Erkkila family photograph collection
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of 29 sheets (39 images) of negatives and three pages of photocopied images, approximately 1933-2022, depicting landscape scenes and views of individuals and group at wintertime in Big Traverse Bay, Michigan. Included are views of boats, individuals, and groups; along with views of the replacement of the pier near the Erkkila Family home in the late 1940s or early 1950s. Also included are color photocopies of images of ice harvesting by Reino Erkkila and "Stringy" on Big Traverse Bay in winter 1977-1978.
Dates
- 1933-1978, 2022
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.
Biographical Note
Reino Erkkila and family operated a commercial fishing business out of Grand (Big) Traverse Bay just south of Gay, Michigan.
Extent
0.03 cubic feet (2 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection consists of 29 sheets (39 images) of negatives and three pages of photocopied images, approximately 1933-2022, depicting landscape scenes and views of individuals and group at wintertime in Big Traverse Bay, Michigan.
- Title
- Erkkila Family Photograph Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Allison Neely
- Date
- 05/11/2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository