Southeast View of Norway, Michigan

Intersection of Ninth Avenue and Norway Street, Southeast Norway, ca. 1906-1912: Although postmarked June 17, 1914, this postcard view of southeast Norway was taken prior to August 28, 1912, when the high school building pictured in the upper right was destroyed by fire. Directly below the high school building is the McKinley School. The intersection of Ninth Avenue (left) and Norway Street (right) is in the foreground. The church at the far right was the Norwegian Lutheran Church, located at 313 Norway Street. Nelson Street (now Main Street) was one block east of Norway Street. Buildings listed on the east side of the 300 block of Nelson Street in the 1913 Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County were: 301, Mrs. D.W. Martin, millinery; 305, Peter O. Johnson, confectionery and ice cream parlor; 307, Norway Hotel and Restaurant, Jacob Schmidt, proprietor; 309, Ira E. Carley, confectionery and notions; 311, Otto H. Peterson, barbershop; 317, Alphonse J. De Roech, bakery and general merchandise; 323, Norway Hardware Company, John E. Anderson, proprietor; 329-333, Joseph Ruwitch & Sons (Simon and Julius), dry goods, clothing, furniture. "Southeast View of Norway Mich. 28457" is printed on the photograph. [William John Cummings], Item also published with caption in: Dickinson County, Michigan : from earliest times through the Twenties / compiled and edited by William John Cummings. Iron Mountain, Mich. : Dickinson County Board of Commissioners, 1991. 432 p. : ill, maps, ports. ; 3
Abstract/Description: Intersection of Ninth Avenue and Norway Street, Southeast Norway, ca. 1906-1912: Although postmarked June 17, 1914, this postcard view of southeast Norway was taken prior to August 28, 1912, when the high school building pictured in the upper right was destroyed by fire. Directly below the high school building is the McKinley School. The intersection of Ninth Avenue (left) and Norway Street (right) is in the foreground. The church at the far right was the Norwegian Lutheran Church, located at 313 Norway Street. Nelson Street (now Main Street) was one block east of Norway Street. Buildings listed on the east side of the 300 block of Nelson Street in the 1913 Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County were: 301, Mrs. D.W. Martin, millinery; 305, Peter O. Johnson, confectionery and ice cream parlor; 307, Norway Hotel and Restaurant, Jacob Schmidt, proprietor; 309, Ira E. Carley, confectionery and notions; 311, Otto H. Peterson, barbershop; 317, Alphonse J. De Roech, bakery and general merchandise; 323, Norway Hardware Company, John E. Anderson, proprietor; 329-333, Joseph Ruwitch & Sons (Simon and Julius), dry goods, clothing, furniture. "Southeast View of Norway Mich. 28457" is printed on the photograph. [William John Cummings]
Subject(s): Cities and towns
Norway (Mich.)
Date Created: 1900 (approximate)
Title: Southeast View of Norway, Michigan.
Name(s): Dickinson County Library, contributor
Cummings, William John, contributor
Superiorland Library Cooperative, contributor
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1900 (approximate)
Physical Form: photographs
Extent: 1 item
Abstract/Description: Intersection of Ninth Avenue and Norway Street, Southeast Norway, ca. 1906-1912: Although postmarked June 17, 1914, this postcard view of southeast Norway was taken prior to August 28, 1912, when the high school building pictured in the upper right was destroyed by fire. Directly below the high school building is the McKinley School. The intersection of Ninth Avenue (left) and Norway Street (right) is in the foreground. The church at the far right was the Norwegian Lutheran Church, located at 313 Norway Street. Nelson Street (now Main Street) was one block east of Norway Street. Buildings listed on the east side of the 300 block of Nelson Street in the 1913 Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County were: 301, Mrs. D.W. Martin, millinery; 305, Peter O. Johnson, confectionery and ice cream parlor; 307, Norway Hotel and Restaurant, Jacob Schmidt, proprietor; 309, Ira E. Carley, confectionery and notions; 311, Otto H. Peterson, barbershop; 317, Alphonse J. De Roech, bakery and general merchandise; 323, Norway Hardware Company, John E. Anderson, proprietor; 329-333, Joseph Ruwitch & Sons (Simon and Julius), dry goods, clothing, furniture. "Southeast View of Norway Mich. 28457" is printed on the photograph. [William John Cummings]
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Item also published with caption in: Dickinson County, Michigan : from earliest times through the Twenties / compiled and edited by William John Cummings. Iron Mountain, Mich. : Dickinson County Board of Commissioners, 1991. 432 p. : ill, maps, ports. ; 3
Subject(s): Cities and towns
Norway (Mich.)
Held by: Dickinson County Library
Restrictions on Access: No Copyright (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
Is Part Of: Dickinson County Library photographs. Identifier: SLC-005
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