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Van Den Beldt Photograph Collection

 Collection — Box: 1-4
Identifier: MS-725

Collection Scope and Content Summary

Photograph collection, circa 1912-circa 1974, of unidentified family's snapshots in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Includes family, recreational and scenic snapshots in Houghton, Calumet, Ontonagon County, Freda, Eagle Harbor and Hurontown. Also includes company housing shots in Hurontown, scenes from the CITY OF BANGOR (built 1896) shipwreck of 1926, Winter Carnival at Michigan Technological University and the Michigan State Militia encampment in Calumet, during the 1913 copper miners strike.

Dates

  • Circa 1912-Circa 1974

Access

Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Biography

Extent

0.82 Cubic Feet (4 manuscript boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Photograph collection, circa 1912-circa 1974, of unidentified family's snapshots in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Includes family, recreational and scenic snapshots in Houghton, Calumet, Ontonagon County, Freda, Eagle Harbor and Hurontown. Also includes company housing shots in Hurontown, scenes from the CITY OF BANGOR (built 1896) shipwreck of 1926, Winter Carnival at Michigan Technological University and the Michigan State Militia encampment in Calumet, during the 1913 copper miners strike.

General Physical Description note

0.82 cubic feet4 manuscript boxes

Processing History

Elizabeth Russell,1/8/2010

Title
Van Den Beldt Photograph Collection
Author
Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Russell
Date
1/8/2010
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Description is in English

Repository Details

Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository

Contact:
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton 49931 U.S.A. US