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Copper Country Streetcars Student Research Collection

 Collection — Container: Sc_box 6, Folder: 8
Identifier: MS-961

Collection Scope and Content Summary

Student research paper, 1982, and visual appendices documenting streetcars in the Copper Country between 1900 and 1930. The materials were prepared by Diana Keranen as part of her coursework for David Halkola's History of the Upper Peninsula class at Michigan Technological University; Keranen's narrative is accompanied by photographs of several Houghton County Traction Company facilities as they appeared in the early 1980s, maps of the streetcar lines near Calumet, Laurium, and Lake Linden, and other materials related to street rail.

Dates

  • 1982

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

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

Conditions Governing Use

Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from Michigan Technological University Archives & Copper Country Historical Collections.

Extent

0.01 cubic feet (1 folder)

Abstract

Student research paper, 1982, and visual appendices documenting streetcars in the Copper Country between 1900 and 1930.

Processing History

Emily Riippa, 6/13/2017

Title
Copper Country Streetcars Student Research Collection
Author
Emily Riippa
Date
13 June 2017
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Language of description note
English

Repository Details

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

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Houghton 49931 U.S.A. US