Black-and-white photographs and negatives of various modes of transportation including ships, railroads, and street cars as well as black-and-white photographs of street scenes and signage from around Houghton and Keweenaw counties. Also included in this series are railroad maps and schedules from Keewenaw Central Railroad, Lake Superior Transit Company, the Soo Line, the Mineral Range Railroad, and Copper Range and scrapbooks containing photographs of ships. Companies represented in this series include Franklin Tram Road Inc., Copper Range, Erie Mining Company, Arcadian Copper Mine, Sperry Rail Service, Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad, and the Soo Line.