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Book

Faces, places, and days gone by : a pictorial history of Michigan's Upper Peninsula

Call Numbers

  • 977.49 C6143 (CEN, OSH)
  • H 977.49 C6143 (CEN)

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Publication Information

Ann Arbor, MI : Modern History Press, [2023]

Physical Description

121 pages ; illustrations ; 28 cm

Summary

"A broad survey of the history of Michigan's Upper Peninsula from mid-1800s to WW II era using postcards, stereoviews, lithographs, cabinet cards, and other photographic records. Each image is documented and sourced from a variety of topics including homesteads, lighthouses, timber and mining industries, Native Americans, recreation, and Great Lakes shipping with a focus on the Soo Locks"--

Notes

Includes index.

Includes selections from the author's private collection called the Mikel B. Classen Historical Pictures Collection.

Contents

  • Volume 1 : City and Settlement Life ; Homesteading ; Lighthouses and Lifesaving ; Logging ; Mining ; Native Americans ; Recreation ; Ships and Shipping ; Miscellaneous

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