 128

Boy at woods 1 129

Group of boys playing in the snow 1 1309


Subseries 3.01, 0001-00400

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Man near Model T 1 131

Baby girl 1 132

Patricia Joanne Hannula as child 1 133

Baby girl 1 134

Group of people playing cards at kitchen table 1 135

3 men standing near fence 1 136

Female in graduation gown 1 137

Group of men sitting around 1 138

Female in graduation gown holding diploma 1 139

Group of kids (school or family picture) 1 140

Group watching the snowplow 1 141

Couple beside a 1920's car 1 142

2 men near a camp 1 143

3 men inside mill (l-r: ?, - Brinkman, A. Kaiser) 1 144


Subseries 3.01, 0001-00400

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Bill, Lucille and Andrew Brinkman 1 145

Lucille Brinkman with her brother Andrew Brinkman 1 146

Men lined up on staircase for picture 1 147

Woman holding baby 1 148

Group waiting on side of road holding lunch pails 1 149

4 men by house being torn down 1 150

Bill Brinkman in military uniform with unknown man 1 151

2 men in building (possibly Redridge store) 1 152

Group of kids playing on road in the snow 1 153

Group of kids outside posing for picture 1 154

Group of kids outside posing for picture 1 155

Outside school picture 1 156

Inside school picture 1 157

Kids playing outside Redridge School 1 158


Subseries 3.01, 0001-00400

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Carlo Timonen at air valve at Redridge dam 1 159

Man (military uniform) shoveling snow by car tire 1 160

School's classroom picture 1 161


5 men sitting outside on a bench 1 163

Bunch of people outside of Redridge church 1 164

4 men from Redridge (l-r: C. Saltzer,?,Morin,?) 1 165

2 men holding a dead deer 1 166

Removal of Redridge houses 1 167

3 men pretending to fist fight 1 168

2 men laying under trees (1 with gun) 1 169

House and yard overlooking Redridge dam trestle 1 170

School's classroom picture (Redridge School) 1 171



Subseries 3.01, 0001-00400

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Henry Kopp cooking at a camp in Redridge 1 174

2 hunters with deer/rifles 1 175

Group of boys in front of Redridge Store 1 176

Group watching the snowplow 1 177

Men drinking in a cellar 1 178

Group of kids down at Redridge beach 1 179

Group of Redridge musicians (B. Brinkman on banjo) 1 180

L-R: Unknown man, W. Lieppa, C. Brinkman at mill 1 181

6 girls & 1 boy outside posing for picture 1 182

Bill Brinkman with 2 boys 1 183

Bill Brinkman with 2 boys 1 184

Girl in an angel outfit 1 185

3 boys cutting wood 1 186


Subseries 3.01, 0001-00400

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Man / woman standing on railroad tracks 1 187

Military man with female outside house 1 188

Man standing on tree stump 1 189

Lucille and Bill Brinkman 1 190

Man sitting on boat 1 191

Man and woman looking over hill at view 1 192

Lucille Brinkman 1 193

2 Women and 1 man at fence 1 194

2 men in sailor uniforms 1 195

Group in front of Redridge School (winter) 1 196

Family portrait 1 197

Man standing near a (1920-30's) car 1 198

Group near a pond 1 199

Man in sailor's uniform 1 200


Subseries 3.01, 0001-00400

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2 men and 2 boys 1 201

Man sitting outside 1 202

2 women in front of (1920-30's) car 1 203

Group of kids playing winter activities 1 204

Stanton's Summer camp outside Redridge (F. Morin) 1 205

Mill site 1 206

Snowplow driving down Redridge School Road 1 207

View of Redridge "old road to Dam" 1 208

Mill site 1 209

Man in U.S. Navy outfit 1 210

Group of Redridge men 1 211

Man standing on frozen Redridge dam 1 212

2 men cutting wood 1 213

2 men hunting with dog (L-R: ?, Frank B. Morin) 1 214


Subseries 3.01, 0001-00400

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Group of kids outside building 1 215

Group of kids at Redridge beach 1 216

Group of boys 1 217


Boy fishing 1 219

Kids picking cherries from trees 1 220

Man standing in a garden 1 221

Female 1 222

4 men playing cards (l-r: ?, A. Kaiser, ?,?) 1 223

Woman in graduation gown 1 224

3 Redridge men at fence (l-r: ?,?,A. Kaiser) 1 225

Group in front of stone building 1 226

Baby 1 227

Wedding party 1 228


Subseries 3.01, 0001-00400

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Female 1 229

2 boys on motorbikes 1 230

3 men sitting in a field 1 231

3 women with baby and dog sitting in yard 1 232

3 men at fence 1 233

Patricia Joanne Hannula with Easter basket 1 234

2 men in a garden in Redridge 1 235

People playing cards 1 236

Lucille Brinkman with her brother Andrew Brinkman 1 237

3 men shooting guns outside a camp 1 238

Lucille Brinkman by car by a road 1 239

Mr. & Mrs. E.B. Holman sitting on chairs 1 240

3 females 1 241

Group of men at Redridge 1 242


Subseries 3.01, 0001-00400

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Man outside building holding a gun 1 243

Men in mill 1 244

Female sitting on a fence 1 245

L. Lindstrom; - Marttila in Redridge school office 1 246

Redridge group outside (Summer 1940) 1 247

6 females and 1 male (close-up picture) 1 248

Man outside a large tent 1 249

4 kids in yard 1 250

Boy outside 1 251

Atlantic Mining Co. Store at Redridge 1 252

Group of men at an event 1 253

Baby 1 254

Bill Brinkman hunting (car w/ South Dakota plate) 1 255

Redridge men playing cards (l-r: ?, A. Kaiser,?,?) 1 256


Subseries 3.01, 0001-00400

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Man in uniform 1 257

Man standing near lake 1 258

3 Redridge men at fence (l-r: A. Kaiser, ?, ?) 1 259

Men playing cards (l-r: ?, ?, A. Kaiser, ?) 1 260

Men playing cards (l-r: ?, A. Kaiser, ?, ?) 1 261

Group working on electric light pole 1 262

Patricia Joanne Hannula with Easter Basket 1 263

2 females (close up photo) 1 264

Bill Brinkman reading papers with Earl Holman 1 265

Baby 1 266

Bill Brinkman hunting 1 267

2 men in uniforms standing by car 1 268

Group outside 1 269

4 girls (various ages) sitting on a couch 1 270


Subseries 3.01, 0001-00400

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Bill Brinkman and another man sitting at table 1 271

Bill Brinkman and group sitting at table 1 272

Baby 1 273

Group playing cards 1 274

Man picking up wood in yard 1 275

2 kids in front of Christmas tree with presents 1 276

3 females, 1 baby, 1 dog sitting in yard 1 277

Boy in cowboy outfit in front of Christmas tree 1 278

Girl holding dog on couch 1 279

Couple cutting wedding cake 1 280

2 men drinking in cellar 1 281

Couple sitting on couch by presents 1 282

Baby 1 283

Wedding couple opening gifts 1 284


Subseries 3.01, 0001-00400

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Little girl 1 285

Man showing girl a book 1 287

Group of men holding plates of food 1 288



Kids outside Redridge school with American flag 1 291

Reynold Timonen, Redridge Postmaster (1944-49) 1 292



Group making ice rink (on Redridge dam) 1 295

Kids playing outside Redridge school (1925-29 ?) 1 296

Group of boys with dog sitting on model T ford 1 297

Group outside playing 1 298

Man standing on telephone pole 1 299


Subseries 3.01, 0001-00400

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Hunter leaning against tree (Frank B. Morin) 1 300

2 females sitting in front of Christmas tree 1 301

2 females & 1 male sitting by Christmas tree 1 302

2 boys with dog at campsite 1 303

Group of boys 1 304

Group of men outside 1 305

Group at building 1 306

Kids playing on huge snowbank 1 307

Scenery of houses and lakeshore 1 308

Group outside 1 309

Group making ice rink 1 310

View of house with skis in snowbank 1 311

Icebergs on Lake Superior 1 312

Kids playing on mill ruins 1 313


Subseries 3.01, 0001-00400

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Snowbank with trees 1 314

Tires in a snowbank 1 315

Man at ruins of a building 1 316

Building on fire 1 317

Charles Saltzer sitting by dead deer 1 318

Large group of kids playing in snow 1 319

Band 1 320

Bill Brinkman with dog and dead porcupine 1 321


4 men playing hockey on ice rink 1 323

2 kids playing trumpets (school band) 1 324

Men in a barber shop 1 325




Subseries 3.01, 0001-00400

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3 men from Redridge 1 328

Men playing cards 1 329

Man by car "Teacher-man" 1 330

Teacher - man at desk 1 331

Teacher - man at desk 1 332

2 boys listing to floor model radio 1 333

Family by Christmas tree and presents 1 334

Redridge classroom picture 1 335




School bus stopping for students 1 339

Large group of kids posing outside (winter) 1 340

Older family sitting by Christmas tree 1 341


Subseries 3.01, 0001-00400

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Teacher - Man 1 343

Teacher - Man 1 344

Patricia Joanne Hannula as child at Easter 1 345

Family by Christmas tree and presents 1 346

People studying 1 347

Band "Tiddledy Winks" 1 348

Redridge youth group outside 1 349

Frank J. Morin at his camp in Redridge 1 350

Group of kids playing winter activities 1 351

Lucille and Andrew Brinkman 1 352

L. Brinkman with 2 other people 1 353




Subseries 3.01, 0001-00400

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Lucille Brinkman and brother Alvin Brinkman (1944) 1 358

Female in winter garb 1 359

2 men 1 360

Charles Saltzer sitting by water 1 361

Man in horse drawn sleigh 1 362

Child on XC skis 1 363

Group of men 1 364

Redridge houses 1 365

Redridge's Baltic Mining Co. Store (Walter, Morin) 1 366

Frank B. Morin hunting 1 367

Man standing by trapped animal 1 368

Frank B. Morin and Billy Brinkman hunting 1 369


Subseries 3.01, 0001-00400

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Group near 1920's car (twins) 1 370

Bill Brinkman's military discharge papers 1 371

Bill Brinkman's military separation papers 1 372

Group at store/post office 1 373

Family picture (outside) 1 374

School class picture 1 375

Large group at Lakeshore (near cliffs) 1 376

3 men sitting on grass (l-r: ?, ?, C. Saltzer) 1 377

4 men cutting ice (making ice rink) 1 378

men on icebergs 1 379

Men at Baltic Stamp Mill (l-r: ?, J. Morin,????) 1 380

Group sleighing on "Rock Ben Hill - Redridge) 1 381


Log buildings 1 383


Subseries 3.01, 0001-00400

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Icebergs 1 384

Icebergs 1 385

Redridge houses from RR tracks at dam 1 386

Canoe on Redridge dam pond 1 387

Canoe on Redridge dam pond at shoreline 1 388

View of lake with house from Dam site 1 389

Snowplow on road near lake 1 390

2 snowplow on road near lake 1 391

Redridge's Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church 1 392

Lucille Brinkman with her brother Alvin Brinkman 1 393

Mill ruins 1 394


Mill ruins 1 396

Family photo (4) 1 397


Subseries 3.02, 00401-00800

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Group of people at park 1 398

Old couple 1 399

Looks like forest fire 1 400

2 Subseries 3.02, 00401-00800

Box Item

Bill Brinkman reading 2 401

Family photo 2 402

Family photo (4) 2 403

Person in 1920's automobile 2 404

Family photo 2 405

Religious event (2 girls/1boy) 2 406

Rock specimen collection 2 407

Wildlife specimen collection 2 408

Light station at Lake's edge 2 409


Subseries 3.02, 00401-00800

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Breaker walls at Houghton Breakers 2 410

Men looking over the side of the road 2 411

Family photo 2 412

Family photo 2 413

Horse drawn sleigh with railroad in background 2 414

Family photo 2 415

Family photo 2 416

Family photo 2 417

River in valley 2 418

Large log pile from Messner's lumber camp 2 419

Ruins near old bridge 2 420

Lucille Brinkman leaning on a car 2 421

Mr. & Mrs. August Kaiser in winter garb 2 422

2 men with wagon and tent 2 423


Subseries 3.02, 00401-00800

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2 men near tent 2 424

2 men (Andrew Brinkman is one in uniform) 2 425

Large building 2 426

Dam on water 2 427

Boat on water 2 428

Man on horse 2 429

Truck at Redridge dam road 2 430

2 people near car 2 431

Man in front of 2 dead wolves 2 432

2 females 2 433

2 boys with dog 2 434

4 hunters with dead deer 2 435

Large expansion bridge 2 436

Group of kids on top of hill in winter activities 2 437


Subseries 3.02, 00401-00800

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Redridge Polar Bear club member (? Bill Gabe) 2 438

Bill Brinkman 2 439

Kid near dead horse 2 440

Shoreline 2 441

Man near 1920's car 2 442

Female with lamb 2 443

Boy fishing 2 444

3 men sitting inside a store-like building 2 445

L. Brinkman (rolled up pants) with 3 others 2 446

2 girls with Christmas gifts 2 447


Inside view of a Mill 2 449

Man outside camp 2 450

Female sitting on couch 2 451


Subseries 3.02, 00401-00800

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Male with dog sitting on couch 2 454

Male with dog sitting on couch 2 455

Male sitting on couch 2 456

3 females standing at Lake shore role of honor 2 457

3 females standing at Lake shore role of honor 2 458

Cars in front of Superior View Restaurant 2 459

People in front of Superior View Restaurant 2 460

People in front of Superior View Restaurant 2 461

5 children at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 462

5 children at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 463

Family Photo 2 464

Family Photo 2 465


Subseries 3.02, 00401-00800

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2 men sitting in Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 466

Couple 2 467

Couple 2 468

Couple 2 469

Man 2 470

Man 2 471

4 men standing near motorcycles 2 472

Man at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 473



Couple with dog at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 476





Subseries 3.02, 00401-00800

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4 men at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 482


Person on Motorcycle 2 484

Person on Motorcycle 2 485

2 people on motorcycles 2 486

3 people sitting on couch 2 487



Female holding teddybear at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 490





Subseries 3.02, 00401-00800

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Older man at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 495

Older man at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 496




Couple with child at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 500

Art Lindstrom 2 501

Art Lindstrom 2 502


4 snowmobiles 2 504

4 snowmobiles 2 505

2 men & 1 woman at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 506

Couple at celebration 2 507


Subseries 3.02, 00401-00800

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Family Photo at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 510

Family Photo at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 511

Man's portrait 2 512

Female sitting at office desk 2 513








Couple sitting at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 521


Subseries 3.02, 00401-00800

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2 female's portrait at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 522

2 female's portrait at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 523

Female's portrait at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 524





4 people sitting at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 529

1 man & 2 females at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 530




2 men's portraits at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 534



Subseries 3.02, 00401-00800

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Older Man's portrait at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 540



Older Couple's portrait 2 543



Female with 2 kids 2 546

Female with 2 kids 2 547

3 females with 1 male 2 548



Subseries 3.02, 00401-00800

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Ducks on beach with boats in water 2 551





Group of men sitting at restaurant 2 556

Group of men sitting at restaurant 2 557

Kid with stuffed wildlife 2 558

Kid with stuffed wildlife 2 559

2 older men's portrait at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 560

2 older men's portrait at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 561




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Older couple's portrait at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 564

Older couple's portrait at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 565

3 people at restaurant 2 566

3 people at restaurant 2 567

man & woman at restaurant 2 568

man & woman at restaurant 2 569

Female portrait at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 570




Man 2 574

3 people at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 575

Baby 2 576

Baby 2 577


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Baby 2 578

Baby 2 579

Couple's portrait 2 580

Couple's portrait 2 581

Couple near van 2 582

Couple near van 2 583

Group of 4 2 584

Group of 4 2 585

Group of 4 2 586







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Willie Booso and 2 females at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 592

Willie Booso and 2 females at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 593

2 females at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 594







Male 2 601

Male 2 602

Group 2 603

Group 2 604

Group 2 605


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2 kids removing US Flag from pole 2 606

2 kids removing US Flag from pole 2 607

Kenner Ruohonen 2 607

Female 2 608


3 men with child at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 609

Female 2 609

Female 2 610

Man in vehicle 2 611

Family photo 2 612






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Family photo at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 618










Bob and Dorothy Sten at 25th Wedding Anniversary 2 628




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Clarence Durocher, Sr. at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 641



Bob Sten at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 644


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Frank B. Morin 2 649




2 men with dead otter at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 653

2 men with dead otter at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 654




Group of men at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 658


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Couple 2 660

Couple 2 661

Snowbanks in front of houses 2 662












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Men at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 675




Bill Brinkman and 2 men at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 679

Bill Brinkman and 2 men at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 680








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2 men outside Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 689


Man with guitar at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 691






Baseball game 2 697

Couple 2 698

Bulldozer 2 699



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Redridge church 2 701


Willie Booso with guests for dinner 2 703







Baby at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 710



2 men with dog at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 713

2 men with dog at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 714


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L-R: Clarence Durocher, Sr. & Douglas Morin 2 724

Man at Schmidt's Corner Bar (? Harma) 2 725





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4 men playing pool at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 729


Female with little girl at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 731



Snowmobiliers 2 734

Snowmobiliers 2 735

Snowmobiliers 2 736

Snowmobiliers 2 737







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2 kids 2 747

2 kids 2 748

Male and 2 females at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 749

Bob and Dorothy Sten at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 750

Child 2 751

Un-Named 2 752






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Sten Brothers (L-R: Howard, Bob, Alden) 2 759

Sten Brothers (L-R: Howard, Bob, Alden) 2 760



2 females & 1 male at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 763

2 females & 1 male at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 764

3 surveyors with equipment 2 765

3 surveyors with equipment 2 766

Man outside Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 767





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Stanton Township School Board members 2 773













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2 full logging trucks near Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 789



Man at Barbershop 2 792

Man at Barbershop 2 793

Floyd Wakeham by truck 2 794

Francis Brule at Eilola's General Store 2 795

David Lexon with 2 large fish 2 796

David Lexon with 2 large fish 2 797

Man 2 798


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Man 2 799

Man 2 800

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Man 2 801

Man 2 802








Couple at Schmidt's Corner Bar (? Lexon) 2 810


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Couple at Schmidt's Corner Bar (? Lexon) 2 811




L-R: Male, female, Ken Hyttinen, Audrey Leonard 2 815

Male and female at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 816

Male and female at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 817









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Dinner event 2 829

2 men at event 2 830


2 Man in front of cake at event 2 832

Family photo 2 833

Family photo 2 834

Large family group at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 835

Large family group at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 836

Family photo 2 837

Family photo 2 838


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Female 2 839

Event in a gym 2 840



People at an event 2 843






Family at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 849


4 Snowmobiliers at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 851

Couple near Wesley Klee's gas station 2 852


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Couple near Wesley Klee's gas station 2 853













Man 2 866


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Man 2 871

Man 2 872

Man 2 873

Group 2 874

Group 2 875







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L-R: ?, ?, D. Luoma, K. Ruohonen, ?, ? At SCB 2 883

Epie and Nona Ruohonen at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 884









2 men and 1 female outside Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 893

Man 2 894


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Family group 2 895

Family group 2 896

Man 2 897

Man 2 898

2 men and 1 female outside 2 899

2 men and 1 female outside 2 900










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Man playing an accordion at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 913

Man playing an accordion at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 914





Man 2 919

Man 2 920

Man 2 921



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2 men and 1 female at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 930








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Man and woman in front of cake 2 941







Couple in front of 50th anniversary cake 2 948




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Group outside by motor 2 969

Group outside by motor 2 970

Rosie Luoma at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 971









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House 2 987

House 2 988




Boy at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 992


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Man with tattoo at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 995






Group of kids in Eilola's Store 2 1001







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Family outside 2 1008






Men working on a vehicle 2 1014



Man checking a fusebox in a basement 2 1017

Man checking a fusebox in a basement 2 1018

Man checking a fusebox in a hallway 2 1019

Man checking a fusebox in a hallway 2 1020


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Couple at 50th anniversary party 2 1039

Couple at 50th anniversary party 2 1040







Group making maple syrup 2 1047



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L-R: F. Wakeham, ?,?, L. Durocher, E. Ruohonen, ? 2 1055

cont.: A. Sten, B. Hyttinen, J. Durocher @ SCB 2 1056








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Female 2 1066

Female 2 1067

Female 2 1068

Female 2 1069









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Female playing pool at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1133















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Group playing pool at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1182

Group playing pool at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1183








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W. Booso, ?, F. Wakeham 2 1198




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Men Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1204



Joanne Puuri Hodges 2 1207









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2 men 2 1224

2 men 2 1225

2 men 2 1226




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Female 2 1233

Female 2 1234










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Horse drawn sleigh 2 1244

Horse drawn sleigh 2 1245

Couple at 50th wedding anniversary party 2 1246




Man 2 1250

Man 2 1251

Man 2 1252

Man 2 1253

Man 2 1254

Man 2 1255



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people in costumes at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1277

2 Donny Durocher at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1278

Donny Durocher at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1279

Donny Durocher at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1280



Floyd Wakeham at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1283



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Child at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1288












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2 men 2 1301

Group of females at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1302

Group of females at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1303







2 men and female at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1310




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2 men playing instruments at an event 2 1314

L-R: Roland and Fran Durocher with group (SCB) 2 1315

L-R: Roland and Fran Durocher with group (SCB) 2 1316

Kids on Easter egg hunt 2 1317

Kids on Easter egg hunt 2 1318




Lois Mytty with group at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1322

Lois Mytte with group at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1323

Road construction at the Redridge Dam site 2 1324




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Man giving a speech at an event 2 1335

Group at an event 2 1336



Woman working at the Daily Mining Gazette Office 2 1339

Woman working at the Daily Mining Gazette Office 2 1340


Subseries 3.04, 01201-01600

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Little boy at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1346

Little boy at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1347

Man 2 1348

Man 2 1349

Man 2 1350






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Group of workers at a restaurant 2 1356

Group of workers at a restaurant 2 1357










Bill Brinkman 2 1367



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Rosie Luoma and Epie Ruohonen at Schmidt's Corner 2 1375



Arnie and Adele Sten at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1378

Arnie and Adele Sten at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1379


2 females 2 1381

2 females 2 1382


Subseries 3.04, 01201-01600

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2 females 2 1383


L-R: T. Gussert, Paul Jaehning, Terry Savoy (SCB) 2 1385



2 men 2 1388

2 men 2 1389

2 men 2 1390

3 horseback riders 2 1391

Man holding child on back 2 1392

Group picture on inside bleachers 2 1393





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Family photo 2 1399

Family photo 2 1400





Group with Child at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1405







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2 little boys at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1419


Older man 2 1421

Older man 2 1422

Older man 2 1423



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House 2 1431

House 2 1432

House 2 1433

Bill Brinkman with 2 others at Schmidt's Corner 2 1434

Bill Brinkman with 2 others at Schmidt's Corner 2 1435





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Group around a truck holding a dead bear 2 1439

Group around a truck holding a dead bear 2 1440

2 men 2 1441

2 men 2 1442

2 men 2 1443







Group of 4 at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1450

Group of 4 at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1451



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Man holding large fish outside Schmidt's Corner 2 1455

Man holding fish and man standing beside them 2 1456









L-R: ?, Bill LaBissoniere, ?, ? 2 1465



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Man working on the outside of a house 2 1475







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3 females 2 1491

Group of people selling sweet corn outside 2 1492

2 men & 1 female at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1493



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Couple at event 2 1498



Group of men 2 1501

Group of men 2 1502








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Rintala Family at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1511

Rintala Family at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1512












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Couple cutting their 50th Wedding Anniversary cake 2 1523








Willie Booso and Epie Ruohonen (in hat) by SCB 2 1531


Female at computer desk 2 1533





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2 Man on motorcycle outside Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1546

Man on motorcycle outside Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1547

Man on motorcycle outside Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1548




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Female 2 1552

Female 2 1553

Female 2 1554





Roland Durocher holding Johnny Durocher at SCB 2 1559

Roland Durocher holding Johnny Durocher at SCB 2 1560

Johnny Durocher at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1561

Johnny Durocher at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1562




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Family photo 2 1566

Family photo 2 1567







Man 2 1574

Man 2 1575

Man 2 1576

Man 2 1577

Man with 2 females 2 1578


Subseries 3.04, 01201-01600

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Man with 2 females 2 1579

Man 2 1580

Man 2 1581

Man 2 1582




Man at Schmidt's Corner Bar playing pool 2 1586





Female 2 1591

Female 2 1592


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Female 2 1593

Group 2 1594

Group 2 1595

Members of a Veteran Organization 2 1596

Men 2 1597

Bill Brinkman with his picture props 2 1598



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Couple 2 1603

Couple 2 1604


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Couple 2 1605


3 men with child at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1610








Doris & Chet Hanson, Audrey Leonard with group 2 1618

Hansons, A. Leonard, E. Ruohonen with group 2 1619




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L-R: Terry Koskela, Alan Sten, Gary Franz 2 1622

L-R: Terry Koskela, Alan Sten, Gary Franz 2 1623

Man wearing AHMED band hat 2 1624

L-R: Audrey Leonard with her sister Sharon Coon 2 1625






Man 2 1631




Band playing at event 2 1635


Subseries 3.05, 01601-02000

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Group working in kitchen at event 2 1638








Group of at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1646

L-R: K. Ruohonen, ?, ?, F. Harma, F. Wakeham, ? 2 1647




Subseries 3.05, 01601-02000

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Man 2 1656

Man 2 1657

Man 2 1658



"Bucky" Ruohonen 2 1661




Subseries 3.05, 01601-02000

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Man holding horses reins 2 1669

2 girls sitting on horses with man holding reins 2 1670

Willie Booso cooking 2 1671

Bill Brinkman with picture props 2 1672







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Family photo 2 1682

Family photo 2 1683





2 Female at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1688

Couple 2 1689

Couple 2 1690

Couple 2 1691


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Couple 2 1692

Rosie, David, ? Luoma at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1693

Rosie, David, ? Luoma at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1694

New Year's Party at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1695












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Female speaker at event 2 1710

Man speaker at event 2 1711



Sheet cake "Congratulations Mia and Howard" 2 1714

3 people at event 2 1715


01717 2 4 people at event 2 1717

Man playing an accordion with 2 others watching 2 1718



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Man playing horn and female playing accordion 2 1720

Man playing horn and female playing accordion 2 1721

Man and female playing instruments with man 2 1722

4 men with large fish at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1723






Female 2 1729

Female 2 1730

Female 2 1731

Female 2 1732



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01752 2 View of inside a church 2 1752

View of inside a church 2 1753

View of inside a church 2 1754

Baseball team 2 1755



Leonard females with Epie Ruohonen 2 1758


Ray Durocher 2 1760

Ray Durocher 2 1761


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Ray Durocher 2 1762

Fire Department Photo 2 1763



Harvesting potatoes 2 1766






House 2 1772

House 2 1773

Road construction at Redridge Dam site 2 1774



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Road construction 2 1777




Houses & snow banks 2 1781




Grace United Methodist Church event 2 1785




Redridge road 2 1789


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Redridge house 2 1790



Redridge 2 1793

Redridge 2 1794

Snowplow 2 1795

House 2 1796

School bus stop 2 1797

Man with beaver pelts 2 1798


Redridge 2 1800

Redridge 2 1801

Redridge 2 1802

Redridge 2 1803


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Road construction at Schmidt's Corner junction 2 1808



Farm 2 1811

Farm 2 1812

Ore freighter going under Portage Lake Lift Bridge 2 1813






Subseries 3.05, 01601-02000

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Road with chain across blocking access 2 1819


Road construction at Redridge 2 1821





Trestle 2 1826

Trestle 2 1827


Snow bank in front of a trailer house 2 1829

Snow blower 2 1830

Stop Sign 2 1831


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Car in front of a snow bank 2 1832



Logging truck 2 1835

House 2 1836

Men working on utility poles 2 1837

Road 2 1838

Road 2 1839

Redridge 2 1840

Redridge 2 1841

Redridge 2 1842

House 2 1843

House 2 1844

House 2 1845


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Fire Ruins 2 1846

Fire Ruins 2 1847

Fire Ruins 2 1848

Fire Ruins 2 1849

Person splitting wood in yard 2 1850



Ruins 2 1853

Ruins 2 1854

Bill Brinkman's house 2 1855






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E.B. Holman school (possibly) 2 1860



Schmidt's Corner Bar & view of patrons cars 2 1863




Inside view of Eilola's store 2 1867




Elks Club Building 2 1871




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Boat going under the Portage Lake Lift Bridge 2 1875












View of Redridge 2 1887


Subseries 3.05, 01601-02000

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3 men outside of Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1893

3 men outside of Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1894

Man outside of Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1895








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Ore freighter 2 1909


Triple Z Ranch (Zenner Ranch) 2 1911

Redridge 2 1912

House 2 1913

House 2 1914



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Car in front of a house 2 1917

Car in front of a house 2 1918

Man working on house 2 1919









House 2 1928

House 2 1929


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Bird house in yard 2 1940

Bird house in yard 2 1941




Subseries 3.05, 01601-02000

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Heikkinen School 2 1948








Snowmobiliers outside Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 1956



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Man standing by full logging truck 2 1959



Snowplow driving down the road toward camera 2 1962

Snowplow driving down the road toward camera 2 1963






E.B. Holman School 2 1969

E.B. Holman School 2 1970

Students in front of bus at E.B. Holman School 2 1971


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Students in front of bus at E.B. Holman School 2 1972

Dedication event at Redridge Dam 2 1973






Outside view of Eilola's store 2 1979



House 2 1982

House 2 1983

House 2 1984

House 2 1985


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House 2 1986

Kids playing roller hockey 2 1987




Group of kids posing for picture 2 1991





Female leaning on car 2 1996





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Road surveyors 2 2002






Amoco gas station where Hardee's is now (2000) 2 2008





Subseries 3.06, 02001-02400

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Houghton street scene 2 2012

Large group at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 2013





Lake Shore Role of Honor 2 2018






Redridge Church 2 2024

Redridge town houses 2 2025


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Redridge 2 2028

Redridge 2 2029

Redridge 2 2030

Redridge 2 2031

Redridge 2 2032

Snowplow going through Redridge 2 2033








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Group dancing at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 2042



L-R: Keith Wolck & Eric Piettila 2 2045



Event at Stanton Township Fire Hall 2 2048







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American Legion Members at Schmidt's Corner 2 2054





L-R: Dolly, Arnie, Sally Karkkanen at Schmidt's 2 2059

Karkkanen's with others at New Year Party SCB 2 2060


New Years Party at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 2062




Stanton Wildcat Baseball Team 2 2066



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Road construction crew and equipment 2 2070

Car waiting to go through road construction 2 2071




Large group of Snowmobiliers inside SCB 2 2075



Large group of Snowmobiliers outside SCB 2 2078

Large group of Snowmobiliers outside SCB 2 2079

Truck stuck at Lakeshore 2 2080



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Car 2 2085

Car 2 2086

Truck 2 2087

Car 2 2088

Car 2 2089

Snowbank in front of house 2 2090





Snowbank by Redridge School 2 2095


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2 Road construction at Redridge 2 2105




2 Road construction at Redridge Dam site 2 2109


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2 Road construction at Redridge Dam site 2 2110

House 2 2111

House 2 2112

House 2 2113

House 2 2114

House 2 2115





House ruins 2 2120

House ruins 2 2121

House ruins 2 2122



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Ore freighter on Portage Lake 2 2125





Redridge Church from a distance 2 2130






Redridge church in winter 2 2136

Redridge sites in winter 2 2137


Subseries 3.06, 02001-02400

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Redridge Church from a distance at winter 2 2140



Eilola's Store 2 2143







Redridge 2 2150

Redridge 2 2151


Subseries 3.06, 02001-02400

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Redridge 2 2152

Redridge 2 2153

Snow bank in front of house 2 2154






Snowplow coming down road toward camera 2 2160



House 2 2163

Snowplow in front of Redridge school 2 2164

Snowplow in front of Redridge church 2 2165


Subseries 3.06, 02001-02400

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Snow bank in front of Redridge street 2 2166

Snowplow 2 2167

3 school buses at school bus stop 2 2168

Children transferring buses at school bus stop 2 2169




Woodpecker in tree 2 2173

Woodpecker in tree 2 2174

2 woodpeckers in tree 2 2175



Redridge dam site 2 2178

Redridge dam site with school in distance 2 2179


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Redridge dam site with school in distance 2 2180

Houghton County Courthouse 2 2181



Houghton County Jail 2 2184

2 men in front of snowplow 2 2185

House 2 2186

House 2 2187

House 2 2188

House 2 2189

Van 2 2190

Van 2 2191

House 2 2192

House 2 2193


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House 2 2194

House 2 2195






Redridge Dam site 2 2201





Snowplow 2 2206

Snowplow coming down the road toward camera 2 2207


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2 people shoveling snow 2 2212

Tree covered road (Possibly the covered road) 2 2213





School bus stop picking up children 2 2218





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Empty road 2 2222

Snowbanks covering sites at Redridge 2 2223












l-r: ?, C. Durocher, Rowland, R. Durocher, ? 2 2235


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l-r: C. Durocher, ?, R. Durocher at Schmidt's 2 2236

l-r: C. Durocher, ?, R. Durocher at Schmidt's 2 2237




Couple 2 2241

Couple 2 2242

Marriage certificate 2 2243

2 females standing near a piano at event 2 2244


Group 2 2246

Group 2 2247

Group 2 2248

Family at Event 2 2249


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Couple at Event 2 2250

Couple at Event 2 2251



Ray Durocher, Norman Kommes, Gert Kommes Durocher 2 2254

Ray Durocher, Norman Kommes, Gert Kommes Durocher 2 2255






4 females "dressed up" 2 2261

Man on roof of house 2 2262

Man on roof of house 2 2263


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4 snowmobiliers outside Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 2264

Audrey Leonard with sons: Arve (hat) and Tim 2 2265




Redridge Church in the distance 2 2269

Plants in someone's house 2 2270

Road construction at Schmidt's Corner Junction 2 2271




Log jam at Redridge Dam 2 2275




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Redridge dam site 2 2280




Bill Brinkman with group at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 2284







Snowbanks at Redridge 2 2291


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2 people clearing snow from around house 2 2295

2 people clearing snow from around house 2 2296

Road at Schmidt's Corner Bar Junction 2 2297





Man operating snow blower 2 2302



People picking potatoes or strawberries in a field 2 2305


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People picking potatoes or strawberries in a field 2 2306

Ice machine 2 2307

Female 2 2308

Female 2 2309

Family photo 2 2310

Family photo 2 2311








2 man at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 2319


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Clarence Durocher, Sr. with 2 other men at SCB 2 2320






Large group posing for picture 2 2326









Subseries 3.06, 02001-02400

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3 women at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 2334















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Person 2 2355

Person 2 2356

Person 2 2357

Kitchen workers at an event 2 2358



Men in uniforms standing at attention by flags 2 2361


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Man 2 2406

Man 2 2407

Man 2 2408

Disk jockey at Radio station 2 2409

Disk jockey at Radio station 2 2410







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Group of kids looking at books at school library 2 2420





Female 2 2425

Female 2 2426

Female 2 2427

Man posing with Bill Brinkman's wildcat prop 2 2428



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Bill Brinkman sitting with another man at dinner 2 2441

Bill Brinkman with 2 other men at dinner 2 2442

Couple 2 2443


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Couple 2 2444

Couple 2 2445














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Mr. Rintala at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 2459









Female stop sign holder at construction site 2 2468





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Theresa Spence at the Michigan Tech Library Archives 2 2486















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Tom LaBissiere 2 2503



Female outside of Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 2506









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2 females and 1 male at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 2518





Female 2 2523

Female 2 2524

Female 2 2525

Female 2 2526

Female 2 2527


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Female 2 2528

Female 2 2529

Female 2 2530

Female 2 2531

Female 2 2532

Baby hugging female sitting in chair 2 2533

Baby hugging female sitting in chair 2 2534

Couple sitting on chair 2 2535

Couple sitting on chair 2 2536

Female holding cat 2 2537

Female holding cat 2 2538

2 men standing by dead beaver at Schmidt's Corner 2 2539

2 men standing by dead beaver at Schmidt's Corner 2 2540

2 females and male 2 2541


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2 females and male 2 2542

Couple 2 2543

Female (? Mary Durocher) 2 2544



Female near boombox 2 2547

Female near boombox 2 2548

Roy Koskela at his garage 2 2549








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Hank Kolehmainen 2 2558






2 females 2 2564

2 females 2 2565

Roy Koskela with man at Roy's Garage 2 2566

Roy Koskela with man at Roy's Garage 2 2567

Rosie Luoma bartending with man at Schmidt's 2 2568

Rosie Luoma bartending with man at Schmidt's 2 2569


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Man working on machinery 2 2570

Man working on machinery 2 2571

Mr. Markham working on a boat 2 2572

Mr. Markham working on a boat 2 2573

Female (? Elise Luoma) 2 2574



Construction site 2 2577

Bulldozer 2 2578







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Man at event 2 2583

Man making a face at the camera 2 2584

Man at event 2 2585

Man at event 2 2586

Man at event 2 2587

Man at event 2 2588










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Female at office desk 2 2601











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Horse drawn wagon outside of Sandy's Gas Station 2 2613

Horse drawn wagon outside of Sandy's Gas Station 2 2614

Man 2 2615

Man 2 2616






Audrey Leonard 2 2622


Woman holding child 2 2624


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Man 2 2627

Man 2 2628

Man 2 2629

Man 2 2630

Man 2 2631

?, Kenner Ruohonen, ? At Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 2632






Eilola's General Store 2 2638


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Motorcycle riders 2 2642

Motorcycle riders 2 2643




Female 2 2647

Female 2 2648

Female 2 2649

Female 2 2650




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Little girl at Schmidt's Corner Bar eating chips 2 2657











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4 snowmobiliers at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 2672

4 snowmobiliers at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 2673

Bob & Dorothy Sten's 25th wedding anniversary 2 2674






2 couples at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 2680


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Man 2 2685

Man 2 2686

Man 2 2687









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3 fishermen 2 2696


Older man with child at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 2698



Family group at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 2701





Group working on Lake Shore Role of Honor at Freda 2 2706




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Group at Freda 2 2712

Group outside Superior View Restaurant Freda 2 2713

Cars outside Superior View Restaurant at Freda 2 2714

Group outside Superior View Restaurant at Freda 2 2715

4 men holding guns at Freda 2 2716

5 men holding guns at Freda 2 2717

Men working on removing the railroad ties 2 2718






Subseries 3.07, 02401-02800

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Family group at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 2723



Female holding stop sign at construction site 2 2726

Female holding stop sign at construction site 2 2727

Female 2 2728

Female 2 2729

Female 2 2730

Female 2 2731

2 children outside with snowman 2 2732






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Men outside Alfred Erickson's American Legion Post 2 2738














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Man 2 2752

Man 2 2753

Man 2 2754

Man 2 2755

Female (Amy McLean) 2 2756




Man (Tom LaBissiere) 2 2760

Man (Tom LaBissiere) 2 2761

L-R: Wilho Aho, F. Brule, ? 2 2762

L-R: Wilho Aho, F. Brule, ? 2 2763

Group watching smoke come out Freda smokestack 2 2764


Subseries 3.07, 02401-02800

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Group watching smoke come out Freda smokestack 2 2765







Man putting wood into a stove 2 2772

Man putting wood into a stove 2 2773

Man 2 2774

Man 2 2775

Man 2 2776

Man 2 2777



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Road grader 2 2781

Road grader 2 2782





Terry Koskela at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 2787

Terry Koskela at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 2788

Couple sitting outside in summer on snowmobile 2 2789

Couple sitting outside in summer on snowmobile 2 2790




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2 children 2 2793

2 children 2 2794






Paul Burkman, Sr. and Mickey Morin 2 2800

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Disk jockey at radio station 2 2809

Disk jockey at radio station 2 2810

2 Men at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 2811

2 Men at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 2812






4 females 2 2818


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4 females 2 2819

4 females 2 2820

Female 2 2821

Female 2 2822

Female 2 2823

Child 2 2824

Child 2 2825




Kids outside in the snow 2 2829

Kids outside in the snow 2 2830

Men outside of a snowplow 2 2831



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Butch Hyttinen 2 2834

Butch Hyttinen 2 2835



Female 2 2838

Female 2 2839

Leonard, Zenner,Mytty, Juntunen, Luoma, Durocher 2 2840

2 kids in Halloween customs 2 2841

Halloween party at Stanton Fire Hall 2 2842






Subseries 3.08, 02801-03200

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Man in suit sitting at office desk 2 2857

Man in suit sitting at office desk 2 2858

Man at office desk with 2 women standing behind 2 2859



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Truck in front of building 2 2876


Person at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 2878




Man at Schmidt's Corner Bar ? (Ovist) 2 2882





Band at School Event 2 2887



Subseries 3.08, 02801-03200

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People signing up for event 2 2891

Bill Brinkman at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 2892

Bill Brinkman with female at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 2893





American Legion members at attention 2 2898






Subseries 3.08, 02801-03200

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Man at Schmidt's Corner Bar (Arve Leonard ?) 2 2909



Leonard, Zenner,Mytty, Juntunen, Luoma, Durocher 2 2912

Epie Ruohonen, female, ? At Schmidt's 2 2913





Subseries 3.08, 02801-03200

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Group photo taken on bleachers 2 2919

Group photo taken on bleachers 2 2920












Subseries 3.08, 02801-03200

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3 people outside house posing 2 2939

3 people outside house posing 2 2940

Female 2 2941

Female 2 2942

Large group of children playing 2 2943

Large group of children playing 2 2944


Subseries 3.08, 02801-03200

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Female holding 2 husky puppies at Schmidt's 2 2945




2 men outside 2 2949

Car on road 2 2950

W. Bosio, Female, Man wearing shirt "Cabin" on it 2 2951

W. Bosio, Female, Man wearing shirt "Cabin" on it 2 2952

Doreen and Norman Kommes at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 2953







Subseries 3.08, 02801-03200

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Family Photo (Art Lindstrom's) 2 2959

Family Photo (Art Lindstrom's) 2 2960

Epie Ruohonen, ?, ?, ? At Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 2961





Little girl at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 2966





Man speaking at event 2 2971

2 groups sitting at table at event 2 2972


Subseries 3.08, 02801-03200

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Female 2 2983

Female 2 2984

Female 2 2985

Female 2 2986


Subseries 3.08, 02801-03200

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Female 2 2987



Female 2 2990


Man outside holding snowshoes 2 2992

Man outside holding snowshoes 2 2993






Kenner Ruohonen and 2 men at Stanton Fire Hall 2 2999

Kenner Ruohonen and 2 men at Stanton Fire Hall 2 3000


Subseries 3.08, 02801-03200

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Large group picture ? Family reunion 2 3014


Subseries 3.08, 02801-03200

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Group picture 2 3017

Group picture 2 3018












Subseries 3.08, 02801-03200

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Couple 2 3032

Couple 2 3033

Group 2 3034

Group 2 3035







2 men in front of School Bus 2 3042


Subseries 3.08, 02801-03200

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2 men in front of School Bus 2 3043

Female 2 3044

men and female 2 3045

men and female 2 3046

Man outside by boat 2 3047




Female outside 2 3051







Subseries 3.08, 02801-03200

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Large group photo on inside bleachers 2 3067





Subseries 3.08, 02801-03200

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Family photo 2 3076

Family photo 2 3077







Window sign (Dan's Barber Shop) 2 3084


Subseries 3.08, 02801-03200

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Window sign (Mr. C's Discount) 2 3086


Event ? School (2 girls at prize booth) 2 3088



Refreshment table at event (School?) 2 3091

Large group of people at School event? 2 3092

2 people at registration table for event (school?) 2 3093

Houghton street scenes 2 3094






Subseries 3.08, 02801-03200

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Removal of snow from Parking structure at Houghton 2 3101



Theresa Spence at Library Archives 2 3104





Inside photo's of store ? Eilola's 2 3109





Subseries 3.08, 02801-03200

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4 women at event 2 3115


General photo at event 2 3117

Kitchen help at event 2 3118










Subseries 3.08, 02801-03200

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Girl looking at photo 2 3129













Subseries 3.08, 02801-03200

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Family photo (outside) 2 3165

Family photo (outside) 2 3166


Eilola's inside their store 2 3168


Subseries 3.08, 02801-03200

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Eilola's inside their store 2 3169

Man outside holding fish 2 3170

Man outside holding fish 2 3171










Man at Schmidt's Corner Bar (Wakeham ?) 2 3181



Subseries 3.08, 02801-03200

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Group (Family) at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 3185

Group (Family) at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 3186









Outside view of Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 3195

Outside view of Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 3196


Subseries 3.09, 03201-03600

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Daily Mining Gazette business event (Man) 2 3199


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Philip Morin with others at Daily Mining Gazette 2 3202

Daily Mining Gazette business event (Female) 2 3203

Daily Mining Gazette business event (Group) 2 3204

Mr. Marttila at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 3205





Subseries 3.09, 03201-03600

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Female with St. Bernard by tree 2 3210



Man with dead otter at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 3213

Man with dead otter at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 3214

David Lexon at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 3215





Kris Kuker at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 3220




Subseries 3.09, 03201-03600

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Stanton Township Firehall benefit event 2 3225






Carol Sten Durocher and James Durocher 2 3231


Butch Hyttinen, ?, Arve Leonard at Schmidt's 2 3233





Subseries 3.09, 03201-03600

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Leo Durocher (Jacket on shoulder) and Alan Sten 2 3238







Snowbank in front of car 2 3245

Car 2 3246

House 2 3247

House 2 3248

House 2 3249

Hunter with dead bear 2 3250


Subseries 3.09, 03201-03600

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2 hunters with dead bear 2 3251



Group with dead bear 2 3254

Large group (possibly family) 2 3255

Large group (possibly family) 2 3256

Family photo 2 3257

Family photo 2 3258

Group (possibly family) 2 3259



Female with 2 others at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 3262




Subseries 3.09, 03201-03600

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Female in front of bunch of apples 2 3266

Female in front of bunch of apples 2 3267

Man in front of bunch of pumpkins 2 3268








Female 2 3276

Group near geese in water 2 3277



Subseries 3.09, 03201-03600

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Man 2 3284

Young female 2 3285

Young female 2 3286



Willie Booso at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 3289



Man 2 3292


Subseries 3.09, 03201-03600

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2 men 2 3293

2 men 2 3294

Man 2 3295

Man 2 3296

Man 2 3297

Man 2 3298

Dredge 2 3299

Man 2 3300

Man 2 3301

Man 2 3302

Bill Brinkman's house sign 2 3303



Man standing outside on house porch 2 3306


Subseries 3.09, 03201-03600

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Man standing outside on house porch 2 3307






2 females 2 3313

Family photo 2 3314



Group at Eilola's Store 2 3317





Subseries 3.09, 03201-03600

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Group outside 2 3323




Female 2 3327

Female 2 3328

Female 2 3329

Female 2 3330

Female 2 3331





Subseries 3.09, 03201-03600

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Man sitting in a convertible car 2 3336



Group sitting in front of Daily Mining Gazette 2 3339




Darlene Durocher Persha 2 3343







Subseries 3.09, 03201-03600

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Older female at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 3349




Couple 2 3353

Couple 2 3354

3 children 2 3355

3 children 2 3356

Convoy of vehicles on road 2 3357

Man 2 3358

Man 2 3359

Man 2 3360

Female 2 3361

Female 2 3362


Subseries 3.09, 03201-03600

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Female 2 3363




Female 2 3367

Man 2 3368

Lila, Clarence Durocher (Sr.), Libbie SavuKoski 2 3369

2 Lila Durocher and Libbie SavuKoski 2 3370

Paula and Alan Sten holding husky puppies 2 3371

Paula and Alan Sten holding husky puppies 2 3372



2 females and man 2 3375



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Subseries 3.09, 03201-03600

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Family photo 2 3393

Family photo 2 3394

Family photo 2 3395







Car in front of gas pumps at Eilola's ? Accident 2 3402




Subseries 3.09, 03201-03600

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Female 2 3408

Female 2 3409

Female 2 3410

Man and female outside of house in winter 2 3411

Man and female outside of house in winter 2 3412

Group at barbecue 2 3413

Group at barbecue 2 3414




Little girl in field of bulrushes 2 3418


Subseries 3.09, 03201-03600

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2 trucks outside Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 3426

2 people with dog outside Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 3427

2 people with dog outside Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 3428






Subseries 3.09, 03201-03600

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Table of food at event (? School) 2 3435

Table of prizes at event (? School) 2 3436



Culver pieces in road gully 2 3439

Road looking towards Portage Lake Lift Bridge 2 3440



Person walking on road 2 3443

Railroad track with structure on it 2 3444

Snowbanks near house 2 3445



Subseries 3.09, 03201-03600

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2 snowmobiles with child making snowman 2 3450

Older man with family behind him 2 3451

Older man with family behind him 2 3452

Older man 2 3453

Older man 2 3454

Older man 2 3455

Female with 2 men holding dogs at Schmidt's Corner 2 3456






Subseries 3.09, 03201-03600

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Bill Brinkman with female 2 3464












Subseries 3.09, 03201-03600

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House 2 3478

House 2 3479

Birdhouse 2 3480

House 2 3481

Birdhouse 2 3482








Subseries 3.09, 03201-03600

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House 2 3489

House 2 3490

View of Portage Lake Lift Bridge at distance 2 3491



Female 2 3494

Female 2 3495

Female 2 3496

Female 2 3497

Female 2 3498

Female 2 3499

3 men 2 3500

3 men 2 3501

Group 2 3502


Subseries 3.09, 03201-03600

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3 men 2 3503

Group 2 3504





Female 2 3509

Female 2 3510

Female 2 3511

Female 2 3512

Female 2 3513





Subseries 3.09, 03201-03600

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2 man at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 3517




?, ?, Audrey Leonard, ? At Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 3521

Little girl holding onto meter 2 3522

Couple 2 3523

Truck being filled with logs 2 3524

Truck being filled with logs 2 3525

Group by R. Durocher's house for B. Brinkman's BD 2 3526



House 2 3529

House 2 3530


Subseries 3.09, 03201-03600

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Redridge Dam 2 3532

Redridge Dam 2 3533

House 2 3534

Dog 2 3535


Female 2 3537

Female 2 3538

2 Men 2 3539





Rosie Luoma holding fish at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 3544


Subseries 3.09, 03201-03600

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Little girl 2 3545

Little girl 2 3546

Little girl 2 3547

Bus driver waving from bus 2 3548

Children changing buses 2 3549

Children changing buses 2 3550







2 men 2 3557

2 men 2 3558


Subseries 3.09, 03201-03600

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2 females 2 3559

2 females 2 3560

family photo of men 2 3561

family photo of men 2 3562

House 2 3563

House 2 3564

House 2 3565

House 2 3566

House 2 3567







Subseries 3.09, 03201-03600

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House 2 3573

House 2 3574

House 2 3575

Man 2 3576

Bulldozer 2 3577

Man (Jamsa ?) 2 3579

Man (Jamsa ?) 2 3580

Arnon and Elise Luoma's children at Christmas 2 3581

Arnon and Elise Luoma's children at Christmas 2 3582

Arnon and Elise Luoma's family photo at Christmas 2 3583

3 motorcyclists outside Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 3584


Female 2 3586

Female 2 3587


Subseries 3.10, 03601-04000

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2 females 2 3588

? And Jack Koleminen at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 3589

?, man at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 3590

TKE Frat. At cleaning event 2 3591






Rosie Luoma holding little doll at Schmidt's 2 3597

Rosie Luoma holding little doll at Schmidt's 2 3598



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Lisa or Melody Leonard 2 3606

Lisa or Melody Leonard 2 3607

2 men and little girl outside 2 3608

Rosie Luoma with Man 2 3609

Rosie Luoma with Man 2 3610



Man 2 3613


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Man 2 3614

Man 2 3615



Man 2 3618

Man 2 3619

Man 2 3620

Female 2 3621

Female 2 3622

Female 2 3623

Female 2 3624





Subseries 3.10, 03601-04000

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2 little girls 2 3628











Bill Brinkman with his photo props 2 3639




Subseries 3.10, 03601-04000

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Female and 2 men at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 3653




Subseries 3.10, 03601-04000

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Subseries 3.10, 03601-04000

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Bill Brinkman with 3 waitresses at dinner 2 3674

Bill Brinkman with 3 waitresses at dinner 2 3675







Ore Freighter on Portage Canal 2 3682



Subseries 3.10, 03601-04000

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Dog with Man at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 3685














Subseries 3.10, 03601-04000

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Epie Ruohonen with female at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 3709

Family photo 2 3710

Family photo 2 3711


Subseries 3.10, 03601-04000

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Family photo 2 3712





Female 2 3717

Female 2 3718

Female 2 3719

Female 2 3720

Female 2 3721






Subseries 3.10, 03601-04000

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Man 2 3726

Man 2 3727

People in front of bulldozer in front of Schmidt's 2 3728

People in front of bulldozer in front of Schmidt's 2 3729




2 girls at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 3733

2 girls at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 3734




Halloween Children's Party at Stanton Fire Hall 2 3738



Subseries 3.10, 03601-04000

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Little girl 2 3744

Little girl 2 3745






Old barn 2 3751

Female outside Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 3752



Subseries 3.10, 03601-04000

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Subseries 3.10, 03601-04000

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Female 2 3791

Female 2 3792





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Christmas Party at a Senior Citizen's Home 2 3799












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Subseries 3.10, 03601-04000

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Baby girl 2 3827

Baby girl 2 3828

Baby girl 2 3829

House 2 3830

Helen Swagart 2 3831








Subseries 3.10, 03601-04000

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Subseries 3.10, 03601-04000

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3 kids selling stuff in back of a truck 2 3853



Cheryl Faller 2 3856




Little girl 2 3860

Little girl 2 3861

Children's Halloween party at Stanton Fire Hall 2 3862





Subseries 3.10, 03601-04000

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Car accident 2 3868

Car accident 2 3869

Elk's building 2 3870

Elk's building 2 3871

Construction or ruins 2 3872

Construction or ruins 2 3873




Bill Vater (in hat) and Donny Durocher 2 3877




Subseries 3.10, 03601-04000

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Buildings at old Bosch Brewery on Houghton Canal 2 3880




Portage Canal 2 3884

2 vehicles in front of garage 2 3885

Man and vehicle in front of garage 2 3886

Garage 2 3887

Restaurant personnel photo 2 3888

Restaurant personnel photo 2 3889

Schmidt's Corner Bar photo from a distance 2 3890





Subseries 3.10, 03601-04000

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Construction at Redridge Dam site 2 3894



Buildings at old Bosch Brewery at Houghton Canal 2 3897

Dave Rossi 2 3898

Dave Rossi 2 3899

Dave Rossi 2 3900

Car in road by yard 2 3901

Church in a distance 2 3902

Car in a Yard 2 3903

House 2 3904

Road by house 2 3905

Dave Doll 2 3906

Dave Doll 2 3907


Subseries 3.10, 03601-04000

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Road or bridge construction 2 3912





Scenery 2 3917

Scenery 2 3918

Scenery 2 3919

Scenery 2 3920

Scenery 2 3921


Subseries 3.10, 03601-04000

- Page 295 -

Water flow at Redridge Dam 2 3922






4 people outside of Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 3928

Group in front of table of prizes 2 3929

Group in front of table of prizes 2 3930







Subseries 3.10, 03601-04000

- Page 296 -

Party at Senior Citizen's Home 2 3936

Lake shore 2 3937

Group of vehicles from a distance 2 3938

House 2 3939

House 2 3940











Subseries 3.10, 03601-04000

- Page 297 -

Bill Brinkman with Earl Gagnon? 2 3950

Earl Gagnon ? 2 3951




Virginia Monroe 2 3955



?, Binky, B LaBissieur, J. Morin, T LaBissieur 2 3958

Michael Markham driving tractor 2 3959

E.B. Holman 8th grade graduation class l-r; ?, 2 3960

Pat Martinez, Maryjo Sten, Donnelly, ? 2 3961

standing around a cake 2 3962

pictures of graduates on wall with group in room 2 3963


Subseries 3.10, 03601-04000

- Page 298 -

l-r: Kenner Ruohonen, Clyde Durocher, ? 2 3964



Bill Brinkman in building being vacated 2 3967

Bill Brinkman in building being vacated 2 3968



Aaron and Elsie Luoma's family at Christmas 2 3971

Children playing on the Freda's ice rink 2 3972



Lucille Morin's park 2 3975




Subseries 3.10, 03601-04000

- Page 299 -






2 Couples at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 3983

2 Couples at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 3984



2 kids playing in the snow 2 3987



Man running a logging truck 2 3990



Subseries 3.11, 04401-04800

- Page 300 -






2 men 2 3997

2 man 2 3998

Man riding a lawnmower in front of Redridge church 2 3999

Man riding a lawnmower in front of Redridge church 2 4000

11 Subseries 3.11, 04401-04800

Box Item


Man with boy at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 4402

Man with boy at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 4403


Subseries 3.11, 04401-04800

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Subseries 3.11, 04401-04800

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Man 2 4422

Man 2 4423

Man 2 4424

Man 2 4425

Man 2 4426

Man 2 4427

Man 2 4428

Man 2 4429




Subseries 3.11, 04401-04800

- Page 303 -


Couple's 50th anniversary 2 4433









Schmidt's Corner Bar from distance 2 4442





Subseries 3.11, 04401-04800

- Page 304 -









Female 2 4454

Female 2 4455

Female 2 4456





Subseries 3.11, 04401-04800

- Page 305 -






3 men and Rosie Luoma at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 4465


4 men holding rifles at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 4467

4 men holding rifles at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 4468

Willie Bosio and female at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 4469






Subseries 3.11, 04401-04800

- Page 306 -




Man and boy at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 4477












Subseries 3.11, 04401-04800

- Page 307 -





Boy 2 4492

Boy 2 4493

Boy 2 4494

Boy 2 4495








Subseries 3.11, 04401-04800

- Page 308 -

Couple with Bill Brinkman's photo props 2 4502

Bill Brinkman with couple and photo props 2 4503



Couple in front Superior View Restaurant in Freda 2 4506

Superior View Restaurant in Freda 2 4507






Man 2 4513

Man 2 4514

Man 2 4515


Subseries 3.11, 04401-04800

- Page 309 -







Family 2 4522

Child 2 4523

Child 2 4524







Subseries 3.11, 04401-04800

- Page 310 -






Mr. McCarthy dressed up for St. Patrick's Day 2 4535










Subseries 3.11, 04401-04800

- Page 311 -






Couple with dog and Rosie Luoma at Schmidt's 2 4549










Subseries 3.11, 04401-04800

- Page 312 -



Kenny Hyttinen at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 4560



Paula Sten at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 4563

Paula Sten at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 4564

Alan Sten at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 4565



Alan and Paul Sten in front of truck 2 4568

Alan and Paul Sten in front of truck 2 4569

Alan Sten holding son Paul 2 4570



Subseries 3.11, 04401-04800

- Page 313 -


Husky Dog 2 4573

Husky Dog 2 4574

Husky Dog 2 4575

Epie Ruohonen at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 4576











Subseries 3.11, 04401-04800

- Page 314 -







Man 2 4592

Fred and Julie Harma at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 4593

Fred and Julie Harma at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 4594

Sheriff Jim Ruotsola 2 4595






Subseries 3.11, 04401-04800

- Page 315 -

People walking down a road 2 4600

2 men holding fish besides 2 men in a truck 2 4601



Binky Molanen - Bartender at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 4604









Group of local's ? 2 4613


Subseries 3.11, 04401-04800

- Page 316 -

Road construction at the bottom of old mill hill 2 4614



2 grader machine drivers 2 4617






Shirley Harma at Schmidt's Corner Bar 2 4623



Lady and boy gardening (? Leona Burkman) 2 4626



Subseries 3.11, 04401-04800

- Page 317 -



Kenner Ruohonen at Stanton Fire Hall 2 4630

Group at Stanton Fire Hall 2 4631

Kenner Ruohonen by Stanton Fire Truck 2 4632

Kenner Ruohonen by Stanton Fire Truck 2 4633


Terry Koskela (in hat) with man at Schmidt's 2 4635

Willie Bosio (arm around female) with couple 2 4636

Award given to Kenner Ruohonen by Frank Donnelly 2 4637

Award given to Kenner Ruohonen by Frank Donnelly 2 4638

Kenner Ruohonen and Mr. Garnell (holding plaque award) 2 4639

Scenes of old Mill Road 2 4640



Subseries 3.11, 04401-04800

- Page 318 -



Houghton Fire Department Head with miniatures 2 4644



Kenner Ruohonen, Mrs. Barton, Nonie Ruohonen 2 4647

Kenner Ruohonen with female 2 4648

Kenner Ruohonen, ?, Nonie Ruohonen, ? At event 2 4649

Group at event 2 4650

Chrissy Dunstan Lucas with group of kids 2 4651

Chrissy Dunstan Lucas with group of kids 2 4652


Alan, Paul and Paula Sten at event 2 4654



Subseries 3.11, 04401-04800

- Page 319 -


Bill Brinkman with man at Construction site 2 4657





Man looking through a window 2 4662






Bill Brinkman with props 2 4668



Subseries 3.11, 04401-04800

- Page 320 -



?, Kenny Hyttinen, ? At Schmidt's 2 4672

Female 2 4673

Female 2 4674

Female 2 4675

Female 2 4676

3 females looking at a box of chicks 2 4677

3 females looking at a box of chicks 2 4678

Man at bar, Rosie Luoma, ?, Audrey Leonard, 2 4679

?, and Epie Ruohonen (kneeling) 2 4680

Willie Bosio cooking at home 2 4681




Subseries 3.11, 04401-04800

- Page 321 -





Buildings 2 4688

Buildings 2 4689

Logging equipment 2 4690

Logging equipment 2 4691

Building with logs in front 2 4692

People by frozen lake (3 boys up close) ? Redridge 3 4693

View of Redridge (school and company houses) 3 4694

Dredge with 3 people standing on it 3 4695

Girl with presents in front of Christmas tree 3 4696

Beginning of the destruction of mill (Redridge ?) 3 4697


Subseries 3.11, 04401-04800

- Page 322 -

3 females posing 3 4698

3 men (one holding fish and pole) 3 4699

Group sitting outside a camp 3 4700

View of trees 3 4701

Boys walking in the woods 3 4702

Sailor (U.S.S. Wyoming) 3 4703

Couple sitting outside with dog and puppies 3 4704

Group posing 3 4705

2 boys standing by a 1910-20's car 3 4706

Group of men outside at an event 3 4707

Family group photo 3 4708

Painesdale High School 3 4709

Logs on Redridge lakeshore being removed 3 4710

Man standing over 2 dogs 3 4711


Subseries 3.11, 04401-04800

- Page 323 -

Redridge mill (?) ruins 3 4712

Hockey team photo "R" on Tops 3 4713

2 females looking at pictures 3 4714

Couple with baby 3 4715

2 females fixing hair in mirror 3 4716

Female 3 4717

2 females 3 4718

4 men sitting around a kitchen 3 4719

Icebergs on lakeshore 3 4720

House and barn in snowy field 3 4721


Mother pulling on little girl's socks 3 4723


Bill Brinkman with man holding dead animal 3 4725


Subseries 3.11, 04401-04800

- Page 324 -

Houses 3 4726

Trees on hill 3 4727

Female playing horn 3 4728

Family photo 3 4729

2 girls at school reading 3 4730

Baby 3 4731

Bill Brinkman with family group around table 3 4732

Group of Redridge men playing cards 3 4733

Man getting his haircut 3 4734

Bill Brinkman with family group around table 3 4735

Couple with baby 3 4736

Redridge 3 4737

Redridge lakeshore view of smokestack 3 4738

Little boy and girl 3 4739


Subseries 3.11, 04401-04800

- Page 325 -

L. Lindstrom, - Marttila in Redridge School office 3 4740

Man feeding bird on fence 3 4741

Baby 3 4742

Houses in Redridge being dismantled 3 4743

Houses 3 4744

Houses 3 4745

3 boys posing 3 4746

2 boys outside with snow sleds 3 4747

2 boys with dog 3 4748

3 boys near a pond or lake 3 4749

View of Redridge from railroad tracks 3 4750

Man on top of the Redridge School 3 4751

View of Redridge from a distance 3 4752

Icebergs at Lake Superior's Redridge shoreline 3 4753


Subseries 3.11, 04401-04800

- Page 326 -

School class photo 3 4754

Group of kids with pets 3 4755

2 boys sitting on Redridge dam overlooking town 3 4756

Group of Redridge boys playing football (winter) 3 4757

town street 3 4758

Group of girls 3 4759

2 boys looking at something on the ground 3 4760

Large group of females posing 3 4761

Boy with 2 girls posing 3 4762

Bear standing up looking into a car 3 4763

Group of kids playing outside in the snow 3 4764

Man and kids in garden 3 4765


Group of Redridge men on wagon in Freda 3 4767


Subseries 3.11, 04401-04800

- Page 327 -

2 men playing a board game 3 4768

Kids playing instrument/singing at a school event 3 4769

Group of Redridge men drinking (1955) 3 4770

Railroad tracks by building in Baltic Stamp Mill 3 4771

2 females playing a piano 3 4772

2 dead trapped wolves 3 4773

Men standing by snowplow 3 4774


3 kids playing guitars 3 4776

2 people playing accordions 3 4777

2 people playing accordions (close-up) 3 4778

3 men with dead deer at deer camp 3 4779

Photo of man "Nimikirjoitus: Namnteckn" 3 4780

Redridge 3 4781


Subseries 3.11, 04401-04800

- Page 328 -

Redridge - company houses 3 4782

Redridge's houses being dismantled 3 4783

Men removing ice from Redridge Dam to sled 3 4784

Female outside in winter clothing 3 4785

Inside mill (possibly) 3 4786

2 men on railroad cart toward an adit 3 4787

Group and cars before Redridge school 3 4788

Man in U.S. Navy pullover 3 4789

Family photo 3 4790

Man outside building 3 4791

Couple sitting on couch 3 4792

2 kids outside in the snow 3 4793

Kids playing winter games on hill (?Rockbend hill) 3 4794

People standing on dredge 3 4795


Subseries 3.12, 04801-05200

- Page 329 -

Snow covered field with house(s) in distance 3 4796

Ice being loaded onto horse drawn sled from Dam 3 4797

Group of boys on icebergs 3 4798

Kid(s) outside in winter 3 4799

Person standing in the powerline clearing 3 4800

12 Subseries 3.12, 04801-05200

Box Item

3 Redridge men (l-r: Brinkman, Kaiser, ?) 3 4801

Gully behind Redridge 3 4802

Bill Brinkman with 2 men kneeling in grass posing 3 4803

Bill Brinkman with 2 men (1 holding puppy) 3 4804

Couple 3 4805

Group of kids outside in winter 3 4806

Small island 3 4807


Subseries 3.12, 04801-05200

- Page 330 -

Bill Brinkman with 2 men and puppy 3 4808

Couple holding hands 3 4809

2 men on light pole 3 4810

man in USS Wyoming hat "sailor uniform" 3 4811

Bill Brinkman with 2 men 3 4812

Man standing by camp 3 4813

2 people standing on "Freda" sandstone cliffs 3 4814

Man playing violin at camp 3 4815

Boy leaning against tree holding a guy 3 4816

Man standing by car 3 4817

Man at logging site 3 4818

Man outside his camp 3 4819

Water fall at Redridge dam 3 4820

4 men posing 3 4821


Subseries 3.12, 04801-05200

- Page 331 -

School band 3 4822

4 people posing on house porch 3 4823

People going/coming from Redridge church 3 4824

4 men sitting outside on a bench 3 4825

Ruins of a building 3 4826

Mill site - perhaps Baltic Mill in Redridge 3 4827

Snowbanks outside Redridge School 3 4828

Mill being destroyed/burned 3 4829

Group on trestle 3 4830

People near Redridge Church 3 4831

Man in military uniform with female posing 3 4832

Sign "School Zone" near Redridge Church's road 3 4833

Horse mired in snow pulling sled in Redridge 3 4834

Redridge 3 4835


Subseries 3.12, 04801-05200

- Page 332 -

View of Lake Superior in winter at Redridge 3 4836

People near Redridge Church 3 4837

House burning (Redridge) 3 4838

People outside Redridge church 3 4839

Redridge boys skiing down Rock Bin Hill 3 4840

Person outside a car on a road 3 4841

2 people posing in woods 3 4842

4 people posing on house steps 3 4843

2 females standing by car driven by man 3 4844

View of islands by airplane 3 4845

2 girls and boy at band practice 3 4846

2 boys and girl playing guitars at band practice 3 4847

Boy and girl studying 3 4848

Class school picture 3 4849


Subseries 3.12, 04801-05200

- Page 333 -

Class school picture 3 4850

Float 3 4851

Ronners Ferry High School Band members 3 4852

Kids by Christmas tree at School 3 4853

Female 3 4854

Kids and snowplow by Redridge School 3 4855

4 females posing 3 4856

Kid playing in the snow 3 4857

2 men in military uniforms 3 4858

Females 3 4859

Classroom photo from back of room 3 4860

Bill Brinkman in a suit 3 4861

Couple sitting on couch 3 4862

Men gathering eggs from a chicken coup 3 4863


Subseries 3.12, 04801-05200

- Page 334 -

Family photo 3 4864

2 males and 1 female posing "family" 3 4865

Older couple 3 4866

Young girl on swing 3 4867

Wedding party 3 4868

4 girls posing 3 4869

Bridal couple cutting cake 3 4870

Family gathering photo 3 4871

Wedding photo 3 4872

Wedding guests 3 4873

Group of men 3 4874

Young girl on swing 3 4875

Men inside house 3 4876

Family sitting around living room 3 4877


Subseries 3.12, 04801-05200

- Page 335 -

couple 3 4878

4 men working at mill 3 4879

Wedding guests 3 4880

Family gathering 3 4881

4 people sitting around living room 3 4882

4 people sitting around living room 3 4883

1 boy playing an accordion; 1 boy playing a guitar 3 4884

Female 3 4885

People sitting around a living room 3 4886

Older couple 3 4887

Family photo standing outside 3 4888

4 females sitting on couch looking a photos 3 4889

Group in front of flag - Future Farmers of America 3 4890

Group of young men 3 4891


Subseries 3.12, 04801-05200

- Page 336 -

Group in front of flag - Future Farmers of America 3 4892

Band concert at Bonners Ferry 3 4893

Boy Scout 3 4894

4 people at ? Award ceremony 3 4895

4 people at ? Award ceremony 3 4896

Ferry carrying vehicles and people 3 4897

School Class picture 3 4898

Band concert 3 4899

Family photo 3 4900

Group of men 3 4901

Veteran Organization event members (photo) 3 4902

Students in a classroom 3 4903

Girls posing with ice skates Looking in a mirror 3 4904

Group photo 3 4905


Subseries 3.12, 04801-05200

- Page 337 -

Parade coming across the Portage Lake Lift Bridge 3 4906

2 girls and boy 3 4907

2 girls in class 3 4908

Man fixing a horses hoof with female beside them 3 4909

Students in class 3 4910

2 girls and boy 3 4911

Veteran organization members photo 3 4912


Boy and girl playing accordions 3 4914

Older couple with child 3 4915

2 men fishing from boat (1 with huge fish) 3 4916

Female 3 4917

Close up photo of girl 3 4918

2 horses with 4H winner tags on them 3 4919


Subseries 3.12, 04801-05200

- Page 338 -

Group photo (? Family) 3 4920

Older couple 3 4921

2 little girls and little boy 3 4922

Family or group photo 3 4923

Little boy and 2 girls photo 3 4924

Women group posing outside 3 4925

2 females in swim suits 3 4926

7 men standing around furnace 3 4927

2 horseback riders holding trophies 3 4928

Ship "South American" 3 4929

Award - Salmon Troop Camp #834 M.W.A. Redridge, MI 3 4930

Portage Lake Lift Bridge at time it was damaged 3 4931

Elegant Building 3 4932

Baltic Stamp Mill, Redridge 3 4933


Subseries 3.12, 04801-05200

- Page 339 -

City view 3 4934

Bottom view of Redridge Dam 3 4935

Bottom view of Redridge Dam 3 4936

Inside view of a store 3 4937

Clean up of Houghton lakeshore across from St. Joe 3 4938

Inside view of a store 3 4939

Redridge Dam 3 4940


Store (possibly Sandy's) 3 4942

Store (possibly Sandy's) 3 4943

Copper Range Railroad cars at Houghton lakeshore 3 4944

People working at Atlantic Mill in 1892 3 4945

Log home settlement 3 4946

Arial view of Houghton near Dee Stadium 3 4947


Subseries 3.12, 04801-05200

- Page 340 -

Ship in Portage Lake Canal near lily pond / Oscar 3 4948

Ship in Portage Lake Canal near lily pond / Oscar 3 4949

Traffic accident on Portage Lake Lift Bridge 3 4950

Group of Females (sign: Boundary American ?) 3 4951

Men around tractor hauling a cow out of a hole 3 4952

Students around Christmas tree holding presents 3 4953

Group of older boys 3 4954

Female with horn / clarinet looking into a mirror 3 4955

Ronners Ferry High School Marching Band 3 4956

Horses in a parade 3 4957

Class photo 3 4958

Halloween class photo 3 4959

Female playing horn / clarinet 3 4960

Female playing the piano 3 4961


Subseries 3.12, 04801-05200

- Page 341 -

3 cheerleaders 3 4962

Ronniers Ferry High School Marching Band 3 4963

2 females (1 playing horn / clarinet) ? Huatala's 3 4964

Students 3 4965

2 girls at school 3 4966

Bill Brinkman with band members 3 4967

2 boys sitting in a class desk 3 4968

Female teacher with 3 girls playing around her 3 4969

3 girls with baby sitting on a couch 3 4970


Group of females posing 3 4972

Bill Brinkman with band members 3 4973

Female in a long dress holding flowers (posing) 3 4974

Group photo 3 4975


Subseries 3.12, 04801-05200

- Page 342 -

2 men and 1 female at event 3 4976

Bill Brinkman and band members playing at event 3 4977


School class photo (? Mary Morin ?) 3 4979

1 female and 2 males posing at event 3 4980

2 boys playing drums in band 3 4981

Female wearing a long dress holding flowers 3 4982

Mr. Frantti driving a snowmachine at SCB road 3 4983

3 men / 3 females posing at event 3 4984

Bill Brinkman and band playing at event 3 4985

Mr. Frantti (?) driving snowmachine at road (SCB) 3 4986

Older females getting corsages from younger female 3 4987

Bill Brinkman and Rhythm Riders Band 3 4988

Man riding a horse 3 4989


Subseries 3.12, 04801-05200

- Page 343 -

Bill Brinkman with Band members 3 4990

Large Group photo (on bleachers inside) 3 4991

Female sitting holding little boy and girl 3 4992

Group of students on back of a boat looking over 3 4993

2 men shaking hands with other men around them 3 4994

Group of boys playing ball outside Redridge School 3 4995

Men looking at photographs 3 4996

School photo 3 4997

Bill Brinkman with Rhythm Ryders Band 3 4998

Boy playing an accordion 3 4999

Man posing 3 5000

Female (close up photo) 3 5001

Kids standing in doorway while band practices 3 5002

Girl and boy playing accordions 3 5003


Subseries 3.12, 04801-05200

- Page 344 -

Female (close up photo) 3 5004

2 men working in a garage 3 5005


Man holding gun standing by Ford car in the woods 3 5007

People playing cards 3 5008

Man holding a cute dog 3 5009

Band practice 3 5010

Girl playing the piano 3 5011


3 girls studying at school 3 5013

Older couple sitting in living room at Christmas 3 5014


Man with cute dog 3 5016

Girl playing an accordion 3 5017


Subseries 3.12, 04801-05200

- Page 345 -

Female named "Vi" 3 5018

Female sitting besides the Christmas tree 3 5019





Mill Ruins 3 5024

Mill Ruins 3 5025

Building being destroyed 3 5026

Redridge School class photo 3 5027

Scoutmaster Award to Frank J. Morin 3 5028


Bill Brinkman posing with group (possibly family) 3 5030

Large group posing for picture (class reunion) 3 5031


Subseries 3.12, 04801-05200

- Page 346 -

Woman holding a baby 3 5032

Couple with little girl sitting on a couch 3 5033

Redridge dam pond 3 5034

Crane removing railroad tracks 3 5035





Women cooking all together 3 5040

Man playing a banjo 3 5041

Mr. Kaiser of Redridge, MI 3 5042

Michigan conservation officer 3 5043

Kitchen help 3 5044

Women holding a baby 3 5045


Subseries 3.12, 04801-05200

- Page 347 -

Women working together in a kitchen 3 5046

Copper Range Railroad cars by Portage Canal 3 5047

Elderly women getting corsages by younger woman 3 5048

Sheriff and deputies taking an oath 3 5049

Little boy and girl 3 5050

Female holding little boy and girl 3 5051

Family photo 3 5052

Class on back of boat looking out 3 5053

Wedding couple 3 5054

Large group posing (class reunion perhaps) 3 5055

Railroad cars 3 5056

School band playing 3 5057

Boy asleep in a wood box 3 5058

Man playing an accordion 3 5059


Subseries 3.12, 04801-05200

- Page 348 -

Copper Range Railroad cars 3 5060

Sheriff's car at Redridge Lakeshore 3 5061

Sheriff's boat and divers off Redridge Lakeshore 3 5062

Clean up of area at present site of Houghton beach 3 5063

Houghton building site 3 5064

Houghton building site 3 5065

View of Redridge form top of hill 3 5066

Female 3 5067

Sand banks in river (perhaps Redridge) 3 5068


Female in a prom dress 3 5070

4 girls sitting on a couch 3 5071

Couple sitting on couch with cat at Christmas 3 5072

Female in prom dress 3 5073


Subseries 3.12, 04801-05200

- Page 349 -

Students in the lunch line (Redridge) 3 5074

Redridge dam 3 5075

Boat (Ranger) going under Portage Lake Lift Bridge 3 5076

View of river and forest 3 5077

View of town lake from higher point 3 5078

View of town from higher point 3 5079

Inside view of a mill 3 5080

Large logs along lakeshore 3 5081

Large logs along lakeshore 3 5082

Lighthouse 3 5083

Boats at Rock Harbor on Isle Royale 3 5084

Alfred Erickson Post American Legion Building 3 5085

Female 3 5086

Older couple on couch at Christmas 3 5087


Subseries 3.12, 04801-05200

- Page 350 -

Female at band practice 3 5088

Man in military uniform 3 5089


Man 3 5091


Man 3 5093

Forest and water 3 5094

Man and female playing accordions 3 5095

Female in prom dress 3 5096


Man (perhaps graduation picture) 3 5098

Man and woman hugging with deputies around 3 5099

Large group at meeting 3 5100

Hiedi (older girl) and Jodie Pusa 3 5101


Subseries 3.12, 04801-05200

- Page 351 -

Bill Brinkman sitting with group 3 5102

Couple cutting cake 3 5103

Hiedi (older girl) and Jodie Pusa 3 5104

Pusa Family (Mr. Pusa, Hiedi, Jodie, Clara) 3 5105

Pusa Family (Mr. Pusa, Hiedi, Jodie, Clara) 3 5106

Female with newborn at hospital 3 5107

3 females 3 5108

Man (graduation photo) 3 5109

Wedding photo 3 5110

Men shaking hands with deputies standing around 3 5111

Group of men at event 3 5112

Group around presents 3 5113

2 men shaking hands at event 3 5114

2 people by car at Sandy's Store in Liminga 3 5115


Subseries 3.12, 04801-05200

- Page 352 -

2 older couples 3 5116




2 men standing by what looks like an elephant 3 5120


Card game 3 5122

2 kids playing accordions at 4H event 3 5123


Card game 3 5125

4 females of family in living room 3 5126



Bill Brinkman hunting 3 5129


Subseries 3.12, 04801-05200

- Page 353 -

4 girls 3 5130

4 females of family 3 5131

2 people playing accordions 3 5132


man playing an accordion 3 5134


Man playing an accordion 3 5136


Bill Brinkman showing girl how to play the piano 3 5138

Band / group playing at an event 3 5139

Couple 3 5140

Church chore 3 5141

Girl looking at boat with candle 3 5142

Service group awards event (young people) 3 5143


Subseries 3.12, 04801-05200

- Page 354 -

Service group awards event (adults) 3 5144

Older couple 3 5145

Group of men getting awards 3 5146

Awards event 3 5147

2 females with awards 3 5148

Kids playing snake charming 3 5149

Older couple 3 5150



Classroom scene 4 5153

Person in front of Christmas tree 4 5154

Group of men at restaurant 4 5155

Bill Brinkman playing checkers with another man 4 5156

Ruins of a house 4 5157


Subseries 3.12, 04801-05200

- Page 355 -

Church chore 4 5158

Service award group photo 4 5159

Group of men receiving awards 4 5160

Group receiving awards 4 5161

Man 4 5162

Man 4 5163

Church choir 4 5164

Church choir 4 5165

Man and female looking at 2 dead animals 4 5166

Group photo 4 5167

Small musical group 4 5168

Service award photo 4 5169

3 men at award event (1 receiving an award) 4 5170

Female playing a large instrument 4 5171


Subseries 3.12, 04801-05200

- Page 356 -

Female playing a large instrument 4 5172

Older couple 4 5173

Boy and girl playing accordions at 4H event 4 5174

Man 4 5175

4 men at an event (1 receiving an award) 4 5176

Man 4 5177

Man 4 5178

Man 4 5179

Class room 4 5180

Men in a store 4 5181

Girl playing an accordion and boy playing a guitar 4 5182

Lunch line at Redridge 4 5183

Man 4 5184

Man sitting on a couch 4 5185


Subseries 3.12, 04801-05200

- Page 357 -

Man 4 5186

Couple 4 5187



Snowplow in front of house 4 5190


Road scene 4 5192

School class photo 4 5193

Group of children receiving gift/award from man 4 5194

Group of kids sitting around a fake snake 4 5195

Group receiving awards 4 5196

Snowplow 4 5197

Female and girl sitting with small animal in yard 4 5198

Man standing by a huge snowbank 4 5199


Subseries 3.13, 05201-05600

- Page 358 -

Man standing by a line of dead wolves or coyotes 4 5200

13 Subseries 3.13, 05201-05600

Box Item


Group of kids with Bill Brinkman in front of table 4 5202

Group meeting of 4H or future farmers of America 4 5203

Older couple 4 5204

Group of horseback riders at lakeshore 4 5205

Bill Brinkman with 2 men sitting 4 5206


Stanton Township School Board 4 5208

Stanton Township School Board 4 5209

Man holding a large fish 4 5210



Subseries 3.13, 05201-05600

- Page 359 -

Redridge Schools lunch room (with students eating) 4 5212

Redridge school lunch line cooks 4 5213

Older man 4 5214


House scene with lots of snow 4 5216

House and yard view 4 5217

5 boys around girl playing a horn 4 5218

Class room photo of Halloween costumed children 4 5219

House with snowbanks and truck in yard 4 5220

5 boys around girl playing a horn 4 5221




Family photo 4 5225


Subseries 3.13, 05201-05600

- Page 360 -

3 little girls looking at a flower 4 5226

Class of students at rock museum 4 5227

Man standing before Redridge school playground 4 5228

Man in front of house 4 5229

Man 4 5230

Man 4 5231

1 female at piano and one by accordion 4 5232

Man holding an accordion 4 5233

Road construction at Redridge dam 4 5234

2 people walking on Redridge's lakeshore 4 5235

Michigan Conservation Officer 4 5236

2 men talking in Redridge 4 5237

Crane at Redridge Dam site 4 5238

Man 4 5239


Subseries 3.13, 05201-05600

- Page 361 -

3 people 4 5240

Couple 4 5241

View of houses before lake 4 5242

Snowbanks higher than car 4 5243

2 men ice fishing 4 5244

Bill Brinkman with band members (Redridge School) 4 5245

3 females outside in winter or fall clothing 4 5246

Man 4 5247

Man with little boy and huge fish 4 5248

Man 4 5249

Man 4 5250

Man 4 5251

Man posing with Bill Brinkman's cat prop 4 5252

Female sitting at table 4 5253


Subseries 3.13, 05201-05600

- Page 362 -

Horseback riders 4 5254

Family photo 4 5255

Female 4 5256

Female 4 5257


3 females in swimming suits 4 5259

Female 4 5260

Female 4 5261

2 couples 4 5262

Redridge school students playing outside at recess 4 5263

2 couples 4 5264


Bill Brinkman and 3 other men from Redridge 4 5266

Group of boys playing checkers at recess 4 5267


Subseries 3.13, 05201-05600

- Page 363 -

Members of a veterans group shaking hands 4 5268

Rhythm Ryders Band photo 4 5269

Family photo 4 5270

Students in classroom 4 5271

Bill Brinkman with a band 4 5272

Kids playing in the snow 4 5273

Farms at a distance 4 5274

Men drinking in the basement 4 5275

Couple 4 5276


Group of sitting men 4 5278

2 females outside a house 4 5279

Man leaning against car 4 5280

Little girl 4 5281


Subseries 3.13, 05201-05600

- Page 364 -


Bill Brinkman with Band 4 5283

Man showshoeing 4 5284

Family Photo 4 5285

2 females playing a piano and an accordion 4 5286

2 females playing a piano and an accordion 4 5287

Students in class 4 5288

Man 4 5289

2 students in front of a blackboard drawing 4 5290

3 people Christmas decorating 4 5291

Men using a rope to climb a hill 4 5292

Group of men on a hill 4 5293

2 boys in front of a blackboard drawing 4 5294

Woman with new baby at hospital 4 5295


Subseries 3.13, 05201-05600

- Page 365 -

Man 4 5296

August Kaiser of Redridge 4 5297

Man 4 5298

2 couples 4 5299

Houghton Sheriff Department person 4 5300


Ernest Raisanen fixing a clock 4 5302

Ernest W. Raisanen Jewelers' window 4 5303

Bill Brinkman with another man 4 5304


Older couple 4 5306

Bill Brinkman with another man 4 5307

2 kids playing checkers 4 5308

2 females typing 4 5309


Subseries 3.13, 05201-05600

- Page 366 -

2 couples 4 5310

Female with new baby at hospital 4 5311




Rhythm Riders Band 4 5315

3 people Christmas decorating 4 5316

Couple 4 5317


Rhythm Riders band 4 5319

Ronners Ferry School band 4 5320

Rhythm Riders Band 4 5321

2 females with accordions 4 5322

3 females playing horn-like instruments 4 5323


Subseries 3.13, 05201-05600

- Page 367 -

3 females in swimming suits 4 5324

Female 4 5325


Bill Brinkman with 2 men at restaurant 4 5327

Boy with guitar / girl with accordion at 4H event 4 5328

Boy with guitar / girl with accordion practicing 4 5329

Boy playing guitar and boy playing accordion 4 5330


Bill Brinkman with band 4 5332


School's band practice 4 5334

Female at piano and female with accordion 4 5335

Students at rock museum ? Seaman's 4 5336

Band practice at school 4 5337


Subseries 3.13, 05201-05600

- Page 368 -

Sandy's store in Liminga 4 5338

Man 4 5339

Ronners Ferry School band 4 5340

House 4 5341

Basketball team 4 5342


Man playing accordion 4 5344

Female playing an accordion 4 5345

Bill Brinkman with students 4 5346

Bill Brinkman with students 4 5347

Little girl in Easter hat 4 5348

3 girls holding pussywillows 4 5349

Boy hugging a dog 4 5350

Group of singers on stage before little students 4 5351


Subseries 3.13, 05201-05600

- Page 369 -

Boy Scout with awards 4 5352

Trestle 4 5353

Company houses along a street 4 5354

View of Redridge from top of hill 4 5355

2 kids playing checkers 4 5356

Group of students 4 5357

Trestle over river 4 5358

Band photo 4 5359

Family photo 4 5360


3 little girls looking at a flower 4 5362


School's band practice 4 5364

Family outside Schmidt's Corner Bar 4 5365


Subseries 3.13, 05201-05600

- Page 370 -

Cheerleaders 4 5366


House 4 5368

House 4 5369

School band 4 5370

Church with live nativity scene 4 5371

Church with live nativity scene 4 5372

Family photo 4 5373

Young female 4 5374

Street of Company Houses 4 5375

Family Photo 4 5376

Snowmobiliers outside Sandy's Store in Liminga 4 5377

2 females with horn and flute 4 5378

River 4 5379


Subseries 3.13, 05201-05600

- Page 371 -

2 couples 4 5380

2 females 4 5381

3 females knitting 4 5382

Family photo 4 5383

2 veterans with US Flag at memorial 4 5384

Female in a prom gown 4 5385

Man 4 5386

Houghton County Sheriff deputy 4 5387

Bill Brinkman and 2 other men playing instruments 4 5388

2 men with garden or yard tools and little boy 4 5389

Company houses 4 5390

3 people practicing musical instruments 4 5391

2 people in old remade car 4 5392



Subseries 3.13, 05201-05600

- Page 372 -

Bulldozer with man standing by it 4 5394

Car with mountains in a distance 4 5395

Large group at a dinner event 4 5396

St. Valentine's king and queen at school 4 5397

Singing group 4 5398

4 females in singing group 4 5399

House 4 5400

Singing group of 4 females 4 5401

Building 4 5402

Man giving a speech 4 5403

Group of students reading 4 5404

2 men canoeing on a pond 4 5405

3 men playing accordions with man before microphon 4 5406

6 men at a Kiwanis meeting 4 5407


Subseries 3.13, 05201-05600

- Page 373 -

4 men with lawn mowers on a stage 4 5408

Military funeral 4 5409

Town 4 5410


Family photo 4 5412

Car between 2 higher snowbanks 4 5413

4 little kids on a chair 4 5414

Houses 4 5415

Bill Brinkman and 2 men playing musical instrument 4 5416

Town 4 5417

Girl with accordion and boy with guitar playing 4 5418

Female in prom gown 4 5419

Trestle over river 4 5420

Group of men 4 5421


Subseries 3.13, 05201-05600

- Page 374 -

Older students singing to younger students 4 5422

5 females with musical instruments 4 5423

Houses 4 5424

Man with rifle and dead animal 4 5425

Man 4 5426

Female typing 4 5427

4 men 4 5428

Couple in their kitchen 4 5429

Wedding couple cutting their cake 4 5430

2 boys at school 4 5431

Wedding party at church 4 5432

Man sitting in chair with 2 dogs near him 4 5433




Subseries 3.13, 05201-05600

- Page 375 -

3 females 4 5436

Couple 4 5437

3 women and 1 man 4 5438


Female with her dog 4 5440

Man on lakeshore 4 5441

Female 4 5442

Female 4 5443

Man and boy posing with a Bill Brinkman prop 4 5444

Company houses 4 5445

3 men 4 5446

Group at meeting 4 5447




Subseries 3.13, 05201-05600

- Page 376 -

Family children in front of fireplace at Christmas 4 5450

3 officers at a sheriffs department 4 5451

Ronners Ferry School Band 4 5452

Boy and Girl at School's St. Valentine's Party 4 5453

Little boy and girl studying 4 5454

Older woman and boy outside posing 4 5455

Man shoveling snow 4 5456


2 girls and boy playing a board game 4 5458

Log house covered with snow 4 5459

Group of Redridge school students 4 5460

Kenner Ruohonen in CLK Hockey uniform on ice 4 5461

Group of people before a bombfire 4 5462

Lucille Brinkman and younger kids skating at Freda 4 5463


Subseries 3.13, 05201-05600

- Page 377 -

2 people sitting in a fixed up old car 4 5464

Bill Brinkman with 2 men at restaurant 4 5465

Ernest Raisanen at his jewelry - watch shop 4 5466

Linda Huatala & Redridge School cook baking bread 4 5467

Linda Huatala & Redridge School cook baking bread 4 5468

Older School students singing to younger students 4 5469

Archery group photo 4 5470

Family photo 4 5471

View of Portage Lake Lift Bridge and lands 4 5472

Bill Brinkman and Frank B. Morin 4 5473

Dorothy Salminen Morin 4 5474

Students at Christmas with presents 4 5475

Clara Swagart in her graduation gown 4 5476

Clara Lindstrom Pusa Swagart 4 5477


Subseries 3.13, 05201-05600

- Page 378 -

Linda Huatala and 2 females eating 4 5478

Group watching snowplows opening a road up 4 5479

Log home with people in front 4 5480

Students in front of school buses 4 5481

View of a "Company Town" 4 5482

Large crane in front of Vertin's and other stores 4 5483

Redridge church and Baltic Mill Smokestack 4 5484

Water coming out of Redridge Dam spillway 4 5485

Dumped over railroad cars from their tracks 4 5486

Rosie Luoma in Schmidt's Corner Bar's backroom 4 5487

Houghton Coller Sox Baseball Team 1925 4 5488

Hancock Street Scene 4 5489

Hancock Street Scene 4 5490

Group of Redridge School boys 4 5491


Subseries 3.13, 05201-05600

- Page 379 -

Man giving young boy an award 4 5492

2 boys sledding on Rockbend Hill (Redridge) 4 5493

Students eating lunch at Redridge school 4 5494

Group of students by nativity set 4 5495

Little students singing before other students 4 5496

Group of men (1938) 4 5497

Mill workers 4 5498

Girl drawing on blackboard 4 5499

4 Redridge school students 4 5500

Champion Stamp Mill in Freda 4 5501

Champion Stamp Mill workers 4 5502

Morin's house and Redridge School 4 5503

Janet Morin on a bike before map of Europe 4 5504

Redridge School students (lower grades) 4 5505


Subseries 3.13, 05201-05600

- Page 380 -

School class photo at Christmas 4 5506

Leona Morin Burkman by old wood stove 4 5507

Hockey Team - Winners printed on their shirts 4 5508

5 loggers at Logging site 4 5509

A Stanton Township Mill Ruins 4 5510

Stanton Little League Baseball Team 4 5511

Group of men climbing hill with rope 4 5512

Stanton Little League Baseball Team 4 5513

Students singing before other students 4 5514

Atlantic Mine's Foresters Hall 4 5515

Group of students reading 4 5516

Students singing before other students 4 5517

Class photo (perhaps Kindergartners) 4 5518

4 (little) students 4 5519


Subseries 3.13, 05201-05600

- Page 381 -

Group of younger children 4 5520

Group of boys playing ball in the snow 4 5521

2 men by Baltic Mill Ruins 4 5522

Linda Huatala with 3 other girls 4 5523

5 men in suits 4 5524

Group of students singing before other students 4 5525

2 Morin men with 2 other men posing 4 5526

Mary Morin, Linda Huatala and others 4 5527

Group of Indian children 4 5528

Champion Mill ruins at Freda 4 5529

Redridge school class trip on boat ? Ranger 4 5530

Adventure Stamp Mill in Edgemere 4 5531

Redridge Class Photo (Birth Year 1955 ~) 4 5532

Older Indian Woman sitting on her porch 4 5533


Subseries 3.13, 05201-05600

- Page 382 -

Redridge School class trip to ? Post Office 4 5534

List of Birthdates for people named - EDWARDS 4 5535

A Stanton Township mill 4 5536

Frank B. Morin with Beaver pelts 4 5537

Baltic Mill ruins at Redridge 4 5538

Frank B. Morin's family photo (before 1955) 4 5539

Female (dressed for 1910 era) 4 5540

2 females (dressed for 1910 era) 4 5541

2 boys in front of black board drawing 4 5542

Man 4 5543

Musical group 4 5544

Redridge Class photo (Birth Year 1951-2) 4 5545

Redridge Class photo 4 5546

Redridge Class photo (Birth Year 1951-2) 4 5547


Subseries 3.13, 05201-05600

- Page 383 -

Group of men at a meeting 4 5548

Students looking at world globe 4 5549

Redridge's General store with Bert Morin and other 4 5550

3 men (1910-20 era) 4 5551

Group of boys playing kick ball at Redridge school 4 5552

Redridge class photo (Birth Year 1955-56) 4 5553




School photo with students at their desks 4 5557


Redridge class photo (Birth Year 1955 ~) 4 5559

Group of kids on bikes by Redridge General Store 4 5560

Redridge Class Photo (Birth Year 1947) 4 5561


Subseries 3.13, 05201-05600

- Page 384 -

2 men working on a roof 4 5562


Frank Morin, Bill Brinkman, Matt & Jake Salminen 4 5564


Redridge Class Photo (Birth Year ~1950-51) 4 5566

Redridge Class Photo (Birth Year ~ 1952-53) 4 5567

Stanton Troop Girl Scout Picture (~ 1963-65) 4 5568

Redridge Class Photo (Birth Year ~ 1947) 4 5569

Redridge Class Photo (Birth Year ~ 1953) 4 5570

Group of Redridge men posing 4 5571

4 children at school's blackboard 4 5572

Daily Mining Gazette Reporter "Pete ?" 4 5573

Daily Mining Gazette Reporters Pete ?, Earl Gagnon 4 5574

Daily Mining Gazette Reporters Pete ? 4 5575


Subseries 3.13, 05201-05600

- Page 385 -

Man sitting on a horse 4 5576

7 men posing 4 5577

2 females with little girl in kitchen 4 5578

Redridge Class Photo dated March 1939 4 5579

Redridge School Class trip to a mill site 4 5580

Wedding party at church 4 5581

House 4 5582



2 females 4 5585

Family Bar-be-que 4 5586


3 females 4 5588

Older couple 4 5589


Subseries 3.14, 05601-06000

- Page 386 -

Snowbanks 4 5590

House 4 5591

Family photo 4 5592

Family photo 4 5593

Family photo 4 5594

Large snow banks 4 5595

4 men at meeting 4 5596

Female 4 5597

Snowbanks 4 5598


2 females playing piano and accordion 4 5600

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Box Item

Wedding couple dancing 4 5601


Subseries 3.14, 05601-06000

- Page 387 -

Making Hay 4 5602

2 men in uniforms and guns at event 4 5603

House 4 5604


Cows 4 5606

2 men fixing a large fence 4 5607

2 men fixing a large fence 4 5608

Wedding couple in church 4 5609

Old homestead 4 5610

Man plowing up potatoes 4 5611

House in an orchard 4 5612


Making Hay 4 5614

Couple at 50th wedding anniversary 4 5615


Subseries 3.14, 05601-06000

- Page 388 -

People picking potatoes 4 5616



Snowbank taller than car beside it 4 5619


2 people with horse 4 5621

House and snowbanks 4 5622


Bulldozer by house 4 5624



prom couple 4 5627

Bill Brinkman and 2 others playing instruments 4 5628

2 couples 4 5629


Subseries 3.14, 05601-06000

- Page 389 -

Couple with little girl 4 5630

Couple with little girl 4 5631

Redridge class photo (Birth Year ~ 1952-53) 4 5632

House with mountains in the background 4 5633

School with mountains in the background 4 5634

Building site 4 5635

Baseball Team "UPPCO" 4 5636

3 young girls on couch reading 4 5637

3 men in suits 4 5638

Redridge class trip on a boat 4 5639

Man and dog in a pumpkin patch 4 5640

4 little girls making crafts 4 5641


Linda and Luanne Huatala with another girl 4 5643


Subseries 3.14, 05601-06000

- Page 390 -

Baby in a buggy 4 5644

Hubie Huatala and 3 other men 4 5645

4 hunters with dog and prey 4 5646

Female sitting by large plant 4 5647

Bill Brinkman playing a bandjo 4 5648

Older man holding baby 4 5649

2 girls on a motor bike 4 5650

3 men making a boat frame 4 5651


Baseball Team "UPPCO" 4 5653

Younger kids reading 4 5654

2 females reading to 3 young kids 4 5655

Older couple 4 5656

Man signing papers with female standing behind him 4 5657


Subseries 3.14, 05601-06000

- Page 391 -

Couple with child sitting on a porch 4 5658

3 men building a boat frame 4 5659

Baby 4 5660

Baby 4 5661

2 babies 4 5662

Older couple 4 5663


Female planting a tree 4 5665

Female planting a tree 4 5666

Mother with 2 girls 4 5667

Mother with 2 daughters 4 5668

John M. Wiitanen 4 5669

Female 4 5670

2 men looking at a book 4 5671


Subseries 3.14, 05601-06000

- Page 392 -

Bill Brinkman with dead deer 4 5672

Man, dog and dead deer 4 5673

Woman and young girl 4 5674

Girl 4 5675

Sandy's garage with R. Koskela, D. Juntunen, man 4 5676

Band 4 5677

2 ministers in church by table of Bibles 4 5678

2 ministers in church by table of Bibles 4 5679

Minister with family (mom, dad, baby) at church 5 5680

Couple sitting by man (minister?) at desk 5 5681

Grace Methodist Church 5 5682

Minister holding a plaque with another man 5 5683

Man driving a tractor - grader 5 5684

3 men in uniforms looking at equipment (firemen ?) 5 5685


Subseries 3.14, 05601-06000

- Page 393 -

Group sitting around a table (some in uniforms) 5 5686

3 uniformed men inspecting equipment (firemen ?) 5 5687

5 girls dressed alike standing in a hall 5 5688

4 females before tale of food (3 Huatala's) 5 5689

Huatala women 5 5690

Older couple 5 5691

Group at event 5 5692

Kid leaning against tress 5 5693


Female 5 5695

3 men 5 5696

Group of men with radio head set 5 5697

Band 5 5698

Girl with an accordion 5 5699


Subseries 3.14, 05601-06000

- Page 394 -

Wedding couple with cake 5 5700

Girl with accordion 5 5701

3 females in band uniforms 5 5702

Band 5 5703

Boy scout troop 5 5704

Military funeral 5 5705


Girls playing jump rope 5 5707

Bride 5 5708

Wedding party in church 5 5709

Wedding party in church 5 5710

2 veterans before memorial with US Flag 5 5711

Veterans event at cemetery 5 5712

2 teachers with group of small students 5 5713


Subseries 3.14, 05601-06000

- Page 395 -


3 men 5 5715

2 baby girls 5 5716

Halloween party 5 5717


Older couple 5 5719

Older couple holding hands on couch 5 5720

Group photo 5 5721

Family photo 5 5722

Horseback riders at Lakeshore 5 5723


Horse competition at fair 5 5725

Horse competition at fair 5 5726

Fair winners of horse competition 5 5727


Subseries 3.14, 05601-06000

- Page 396 -

Man and woman dressed up 5 5728

Man and woman sitting on a couch 5 5729

Woman singing and man playing accordion 5 5730

Older couple at Redridge mill ruins 5 5731

Couple 5 5732

Female "dressed up" 5 5733

Female "dressed up" 5 5734

Little boy hugging dog 5 5735

Man in swimsuit kneeling by river 5 5736

People fishing 5 5737

Older dressed up group 5 5738

Archery club 5 5739

Baby 5 5740

Class room scene 5 5741


Subseries 3.14, 05601-06000

- Page 397 -

Band 5 5742

Females at an event 5 5743

Female 5 5744

Man 5 5745

Kiwinas group 5 5746

Female 5 5747

Older couple 5 5748

Family photo 5 5749

Family photo 5 5750

Man bulldozing 5 5751

Family photo (? Hultunens of Edgemere) 5 5752

Older couple 5 5753

Students surveying in front of Redridge church 5 5754

3 people water-skiing on Houghton breakers 5 5755


Subseries 3.14, 05601-06000

- Page 398 -

Archery Club 5 5756

Joanne and Judy Hultunen ? 5 5757

Joanne and Judy Hultunen ? 5 5758

4 young boys 5 5759

Boy riding a bicycle 5 5760

Older couple 5 5761


4 young girls 5 5763




Little kids skating 5 5767

Little kids skating 5 5768

Female 5 5769


Subseries 3.14, 05601-06000

- Page 399 -

Men painting 5 5770

Man working inside a mill 5 5771

? Hultunen family 5 5772


Female with German Shepherd dog 5 5774

2 females in swimsuits 5 5775

Female 5 5776

2 kids studying 5 5777

Bill Brinkman and another man playing cards 5 5778

Group of girls playing jump rope 5 5779

2 females making doilies 5 5780

Older couple washing dishes together 5 5781

Group of kids playing 5 5782

3 females drinking coffee 5 5783


Subseries 3.14, 05601-06000

- Page 400 -

Female 5 5784

Female 5 5785

Men painting 5 5786

Boy with dog 5 5787

Female 5 5788

Hunter with dead deer 5 5789

Female working at a desk 5 5790

House 5 5791

House 5 5792

Man with dead deer 5 5793

Crew cutting trees near the Redridge School 5 5794

Crew cutting trees 5 5795

Group of vehicles of crew members (tree cutting) 5 5796



Subseries 3.14, 05601-06000

- Page 401 -

Wedding couple pouring coffee for older female 5 5798

Wedding dinner 5 5799

Wedding couple with gifts 5 5800

Bill Brinkman playing a bandjo 5 5801


Group of boys at meeting 5 5803

Group at a banquet 5 5804

Future Farmers of America group meeting 5 5805

Girl looking a ship model 5 5806

Wedding couple at church 5 5807

School bus picking up students 5 5808

2 couples 5 5809

Group of boys holding birdhouses 5 5810

Students at home economics class 5 5811


Subseries 3.14, 05601-06000

- Page 402 -

Group at banquet 5 5812

Boy's basketball team 5 5813

Group in front of large cake at banquet 5 5814

Female playing large string instrument 5 5815

Future Farmers of America group 5 5816

Home economics class 5 5817

Female speaker at banquet 5 5818

3 men in front of plaque 5 5819

Mother with new baby at hospital 5 5820

Group of men shaking a speaker's hand 5 5821

Bill Brinkman with a family 5 5822

Girls jumping rope 5 5823

Students in Halloween costumes 5 5824

Men judging birdhouses 5 5825


Subseries 3.14, 05601-06000

- Page 403 -

Girl playing a large string instrument 5 5826

2 couples 5 5827

Group of girls at school 5 5828

Female "graduation photo" 5 5829

Group of men surrounding a stove 5 5830

Man Riding Houses 5 5831

Man in office 5 5832

3 females making clothes 5 5833

Deer in a classroom with students 5 5834

Deer in a classroom with students 5 5835

Family photo 5 5836

Baby 5 5837

Woman and girls making clothes 5 5838

Woman and girls making clothes 5 5839


Subseries 3.14, 05601-06000

- Page 404 -

Woman's veterans group visiting an elderly woman 5 5840

Bill Brinkman teaching a class 5 5841

Group of singers - band members 5 5842

Students sitting around the teachers desk 5 5843

Group at a ceremony 5 5844

3 band members with drums 5 5845

Family photo outside house with cow 5 5846

Redridge school students at a fire drill 5 5847

Redridge school students at a fire drill 5 5848

Men working on railroad ties 5 5849

4 people holding the "Redridge" town sign 5 5850

People working on a machine for apples or potatoes 5 5851

Parade 5 5852

Man 5 5853


Subseries 3.14, 05601-06000

- Page 405 -

Snowmobiliers outside of Sandy's store in Liminga 5 5854

Snowmobiles and a car outside Sandy's in Liminga 5 5855

Men working on railroad ties 5 5856

Couple 5 5857

Men with machines 5 5858

Men at Redridge working on logs from Log Boom 5 5859

2 men working at Freda's Champion Mill 5 5860

Men at store 5 5861

Horseriders in front of Redridge school 5 5862

View of Portage View Hospital taken across canal 5 5863

Linda Hutala and Joanne Hiltunen 5 5864


Someone camping 5 5866

View of Hancock from Houghton Canal 5 5867


Subseries 3.14, 05601-06000

- Page 406 -

Large older building 5 5868

View of Redridge (school to lakeshore) 5 5869

View of back of large old building ? School 5 5870

Model of shaft house 5 5871


Old company house 5 5873

Backview of old large building ? School 5 5874

Redridge shoreline 5 5875

Front of large building ? School 5 5876

Front View of large building ? School 5 5877

View of buildings from hospital to Portage Bridge 5 5878

Front view of building ? School 5 5879

Man in front of company house 5 5880



Subseries 3.14, 05601-06000

- Page 407 -

Turned over truck 5 5882

View of bridge from an airplane 5 5883

View of land from an airplane 5 5884

2 girls with lamb 5 5885

Pusa family (Clara, Hiedi, Mr. Pusa, Jodie) 5 5886

Church 5 5887

Turned over truck 5 5888

Church 5 5889


School kitchen workers and students 5 5891

Kitchen scene at school 5 5892



People acting on a stage 5 5895


Subseries 3.14, 05601-06000

- Page 408 -

Family photo 5 5896


3 females sewing 5 5898

Couple 5 5899

Boy scout troop 5 5900

2 females 5 5901

2 couples in front of company house 5 5902


2 couples 5 5904

Hawaiian float 5 5905

4 men sitting around in living room 5 5906

Females fixing their hair 5 5907


men and car on ferry 5 5909


Subseries 3.14, 05601-06000

- Page 409 -

Men in front of shooting awards 5 5910

Women 5 5911

2 couples 5 5912

Group of women 5 5913

2 men holding sheet of paper 5 5914

Singers 5 5915

2 horseback riders and dog 5 5916

Family photo 5 5917

Mother feeding baby 5 5918

2 older women and 1 older man 5 5919

4 guys working on a car engine 5 5920

Truck rollover on Portage Lake Lift Bridge 5 5921

"Old time" logging operation 5 5922

Students studying world globe at Redridge School 5 5923


Subseries 3.14, 05601-06000

- Page 410 -

Linda Hautala reading music sheets 5 5924

Group of girls at Redridge School 5 5925

Group of girls outside old wooden building 5 5926

Group of men on dock by the boat "Jerry W." 5 5927

Richard "Dicky" Benbow working 5 5928

Female wearing crown ? Fair queen 5 5929

Richard "Dicky" Benbow working 5 5930

Girl sitting at school desk 5 5931


Miss UP State Fair Queen @ Portage Lake Bridge 5 5933

Redridge's Polar Bear Club member - Bill Gabe 5 5934

Small local logging business 5 5935

Stanton Wildcat Little League group photo 5 5936

Miss UP State Fair Queen at Portage Lake Bridge 5 5937


Subseries 3.14, 05601-06000

- Page 411 -

Miss UP State Fair Queen at Portage Lake Bridge 5 5938

Linda Hautala reading music sheets 5 5939




Redridge School Class photo at Halloween 5 5943

Class Photo dated (1934) 5 5944


Girl at desk at Redridge School (?) 5 5946

Group of girls in front of old wooden building 5 5947


Trucks on road construction at Redridge Dam site 5 5949

Trees being cut on Redridge's main road 5 5950



Subseries 3.14, 05601-06000

- Page 412 -

Trees being cut on Redridge's main road 5 5952

Tree cutting crew at Redridge 5 5953

View of Redridge School and Lake Superior 5 5954

2 couples (1 holding hands) 5 5955

2 couples (1 holding hands) 5 5956


Female looking at flowers 5 5958

Motorcycle group @ sign Welcome to Copper Country 5 5959

Older group posing 5 5960

Female in band uniform with horn 5 5961


Jodie Pusa as baby holding large world globe 5 5963

Group of men at MI Sheriff's meeting 5 5964

Photo of Bow / Arrow Club 5 5965


Subseries 3.14, 05601-06000

- Page 413 -

Man speaking at MI Sheriff's meeting 5 5966


Christmas program 5 5968

Female holding horn in band uniform 5 5969


3 men cutting down a big tree 5 5971

Horseshoe club photo 5 5972

2 older men 5 5973

Man holding large fish in front of Redridge school 5 5974

Group in Redridge school ? Teachers 5 5975

Older couple sitting on couch 5 5976

Older couple 5 5977

Horseshoe players 5 5978



Subseries 3.14, 05601-06000

- Page 414 -

Bulldozer at work 5 5980

Road along trees (perhaps the covered road) 5 5981

House site overlooking Lake Superior (Redridge) 5 5982

5 older men at an event 5 5983

Torn down building sites at Redridge 5 5984

Torn down building sites at Redridge 5 5985

Town in valley with mountains in the distance 5 5986

Winding road with mountains in the distance 5 5987

Farm with mountains in the distance 5 5988

Lake surrounded by hills 5 5989

Curved road 5 5990

Bridge toward town over a river 5 5991

Mountain valley with river 5 5992

Valley between mountains 5 5993


Subseries 3.15, 06001-06400

- Page 415 -

Matt or Jake Salminen and Wilho Aho at Post Office 5 5994

Female water-skiing 5 5995

Breakers on Lake Superior on Portage Lake 5 5996

Wood sticking out of Lake Superior at Redridge 5 5997

Group on Redridge Lakeshore 5 5998

Mouth of a river going into a lake (perhaps Freda) 5 5999

Inside of a store (perhaps Sandy's General Store) 5 6000

15 Subseries 3.15, 06001-06400

Box Item

large group 5 6001

Couple with 2 older females (posing) 5 6002

Sandy's store in Liminga 5 6003

large family at celebration (perhaps anniversary) 5 6004

Older couple at celebration (perhaps anniversary) 5 6005


Subseries 3.15, 06001-06400

- Page 416 -


2 kids reading 5 6007

Group photo 5 6008


Family sitting in the living room 5 6010

3 men sitting on a couch 5 6011

Bill Brinkman between 2 other men posing 5 6012

2 men sitting on a bench in Redridge talking 5 6013

Man near bulldozer 5 6014

Bill Brinkman with a family 5 6015

Family 5 6016


2 kids riding motorbikes 5 6018

3 men cutting down a tree 5 6019


Subseries 3.15, 06001-06400

- Page 417 -

Female playing an accordion 5 6020


Band member with horn in uniform 5 6022

Jodie Pusa (as little girl) 5 6023


Men digging a hole 5 6025

Large waves on Redridge's lakeshore 5 6026

Scenery 5 6027

School photo (no sure where) 5 6028

Older family photo 5 6029

4 females (olden time) 5 6030

L-R: ? E. Ruohonen, B. Sten, W. Aho, M. Morin, ? 5 6031

Leona Morin Burkman with wood cook stove 5 6032

Mill workers eating lunch 5 6033


Subseries 3.15, 06001-06400

- Page 418 -


Portage Lake Lift Bridge raising for Ranger Boat 5 6035

Broemer Dairy Bar building 5 6036

Timber Trails Riding Club's 4-H fair awards 5 6037


Large waves at Redridge's lakeshore 5 6039


Large waves at Redridge's lakeshore 5 6041

Town of Cranbrook 5 6042

Parade float at Creston Valley 5 6043

Parade float 5 6044

Christmas Program 5 6045

Pusa family (L-R: Hiedi, Mr. Pusa, Clara, Jodie) 5 6046

Group along cliffs at Redridge beach 5 6047


Subseries 3.15, 06001-06400

- Page 419 -

River from Redridge dam going into Lake Superior 5 6048

Group by Ontonagon Bowman Court sign 5 6049

Boys playing in Redridge school's playground 5 6050

Girls playing outside Redridge school 5 6051

Students sitting at desks at Redridge 5 6052

Redridge class trip to Freda Mill 5 6053

Older baseball team photo 5 6054

4 girls from Redridge school 5 6055

Group of girls at Redridge school 5 6056

Group of students at Redridge school 5 6057

2 girls studying at Redridge school 5 6058

Group of men around a machine in building 5 6059

Group of men 5 6060

Stanton Twp. School Board 5 6061


Subseries 3.15, 06001-06400

- Page 420 -

Stanton Twp. School Board 5 6062

Redridge class (those born 1947) 5 6063

4 boys skiing down Redridge's Rockbend hill 5 6064

Group in a class room (perhaps class reunion) 5 6065

Car stuck in the muddy street 5 6066



Ranger ship going through the Portage entry 5 6069

School building 5 6070

Sandy's General Store in Liminga 5 6071

People looking over a hill 5 6072

Snowplow 5 6073

Rock Bin Hill in Redridge 5 6074

Houses 5 6075


Subseries 3.15, 06001-06400

- Page 421 -

Houses 5 6076


House with well being drilled 5 6078

House converted into barn/garage 5 6079

Large house 5 6080

House 5 6081

Houses 5 6082

House in Redridge 5 6083

House facing Redridge Dam 5 6084


House behind Redridge school 5 6086

View of Beacon Hill-Redridge Lakeshore 5 6087

Redridge's company houses 5 6088

Street of houses in Redridge 5 6089


Subseries 3.15, 06001-06400

- Page 422 -

View of Redridge from town toward smokestack 5 6090




Redridge Church spire 5 6094

View of Redridge from dam 5 6095

Redridge houses 5 6096


Family outside a house 5 6098

Building besides a pond full of tree trunks 5 6099

Car within a street filled with snow 5 6100

Jeffers Class (1960) Reunion (8-15-70) 5 6101

Alex Nelson 5 6102

Alex Nelson 5 6103


Subseries 3.15, 06001-06400

- Page 423 -

Alex Nelson 5 6104

Alex Nelson 5 6105

Bartender and another man behind the bar 5 6106

Bartender 5 6107

Bartender 5 6108

Bartender 5 6109

Bartender 5 6110

Bartender (perhaps at Schmidt's Corner Bar) 5 6111

Bartender (perhaps at Schmidt's Corner Bar) 5 6112

Bartender 5 6113

Man with powersaw at bar 5 6114

Man at bar 5 6115

Man posing 5 6116

Man posing 5 6117


Subseries 3.15, 06001-06400

- Page 424 -

Man working at an office desk 5 6118

Female working at office desk 5 6119

Family photo taken outside 5 6120

Family photo taken outside 5 6121

Linna Family of Beacon Hill 5 6122

Female in an office setting 5 6123

Female playing a flute 5 6124

Couple posing 5 6125

Art Lantto with calves at his ranch 5 6126

Hancock Police Department members 5 6127

Horseback riders at Lantto's farm 5 6128





Subseries 3.15, 06001-06400

- Page 425 -

Ed Erickson's Barber shop 5 6132

Ed Erickson's Barber shop 5 6133

C. Koski Silver Wedding (3-15-58) 5 6134



Bill Gabe in Los Angeles, CA 5 6137

Finnish Lutheran Church, Redridge, MI 5 6138

Foley Bros. & Co. Store (1866) 5 6139

Street Scene, Redridge, MI 5 6140

Redridge class of 1940 5 6141

Freda-Beacon Hill School 5 6142

Freda Boarding House 5 6143

Freda-Beacon Hill Catholic Church 5 6144



Subseries 3.15, 06001-06400

- Page 426 -





Helen Fellows with friends at Baltic Mill ruins 5 6150

Helen Fellows with friends at Baltic Mill ruins 5 6151

Freda Post Office (Emma Faller and Art Linstrom) 5 6152

Freda Post Office (old men waiting for the mail) 5 6153

Freda Post Office (old men waiting for the mail) 5 6154

Redridge Post Office 5 6155

Road Construction at Redridge Dam (Summer 1979) 5 6156





Subseries 3.15, 06001-06400

- Page 427 -
















Subseries 3.15, 06001-06400

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Subseries 3.15, 06001-06400

- Page 429 -




Road Construction at Redridge Dam (Summer 1979)` 5 6191








American Legion Post 186 (05-27-1985) 5 6199




Subseries 3.15, 06001-06400

- Page 430 -






Elsa Riipi (Christmas photo) 5 6207

Elsa Riipi (Christmas photo) 5 6208

Jeffers Reunion Class 1930 (08-09-1980) 5 6209




Jeffers Reunion Class 1930 & 1955 (08-09-1980) 6 6213




Subseries 3.15, 06001-06400

- Page 431 -




Johnny Missen (accordion) & Al Honkonen (guitar) 6 6219

Johnny Missen (accordion) & Al Honkonen (guitar) 6 6220

Freda Gate (07-06-1980) 6 6221

Freda Gate (07-06-1980) 6 6222

Freda Gate (07-06-1980) 6 6223

Freda Gate (07-06-1980) 6 6224

Redridge Dam 6 6225

Redridge Dam 6 6226

Bosch Brewery 6 6227




Subseries 3.15, 06001-06400

- Page 432 -


Walfred & Martha Niemi 50th Anniv. (08-11-1979) 6 6231











Jeffers Reunion Class 1965 6 6242



Subseries 3.15, 06001-06400

- Page 433 -




Bosch Brewery Closing (09-28-1973) 6 6247








The Fleischmann Co. Bottle (Kuemmel Cordial) 6 6255

Sign for Durham Smoking Tobacco 6 6256

L-R: W. Brinkman, W. Aho, F. Brule @ Table 6 6257


Subseries 3.15, 06001-06400

- Page 434 -

Group of men from Freda, Beacon Hill, Redridge 6 6258

VFW 1292 Officer installation (05-10-1969) 6 6259

Stanton Baseball Senior League (08-08-1969) 6 6260

Stanton Baseball Junior League (08-08-1969) 6 6261

Anderson Family photo 6 6262




Copper Spurs Horse Show (07-25-1965) 6 6266







Subseries 3.15, 06001-06400

- Page 435 -



Pantana Family Reunion (08-05-1967) 6 6274







Copper Motors transfer to new building (9-1967) 6 6281






Subseries 3.15, 06001-06400

- Page 436 -


Copper Range Hoist No. 3 (02-13-1967) 6 6287








Nissen Family Reunion (08-05-1967) 6 6295






Subseries 3.15, 06001-06400

- Page 437 -

Edwin Puuri family photo (Jun 1966) 6 6300

Puuri Family Photo (Jun 1966) 6 6301







Edwin Puuri Family Photo (Jun 1966) 6 6308


ACE Junior hockey champions 6 6310

ACE Junior hockey champions 6 6311

Hockey referees for Championship games 6 6312

Junior Hockey champions (Sinclair) 6 6313


Subseries 3.15, 06001-06400

- Page 438 -

Junior Hockey champions (Sinclair) 6 6314

Junior Hockey champions (Marquette Electricians) 6 6315

Junior Hockey champions (Marquette) 6 6316

Junior Hockey champions (Marquette) 6 6317

Alfred Haataja Family Reunion (07-06-1969) 6 6318





Jeffers High School Dedication sign (08-12-1967) 6 6323

Jeffers High School Dedication (08-12-1967) 6 6324





Subseries 3.15, 06001-06400

- Page 439 -


Jeffers High School 6 6329

Jeffers High School Reunion (08-12-1967) 6 6330







WDHF Radio Station (06-18-1969) 6 6337

Burgen, Anthony, Kemppa, Cooney, Mattson at WDHF 6 6338

"Last Mile Deer Caravan" Event (11-27-1957) 6 6339




Subseries 3.15, 06001-06400

- Page 440 -








Inside door view in Redridge School 6 6349

Front door of Redridge School 6 6350

Front steps of Redridge School 6 6351


Redridge 6 6353

Redridge 6 6354

Redridge 6 6355


Subseries 3.15, 06001-06400

- Page 441 -

Indoor views of Redridge school (06-02-1972) 6 6356








Classroom in Redridge School (06-02-1972) 6 6364

Stairwell view in Redridge School (06-02-1972) 6 6365


Bus pickup at Redridge School 6 6367




Subseries 3.15, 06001-06400

- Page 442 -

Charles Koski with predators 6 6370

Charles Koski with predators 6 6371

Coal Hoist, Copper Range Railroad, Houghton 6 6372

Freda Park, Copper Range Railroad 6 6373

Trimountain Mine, Copper Range Railroad 6 6374

Trammers - Baltic Mine 6 6375

Michigan Smelter at Cole's Creek 6 6376

New York Central Boat at Copper Range RR dock 6 6377

Shelden Street, Houghton 6 6378

Champion Mill, Freda 6 6379

Copper Range Railroad train at Champion Mill 6 6380

Champion Mill buildings 6 6381




Subseries 3.15, 06001-06400

- Page 443 -


Ray Durocher shutting off the electricity at mill 6 6385


Vincent Morin (standing) and Frank Morin at mill 6 6387





Champion Mill office building 6 6392


Champion Mill bosses houses, Freda 6 6394

Dan and Sandra Cooney with son 6 6395

Sandra Burkman Cooney 6 6396

Family photo 6 6397


Subseries 3.16, 06401-06715

- Page 444 -

Eunice Hiltunen's wedding 6 6398

Eunice Hiltunen's wedding 6 6399

Log house 6 6400

16 Subseries 3.16, 06401-06715

Box Item

Art Frandy on homemade snowmachine 6 6401

Wheel of the homemade snowmachine 6 6402

Art Frandy making his snowmachine 6 6403

Dorothy and John Wiitanen's 25th wedding Anniv. 6 6404

Wiitanen's family photo on 25th wedding Anniv. 6 6405

Jeffers 1962 class reunion (7-1-72) 6 6406

Dorothy & John Wiitanen's 25th wedding Anniv. 6 6407

Wiitanen family (7-8-72) 6 6408

Wiitanen's 25th wedding Anniv party (7-8-72) 6 6409


Subseries 3.16, 06401-06715

- Page 445 -

Group posing 6 6410

Group of men 6 6411

Clarence Messner and wife (Redridge) 6 6412

Redridge school's cooks (R-L: E. Luoma, L. Morin) 6 6413

3 safety patrollers (1972) at Redridge school 6 6414

Redridge school and students (1972) 6 6415

Students being picked up by bus (12-21-72) 6 6416

Bus pickup at Redridge school (12-21-72) 6 6417

Redridge school classroom 6 6418

Redridge school classroom (12-21-72) 6 6419

Redridge school classroom - Ms. R. Rosatti classes 6 6420

Redridge school classroom (12-21-72) 6 6421

Inside Redridge school on last day (12-21-72) 6 6422

Vincent (Mickey) Morin and Frank Morin (11-4-67) 6 6423


Subseries 3.16, 06401-06715

- Page 446 -


Richard Bembo at Champion Mill, Freda 6 6425

Champion Mill - last crew on closing day 11-4-67 6 6426





Champion Mill, Freda - Doctors office 6 6431

Champion Mill, Freda - train depot 6 6432


Champion Mill, Freda - stables 6 6434

Champion Mill, Freda - maintenance crew 11-4-67 6 6435

Champion Mill, Freda - workers (11-4-67) 6 6436

Bosses House - Trimountain Mill, Beacon Hill 6 6437


Subseries 3.16, 06401-06715

- Page 447 -

Bosses House - Trimountain Mill, Beacon Hill 6 6438

Houses in Beacon Hill or Freda 6 6439

Champion Mill, Freda crew on last day (11-4-67) 6 6440

Champion Mill, Freda - Lab Office 6 6441

Champion Mill, Freda - crew (last day 11-4-67) 6 6442

Copper Range Railroad crew (11-4-67 last day) 6 6443

Train Trestle (Champion Mill, Freda) 6 6444

R. Bembo, Earl Faller, ? At Champion Mill 6 6445

Mr. & Mrs. Huatala on last day of Champion mill 6 6446

Stanton Township School District - Redridge school 6 6447

Stanton Township School District - Redridge school 6 6448

Obenhoff School - Stanton Township School District 6 6449

Stanton Township School District - unknown school 6 6450



Subseries 3.16, 06401-06715

- Page 448 -


Freda Beacon Hill School - Stanton Township 6 6453


Doug Salminen with 400# bear (killed 11/17/1957) 6 6455

Doug and Clyde Salminen with 400# Bear (11/17/57) 6 6456

Art Lindstrom's family on 6/18/72 6 6457

Art & Helen Lindstrom on 40th Wed. Anniv (6-18-72) 6 6458

Nelson's Restaurant, Houghton - closed 6/30/72 6 6459

Inside view of Nelson's Restaurant, Houghton 6 6460




Nelson's Restaurant, Houghton 6 6464

Sandy's Garage (color slide) 6 6465


Subseries 3.16, 06401-06715

- Page 449 -



Banquet / dinner 6 6468

3 women at banquet/dinner 6 6469

3 women at banquet/dinner 6 6470

Female at banquet/dinner 6 6471

Women at Banquet/dinner 6 6472

Banquet/dinner 6 6473




Schmidt's Corner Bar (Shanghai corner play act) 6 6477




Subseries 3.16, 06401-06715

- Page 450 -








Jeffers HS reunion (1934) 6 6487




Henry Eilola and wife 6 6491

Family photo (possible Charles Ruohonen) 6 6492

Paul Luoma family photo (5-16-71) 6 6493


Subseries 3.16, 06401-06715

- Page 451 -

Mrs. Paul Luoma (5-16-71) 6 6494

Paul Luoma's 3 children (5-16-71) 6 6495

Group of men outside Schmidt's Corner Bar 6 6496

Aaron & Elsie Luoma's 25th wed. Anniv. (10-22-72) 6 6497

Aaron & Elsie Luoma's 25th wed. Anniv. (10-22-72) 6 6498

Aaron Luoma family photo on 10-22-72 6 6499

Fred Therrian on 9-30-72 at Bill Brinkman's home 6 6500

Fred Therrian at Bill Brinkman's home (9-30-72) 6 6501

Mrs. Pusa's 90th birthday (6-4-72) 6 6502

Mrs. Pusa's 90th birthday (June 4, 1972) 6 6503

Mrs. Pusa and family on her 90th birthday 6 6504

Pusa family photo (6-4-72) 6 6505

Epie Ruohonen 6 6506

Epie Ruohonen and female holding his birthday cake 6 6507


Subseries 3.16, 06401-06715

- Page 452 -

2 females with Epie Ruohonen 6 6508

Jeffers HS reunion (1933) on 8-9-1958 6 6509

Jeffers HS reunion (1933) speaker (8-9-58) 6 6510

Jeffers HS reunion (1933) on 8-9-1958 6 6511

Linda Hermanson 4-H Rifle Shoot UP Champion 6 6512

Jeffers HS graduation class of 1933 6 6513

Ruth Ann Rautio at Hay Season 6 6514

Mass High School alumni reunion (1951-1961) 6 6515

Mass HS alumni reunion (1951-1961) 6 6516

U.P. Power Group at Douglas House 6 6517

U.P. Power Group at Douglas House 6 6518

Monk & Laura 6 6519

Atlantic Fire Department (5-8-70) 6 6520

Atlantic Fire Department (5-8-70) 6 6521


Subseries 3.16, 06401-06715

- Page 453 -

V.F.W. Post 1292 Installation of officers 6 6522

VFW Post 1292 Install. Of officers (5-2-70) 6 6523

VFW Post 1292 Inst. Of officers (5-2-70) 6 6524

Painesdale HS class of 1958 reunion 6 6525

Painesdale HS class of 1933 reunion 6 6526

Painesdale HS classes 1958 and 1933 reunion 6 6527



Elsa Riipi at Christmas 6 6530

Matt, Elsa, Richard Riipi at Christmas 6 6531

Matt, Elsa, Richard Riipi at Christmas 6 6532

Post Office - U. Koski 6 6533

Inside views of Post Office 6 6534



Subseries 3.16, 06401-06715

- Page 454 -



Post Office 6 6538

Group of men 6 6539

American Legion Ship's view from Portage Bridge 6 6540

American Legion Ship #708 at Convention 1955 6 6541

American Legion Conference 1955 maneuvers on beach 6 6542

American Legion members at 1955 Hancock Convention 6 6543





American Legion June 24-27 1955 Hancock Convention 6 6548



Subseries 3.16, 06401-06715

- Page 455 -








R. Koski & C. Peters playing accordions (1955) 6 6557

Alex Hannula - Janitor at Redridge School 6 6558


Bill Gabe & Bill Carlisle (1922) Redridge, MI 6 6560

Building once used as by Atlantic & Baltic Mining 6 6561

Float at 4th of July event in Redridge 6 6562

Herbert J. Wilkings & his Hollywood band 6 6563


Subseries 3.16, 06401-06715

- Page 456 -

Main Street, Redridge, MI (June 1942) 6 6564



Redridge, MI (view from Lake Superior) 6 6567

Float at a 4th of July event in Redridge 6 6568

Unknown female 6 6569

Copper Range Railroad Roundhouse, Houghton 6 6570

Redridge store with customers (1952) 6 6571

Redridge Dam's Flood of 1941 6 6572

Redridge Band (1910)) 6 6573

Carol LaVierre at Pelkie Fair on her horse 6 6574

Kenneth Simonson at Redridge Store 6 6575

Redridge Band (1912) 6 6576

Bill Brinkman, B. Rajala, E. & R. Alanen (1938) 6 6577


Subseries 3.16, 06401-06715

- Page 457 -

Baltic Stamp Mill at Redridge, MI 6 6578

Redridge, MI 6 6579

Houghton County Bridge between Houghton & Hancock 6 6580

A boy and girl snowshoeing and skiing 6 6581

2 kids tobogganing 6 6582

2 people shoveling snow 6 6583

People getting on plane (seaplane) during winter 6 6584

Bonnie Jean Koskela on horse 6 6585

Quincy Shaft House Fire 6 6586

Ewen-Trout Creek HS at Victoria Dam (10/09/70) 6 6587


Victoria Dam (10-09-70) 6 6589




Subseries 3.16, 06401-06715

- Page 458 -



Arlen Juntunen baby picture 6 6594

Arlen Juntunen with fish (10/30/70) 6 6595

John Lewis & Park Official on Ranger III 6 6596


B. Brinkman and B. Peters playing checkers 6 6598

Red Clemens Walters and female 6 6599

Bill Heikkela's Silver Wedding Anniv. (04/13/58) 6 6600




U.S. Naval Reserve group photo 6 6604

People on boat ride 6 6605


Subseries 3.16, 06401-06715

- Page 459 -

Boat crowd at Art Kelly's dock 6 6606

American Legion Convention maneuvers 1955 6 6607




American Legion ship (1955) 6 6611

American Legion ship (1955) 6 6612

Railroad car in snowbank with people around 6 6613

William P. Nicholls sitting at desk 6 6614

William Waara sitting at desk 6 6615

9 men posing for photo 6 6616

2 men at desk 6 6617

Northern Hardwoods Div., Copper Range Co. 6 6618

Train on tracks between Beacon Hill & Freda 6 6619


Subseries 3.16, 06401-06715

- Page 460 -

4 Mine Shafts 6 6620

Railroad train going through snow 6 6621

2 people standing before company house 6 6622

Company town 6 6623

Michigan's Smelter at Cole's Creek 6 6624

West Houghton waterfront (coal storage bins) 6 6625

Ship going under the Portage Lake Lift Bridge 6 6626

Copper Range Roundhouse, Houghton 6 6627

Train car at Copper Range roundhouse, Houghton 6 6628


Ranger (ship) going under Portage Lake Lift Bridge 6 6630

Copper Range Roundhouse area 6 6631




Subseries 3.16, 06401-06715

- Page 461 -


Dump truck depositing sand into railroad cars 6 6635




Area around West Houghton waterfront 6 6639

Railroad cars at Copper Range roundhouse 6 6640

Railroad cars 6 6641



Copper Range Roundhouse buildings 6 6644

Copper Range Roundhouse area with railroad cars 6 6645

Beacon Hill Trestle Demolition (09-21-71) 6 6646



Subseries 3.16, 06401-06715

- Page 462 -
















Subseries 3.16, 06401-06715

- Page 463 -
















Subseries 3.16, 06401-06715

- Page 464 -











Redridge Band members celebrating (Summer 1917) 6 6686

Church group at Redridge, MI 6 6687

River at Redridge, MI 6 6688

Houghton-Hancock Bridge with view of Houghton 6 6689


Subseries 3.16, 06401-06715

- Page 465 -

Copper Range RR at Redridge, MI 6 6690

Champion Mill and Copper Range RR 6 6691

Bill Brinkman with 2 females playing instruments 6 6692

Bill Brinkman and other men playing instruments 6 6693

Snowbanks in Redridge, MI 6 6694

Redridge Dam road construction 6 6695

Redridge Dam road construction 6 6696

View of Redridge's old road to Freda 6 6697

CRRR train on trestle in Beacon Hill - Freda 6 6698

Machinery at Champion Mill, Freda 6 6699

Water pump house with 2 men for Redridge 6 6700

Redridge School Band (1960's era) 6 6701

Last crew at the Freda's Champion Mill 6 6702

Leonard brothers (wresting champs) 6 6703


Subseries 3.16, 06401-06715

- Page 466 -

Spillway at Cole's Creek 6 6704

Redridge graduation 1940 picture 6 6705

Atlantic Stamp Mill in Redridge 6 6706

Carol LaVierre with horse at Pelkie Fair 6 6707

6 men posing (Redridge, MI) 6 6708

Baltic Mill at Redridge in 1918 6 6709

Trimountain Mill at Beacon Hill, MI 6 6710

Redridge, MI 6 6711

Group of Redridge boys on stilts 6 6712

Charles Salzer with deer at Frank Morin's camp 6 6713

Female at Redridge spillway 6 6714

Redridge Boys playing hockey (B. Morin in plaid) 6 6715