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    The Alpena Fire Department crew in the Winter of 1922 with its first fire truck.

    The original Armory was located on the north side of Chisholm Street near the center of the block between Second and Third Avenues. This is the aftermath of the fire that destroyed the Armory on December 17, 1919.

    The original Armory was located on the north side of Chisholm Street near the center of the block between Second and Third Avenues. This is the aftermath of the fire that destroyed the Armory on December 17, 1919.

    The Cass School was located on Sable Street, between Fifth and Sixth Streets. It is currently a private residence.

    Possibly snowplowing or scraping the streets in winter.

    Second Avenue, looking south, in Downtown Alpena. Maltz Theatre is on the left.

    Second Avenue looking west toward Chisholm Street and the Holmes Block.

    "West Chisholm at Second. Winter, Jan. 1, 1893"

    Biographical & Historical Information: Esther Eddy was the daughter of Lillian and George Hartlep, who was a member of the Middle Island (Lake Huron) Life-Saving Crew (No. 6 Surfman) in the early 1900s. She lived her young years on the island with her family. She graduated from Alpena High School ...

    Ice path at Fletcher lumber camp used for sleighs to move logs through the woods to railroad line.

    "Banking Gilchrist Timber"

    "Island Mill Lumber Company, Mill & Banking Grounds. Thunder Bay River, Below 9th Street Bridge, 1923"

    People standing outside lumber camp buildings during winter.

    In order to make it easier to pull this gigantic load of logs, a water sprinkler tank wet the roadway to create a surface of ice.

    Loggers rolling logs off log pile for transportation in winter.

    Lumber camp crew posing with horse teams and large log pile. Possible Fletcher lumber camp.

    Logs on a sled being pulled by horses. Sprinkling water on the road and allowing it to freeze made the sled easier to pull.

    Front: Logging Operations near Alpena. Pub. by Adams Book Store, Alpena, Mich. Back: Postmarked Dafoe, Mich., Apr 16, 1914 Mrs. R. T. Haltiner 210 Tutle St, Alpena,Mich. April 15, 1914 Dear Mamma, I got up all right. Mr. Cook was at the station to meet me with a horse. They ...

    Log Sleigh on Ice Road

    "Island Mill Log Bank, Jan 5, 1908"