Ontonagon County Photographs

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A catch-all collection for small sets of photographs held by the Ontonagon County Historical Society. The photos date from the mid-nineteenth century to approximately 1980 and include personal family photo albums, images from the construction of Victoria Dam, and images of logging, shipping, and copper mining. Other photograph collections held by the Ontonagon County Historical Society include the John Dobbek negatives and the Upper Peninsula Civilian Conservation Corps collection.

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Anttila Family Photographs

This photo album came from the Eino Anttila family of Ontonagon County, Michigan. NOTE: The accession record spells the surname "Antilla," but it is spelled "Anttila" on the back of photographs in the collection.

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Charles Herbst Photo Album

This photograph came out of the Charles Herbst Photo Album. Nothing is known about Charles Herbst. Many of the photographs were taken in Ohio, but the creator also appears to have connections to Ontonagon.

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Donna Davidson Collection

This photograph came out of a set marked "Donna Davidson Collection" by the Ontonagon County Historical Society. Nothing else was recorded about the origin of the collection. There are a few documents mixed in with the photographs. They…

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Greenland Aerial Photographs

A small set of aerial photographs of Greenland Township, Michigan taken in 1954.

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Individual Photographs

A set of individual photographs held by the Ontonagon County Historical Society that did not come out of a larger collection.

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Ontonagon Area High School Band and Chorus Photos

A set of photographs of the Ontonagon Area High School Band and Chorus taken from 1966 to 1971.

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Ontonagon Fires

A set of photographs depicting fires in Ontonagon in the mid-twentieth century. Photos of the Methodist Church fire in another collection are dated 1950, so those photos are also presumed to be from 1950. It is unclear if the other fires shown…

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Spellman Family Photographs

Photographs of Ontonagon original to the Spellman family via Pat Mancuzzi. Pat was married to Dorothy Crase, "my mother-in-law." ("My" might refer to Brandi Steiner, the cataloger of the collection.)

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Tom Ross Family Photographs

The Ross family lived in Ontonagon, Michigan. Thomas E. Ross was born in approximately 1917 in Ontonagon. He graduated from Ontonagon High School in 1936 and appears to have played baseball and basketball both during and after high school. While…

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Tom Wilcox White Pine Photo Album

A set of loose photographs that came out of the Tom Wilcox White Pine photo album.

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Unknown Lumber Camp Negatives

A box of negatives that seem to have been taking at a logging camp somewhere near the Michigan-Wisconsin border. Other photographs in the box depict farms, railroads, and tourist attractions. Nothing is known about the origin of the photographs.

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Victoria Dam Construction

A set of photographs depicting the Victoria Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant and the surrounding area. The Victoria Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant was built to provide power to Copper Range Company. Construction began in 1929 and the plant was…