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- Torch Lake Steam Locomotive Loaded on a Flatcar for Transport from Ahmeek Mine near Calumet, Michigan, November 1969 - Built by Mason Machine Works in 1873, the steam locomotive <EM>Torch Lake</EM> was used in copper mining operations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula until 1933. The Henry Ford acquired the locomotive in 1969. After its arrival here, the engine was returned to operating condition and put into service on the Greenfield Village railroad.
- November 03, 1969
- Collections - Artifact
Torch Lake Steam Locomotive Loaded on a Flatcar for Transport from Ahmeek Mine near Calumet, Michigan, November 1969
Built by Mason Machine Works in 1873, the steam locomotive Torch Lake was used in copper mining operations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula until 1933. The Henry Ford acquired the locomotive in 1969. After its arrival here, the engine was returned to operating condition and put into service on the Greenfield Village railroad.
- Tuba Used at Presidential Inaugurations -
- 1899-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Tuba Used at Presidential Inaugurations
- Siemens Model D Dynamo, 1878 -
- 1878
- Collections - Artifact
Siemens Model D Dynamo, 1878
- Ammeter -
- Collections - Artifact
Ammeter
- Torch Lake Steam Locomotive Being Loaded on a Flatcar for Transport from Ahmeek Mine near Calumet, Michigan, November 1969 - Built by Mason Machine Works in 1873, the steam locomotive <EM>Torch Lake</EM> was used in copper mining operations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula until 1933. The Henry Ford acquired the locomotive in 1969. After its arrival here, the engine was returned to operating condition and put into service on the Greenfield Village railroad.
- November 03, 1969
- Collections - Artifact
Torch Lake Steam Locomotive Being Loaded on a Flatcar for Transport from Ahmeek Mine near Calumet, Michigan, November 1969
Built by Mason Machine Works in 1873, the steam locomotive Torch Lake was used in copper mining operations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula until 1933. The Henry Ford acquired the locomotive in 1969. After its arrival here, the engine was returned to operating condition and put into service on the Greenfield Village railroad.
- Telephone Switchboard, Used in Detroit, Michigan, 1892 - Before long-distance direct dialing became widespread in the 1960s, callers relied on switchboards to connect calls. When a caller picked up the phone, a switchboard operator on the line would ask them for the number they would like to connect to. The operator would put the call through by manually connecting the caller's line to the appropriate recipient via the switchboard.
- 1892
- Collections - Artifact
Telephone Switchboard, Used in Detroit, Michigan, 1892
Before long-distance direct dialing became widespread in the 1960s, callers relied on switchboards to connect calls. When a caller picked up the phone, a switchboard operator on the line would ask them for the number they would like to connect to. The operator would put the call through by manually connecting the caller's line to the appropriate recipient via the switchboard.
- "Just Up," Copper Mine, Hecla Shaft No. 2, Calumet, Michigan, 1900-1906 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- 1900-1906
- Collections - Artifact
"Just Up," Copper Mine, Hecla Shaft No. 2, Calumet, Michigan, 1900-1906
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- Road Rolling under Direction of Overseer of Highways James Little, Calumet Township, Michigan, circa 1885 - Before snowplows came into use, many municipalities employed horse-drawn snow rollers during the winter months. Here, men ride on a rolling wooden drum as a team of ten horses pulls it over a snow-covered street in downtown Calumet, Michigan. After several passes, the roller would leave a packed, smooth running surface for sleighs and wagons.
- circa 1885
- Collections - Artifact
Road Rolling under Direction of Overseer of Highways James Little, Calumet Township, Michigan, circa 1885
Before snowplows came into use, many municipalities employed horse-drawn snow rollers during the winter months. Here, men ride on a rolling wooden drum as a team of ten horses pulls it over a snow-covered street in downtown Calumet, Michigan. After several passes, the roller would leave a packed, smooth running surface for sleighs and wagons.
- Torch Lake Steam Locomotive Loaded on a Flatcar for Transport from Ahmeek Mine near Calumet, Michigan, November 1969 - Built by Mason Machine Works in 1873, the steam locomotive <EM>Torch Lake</EM> was used in copper mining operations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula until 1933. The Henry Ford acquired the locomotive in 1969. After its arrival here, the engine was returned to operating condition and put into service on the Greenfield Village railroad.
- November 03, 1969
- Collections - Artifact
Torch Lake Steam Locomotive Loaded on a Flatcar for Transport from Ahmeek Mine near Calumet, Michigan, November 1969
Built by Mason Machine Works in 1873, the steam locomotive Torch Lake was used in copper mining operations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula until 1933. The Henry Ford acquired the locomotive in 1969. After its arrival here, the engine was returned to operating condition and put into service on the Greenfield Village railroad.
- Torch Lake Steam Locomotive at Ahmeek Mine near Calumet, Michigan, November 1969 - Built by Mason Machine Works in 1873, the steam locomotive <EM>Torch Lake</EM> was used in copper mining operations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula until 1933. The Henry Ford acquired the locomotive in 1969. After its arrival here, the engine was returned to operating condition and put into service on the Greenfield Village railroad.
- November 03, 1969
- Collections - Artifact
Torch Lake Steam Locomotive at Ahmeek Mine near Calumet, Michigan, November 1969
Built by Mason Machine Works in 1873, the steam locomotive Torch Lake was used in copper mining operations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula until 1933. The Henry Ford acquired the locomotive in 1969. After its arrival here, the engine was returned to operating condition and put into service on the Greenfield Village railroad.