Town and City Scenes--Calumet

Black and white photograph of the Frontenac boiler house and a shafthouse at the Hecla Location just west of Mine Street, part of Calumet Hecla Mining Co.'s copper mining operations in Calumet, Michigan. "Frontenac" refers to the type of hoisting engine, which was located in an engine house adjacent to the boiler house, and operated Hecla shafthouses 3 and 4. The Calumet Hecla Mining Company was a copper mining giant in the area, with mining and administrative buildings throughout and surrounding Calumet, many of which still exist. Copper mining took place in the area from the mid-19th Century into the 20th Century. The Great Depression caused the closing of most copper mines in the area, although C H continued operating until 1968.

Color postcard from circa 1907-1909 depicting Fifth Street in Calumet, Michigan.

Color postcard from approximately 1913 of Oak Street, looking east from just west of Sixth Street, in Calumet, Michigan.

Black and white photograph of Calumet Avenue, looking northeast from just southwest of Rockhouse Road in Calumet, Michigan. Photograph taken from 1144 Calumet Avenue. The shafthouse seen above the rooftops on the right is the Number 15 shafthouse, between Calumet Avenue and Rockland Street. The stacks are most likely from the Superior boiler house, located near Washington School. Both the shafthouse and the boiler house were operated by Calumet Hecla Mining Co. (C H). C H was a copper mining giant in the area, with mining and administrative buildings throughout and surrounding Calumet, many of which still exist. Copper mining took place in the area from the mid-19th Century into the 20th Century. The Great Depression caused the closing of most copper mines in the area, although C H continued operating until 1968.

Black and white photograph of Lake Linden Avenue at Calumet Avenue in Calumet, Michigan.

Black and white photograph from the mid-1930s of Rockhouse Road, looking southeast towards Calumet Avenue. From back of photograph: "Rockhouse Road between Mine Street and Calumet Avenue - white house owned by Dr. Wickliffe, formerly John MacNaughton residence."

Black and white photograph of the Hecla location of Calumet Hecla Mining in Calumet, Michigan. The photograph shows the Frontenac boiler house on the far left, the spire of Sacred Heart Church in Calumet just to the right, and other mining buildings in the foreground in the center and left of the image. The photograph was taken just west of the Mineral Range Railroad track (visible in the foreground), looking east. The Calumet Hecla Mining Company was a copper mining giant in the area, with mining and administrative buildings throughout and surrounding Calumet, many of which still exist. Copper mining took place in the area from the mid-19th Century into the 20th Century. The Great Depression caused the closing of most copper mines in the area, although C H continued operating until 1968.

Color postcard from approximately 1908 depicting Calumet City Hall and Opera House on Sixth Street in Calumet, Michigan. The town hall was built in 1886, and in 1898, the opera house was added. The opera house opened on March 20, 1900, and drew prominent theater acts from across the nation. It is now the home of the Calumet Theatre. On the right, the building with the spire (actually a bell tower) is the Calumet Firehouse.

Black and white postcard from the 1930s depicting Oak Street, looking west at St. Joseph's Church (now St. Paul the Apostle) in Calumet, Michigan. St. Joseph's was built in 1908, after the original structure was destroyed by fire. It was built by and served the Slovenian Catholic community of Calumet. In 1966, the different ethnic Catholic churches amalgamated, and this church became St. Paul the Apostle Church. The photograph for this postcard was taken in late October; Calumet is in an area that receives record-breaking snowfall for the state.

Black and white photograph taken from under a railroad trestle along the Mineral Range Railroad tracks leading towards Calumet Station. The Mineral Range Railroad started running trains between Calumet and Hancock in 1873, and was bought up by Duluth, South Shore Atantic Railroad in 1893; the company hauled copper rock for Calumet Hecla until 1923, and also operated passenger train service until 1968. The sandstone station was built in approximately 1908, replacing a simple wood building. The twin spires on the right belong to St. Joseph's Church, built in 1908 on Oak Street, after the original structure was destroyed by fire. It was built by and served the Slovenian Catholic community of Calumet. In 1966, the different ethnic Catholic churches amalgamated into St. Paul the Apostle Church, which is what St. Joseph's is now. The other spire, seen in the distance in the center of the frame, belongs to the National Lutheran Church, located at Eighth and Elm Streets.

Black and white photograph of the Mineral Range Railroad tracks leading north toward the Calumet train station on Oak Street. The Mineral Range Railroad started running trains between Calumet and Hancock in 1873, and was bought up by Duluth, South Shore Atantic Railroad in 1893; the company hauled copper rock for Calumet Hecla until 1923, and also operated passenger train service until 1968. The sandstone station was built in approximately 1908, replacing a simple wood building. The church spire to the left belongs to St. Mary's Church, the Italian Catholic church in Calumet, built in 1897. In the mid to late 19th Century, there were five different Catholic churches in Calumet, serving different ethnic groups. They combined in 1966.

Black and white image of striking miners in either Houghton or Calumet, Michigan (most likely Calumet).

Black and white photograph from circa 1920-1926 of person walking on snow along Calumet Avenue in Calumet, Michigan. The snow is almost as high as the picket fence; the average snowfall for the average is around 220-240 inches.

Black and white photograph of a Calumet Hecla shafthouse (used in copper mining) west of Mine Street in Calumet, Michigan.

Black and white photograph of a bakery almost obscured by snow banks on Pine Street in Calumet, Michigan.

Black and white photograph of Calumet Hecla Mining Co. shafthouse, located west of Mine Street in Calumet, Michigan.

Black and white aerial photograph of Calumet, looking southwest. The traingle park is Agassiz Park, built by Calumet Hecla Mining Co. (C) for its workers, and named after the Alexander Agassiz, C president from 1871-1910. The park is borderd by Fourth Street to the right, and Elm Street at the base in the image. Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Streets make up the larger streets to the right of the park. In the background can be seen Laurium and the mining and administrative buildings of C

Black and white photograph taken in 1912 from the upstairs window of 1144 Calumet Avenue in Calumet, Michigan, of the Frontenac engine house and shaft house on Mine Street, south of Agent Street. These buildings were part of the Calumet Hecla copper mining operations in Keweenaw Peninsula.

Black and white photographfrom circa 1920-1926 of carriages and children playing in snow on Calumet Avenue in Calumet, Michigan. Note the top of a gate post showing above the snow on the left.

Black and white photograph of shafthouses belonging to Calumet Hecla Mining Co. along Mine Street, in Calumet, Michigan.

Black and white photograph of the Frontenac boiler house and two shafthouses belonging to Calumet Hecla Mining Co. in Calumet, Michigan. The Calumet Hecla Mining Company was a copper mining giant in the area, with mining and administrative buildings throughout and surrounding Calumet, many of which still exist. Copper mining took place in the area from the mid-19th Century into the 20th Century. The Great Depression caused the closing of most copper mines in the area, although C H continued operating until 1968. "Frontenac" refers to the type of hoisting engine, which was located in an engine house adjacent to the boiler house, and operated Hecla shafthouses 3 and 4.

Black and white photograph of Calumet taken from Tamarack Park, southeast of the town. The tracks and water tank belong to the Mineral Range Railroad. The church spires belong to, from left to right, St. Anne's Church (the French Catholic church), Presbyterian (became Community Church), and Carmel Lutheran Church. The smokestacks belong to the Superior boiler house, part of the Calumet Location of Calumet Hecla Mining Co..

Color postcard from approximately 1907 depicting Fifth Street, looking north, in Calumet, Michigan

Black and white aerial photograph, looking northeast, of Laurium (in the foreground right) and Calumet, Michigan. The administrative and mining buildings, including several shafthouses, of Calumet Hecla Mining Co. can be seen in the background.

Color postcard from approximately 1907 depicdting Calumet City Hall and Opera House, on Sixth Street in Calumet, Michigan. The town hall was built in 1886, and in 1898, the opera house was added. The opera house opened on March 20, 1900, and drew prominent theater acts from across the nation. It is now the home of the Calumet Theatre.

Black and white photograph of snowy Fifth Street in Calumet, Michigan.