Arthur Linke at Tractor Show, Alpena County.

    People in front of a logging camp during the winter could be family visiting or cooks with their helpers and chore boys.

    Once done by horses, the steam loaders made loading logs onto railroad cars much easier. The horse-drawn piece of equipment shown on the right is a "big wheel." The big axle allowed it to be driven over a pile of logs. Chains were used to suspend the logs from the ...

    A family at what looks to be Starlite Beach on Lake Huron. Huron Portland Cement is in the far distance of left.

    Railroad logging crew in front of a Lake Shore Michigan Southern Railway car.

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    Loading or unloading logs on a Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway car.

    Logs were easier to transport during the winter on ice roads. A sprinkler wagon sprinkled water on the road to freeze into an ice path for the horse teams to pull a log sled.

    Lemuek G. Dafoe business card. This man had a varied career including lumbering, trial lawyer, member of the State legislature, Alpena Postmaster, and Mayor of Alpena (1910-1914). This card shows him to be a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles (F.O.E.), Aerie (nest) No. 1241, Alpena, Michigan.

    Arthur Linke Historical Museum business card. Arthur Linke was a great collector of Alpena memorabilia. Much of his massive collection was donated to the Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan.

    On December 25, 1892, the Baptists dedicated their new brick church at the southeast corner of Third and Lockwood Street. The church cost the Baptist Society $23,000. Here it is being razed in January and February 1962.

    On December 25, 1892, the Baptists dedicated their new brick church at the southeast corner of Third and Lockwood Street. The church cost the Baptist Society $23,000. It was razed in 1962.

    Country store in Alpena County with Texaco gas, Royal Crown Cola, and an IGA. Typical of country stores that dotted Alpena County, this store offered a little bit of everything.

    Arthur Linke and friend riding in a circa 1910 vehicle in July 1962.

    Collapse of the Ninth Street Bridge across the Thunder Bay River during the flood of April 1923. Alpena County, Michigan.

    Collapse of the Ninth Street Bridge across the Thunder Bay River, Alpena, Michigan during the flood of April 1923.

    Dr. Duncan A. Cameron making his rounds in horse-drawn buggy.

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