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	Browsing 41 item(s) in: Arvon Township 1871-1971\nBaraga County Historical Musuem - Local Photographs\nBay Mills CC - Native American Artifacts\nBayliss Public Library - Shipping and Locks Collection\nDickinson County Photos & Postcards\nGirl Scouts of Peninsula Waters\nHoughton County Portage Bridge\nHoughton County Rail Roads\nHoughton County Street Cars\nKeweenaw Nat. Hist. Park - Oral Histories\nMackinac Bridge Authority - Mackinac Bridge\nNegaunee Iron Herald\nNegaunee Photos 1880-1900\nNorthern Michigan University - Glass Plates\nNorthern Michigan University - Railroad Maps\nSpies Library Photos 1900-1925\nWesley Williams Scrapbooks\nWesley Perron Railroad Collection\n     Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Been-Bush sawmill at Skanee Sawmills, Arvon (Mich. : Townships) Been-Bush sawmill at Skanee, Michigan on Huron Bay of Lake Superior in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Photo shows mill and docks with limber piled and ready for shipment. Arvon Township, Baraga County, 2. Big Eric Loggers, Erickson, Eric, Lumber camps "Big Eric" Erickson well known local figure. Arvon Township, Baraga County, Michigan 3. Big wheels Logging, Lumber camps Using the "Big Wheels" to move logs. 4. Crew loading logs Log transportation, Logging Crew loading logs onto sleigh in forest of Arvon Township, Baraga County, Michigan. Henry Johnson, contractor. 5. Crossing the Slate River Bridge Bridges, Wooden, Arvon (Mich. : Township), Been, Olof Olof Been driving Tom and Freddie across the old Slate River Bridge. Arvon Township, Barage County, Michigan 6. Dahlberg store Stores, Retail, Arvon (Mich. : Township) The Dahlberg store in Arvon Township, Barage County, Michigan 7. Decking logs Logging, Log transportation Decking logs near Skanee, Arvon Twp. Baraga County, Michigan. 8. DeHaas Landing Log transportation Train load of logs approached DeHaas Landing. Arvon Township, Baraga County, Michigan 9. DeHaas sawmill Sawmills, Arvon (Mich. : Township) Filer in the file room of the DeHass Sawmill sharpening band saw blades. Arvon Township, Baraga County, Michigan 10. DeHaas sawmill Sawmills, Arvon (Mich. : Township) Personnel from the DeHaas sawmill in about 1916. From left: Albina Poissant (bookkeeper), Emma Newman Nelson (cook), Mrs. Guyette (cook), Walter Guyette, Homer Goodreau, George St. Onge, Telesphore D 11. Early farm machinery Farm equipment Examples of early 1900's farm machinery: Left: Gas engine mounted on steel wheel cart to be pulled by horses to the job site and connected to the desired machine. Right: Horse drawn combine 12. Feeding the fires Sawmills Men add fuel to the fires in the "Dutch Oven" type furnaces at the boilers of the Been-Bush saw mill at Skanee, Michigan. 13. Front wheel drive tractor Farm equipment Verner Westrom's front wheel drive tractor machine. Arvon Township, Baraga County, Michigan 14. Hay press Farm equipment This hay press was used to bale hay. It is driven by a gasoline "hit-n-miss" engine. This machine is moved from place to place by horses. 15. Iron Range & Huron Bay Railroad Locomotive Locomotives, Iron Range & Huron Bay Railroad Baldwin locomotive for the bankrupt "railroad that never ran." The Iron Range & Huron Bay Railroad was built and never ran. Located in Baraga and Marquette Counties. Route was from Skanee, Mi to Ch 16. Large tree White pine This Eastern White Pine tree is almost fifteen (15) feet around. This was typical of the Michigan Pine forests of the days when pine was king, 1880's-1930's. This tree was near Ravine River, Arvon T 17. Load of hay Farm equipment, Farms Verner Westrom using tractor to haul hay home. Arvon Township, Baraga County, Michigan 18. Load of logs Log transportation, Logging, Arvon (Mich. : Township) A load of logs on the sleigh pulled by horses near Skanee, Arvon Township, Barage County, Michigan 19. Loading log sleigh Log transportation, Logging Loading horse-drawn log sleigh in the woods of Arvon Township, Baraga County, Michigan 20. Log decking area Logging Decking logs in central area as they come out of the woods. Logs then hauled to mill. Arvon Township, Baraga County, Michigan
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