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Hancock and Houghton, Michigan mine railcar.

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G90F410_002F


Item data

Title

Hancock and Houghton, Michigan mine railcar.

Collection

Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views
United States
States
Michigan
Stereoscopic views of Hancock and Houghton, Michigan

Names

Childs, B. F. (Brainard F.), approximately 1841-1921 (Photographer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1865 - 1880
Place: Houghton, Mich.
Publisher: C.F. Brubaker

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: MFY Dennis Coll 90-F410

Subjects

Michigan
Copper industry -- Michigan -- Hancock
Copper industry -- Michigan -- Houghton
Mine railroad cars
Mine railroads

Genres

Stereographs
Photographs

Notes

Content: Inscribed in pencil on verso: Down the Franklin Tramroad / Length 2200 feet / Height 600 feet / Steepest grade 25 degrees

Physical Description

Albumen prints

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPG90-F410
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11707612
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 822d0b70-c548-012f-bf62-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Hancock and Houghton, Michigan mine railcar." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1865 - 1880. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/822d0b70-c548-012f-bf62-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1865 - 1880). Hancock and Houghton, Michigan mine railcar. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/822d0b70-c548-012f-bf62-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Hancock and Houghton, Michigan mine railcar." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/822d0b70-c548-012f-bf62-58d385a7bc34

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