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    Shown is a young man standing next to a penny farthing bicycle. The photograph is circa 1890, and the photographer is Lawson of Alpena. Bicycles were extremely popular, and there were several bicycle

    Engine House No. 1 and City Hall. This was constructed in 1880 and fronted River Street and Third Avenue. It burned on October 2, 1910.

    Hemlock. These men are peeling bark from a hemlock log. Tannic acid was extracted from the bark and use in the tanning of leather.

    Located at the West end of Washington Avenue.

    "Fletcher, Pack & Co., River & Sulphite Mill, 1890"

    "Churchill Mill Wood Wagons, 1890"

    "Fletcher, Pack & Co., River Mill, 1890"

    "Fletcher, Pack & Company River Mill, 1890. On Paper Mill site"

    "W.L. & H.D. Churchill Lumber Docks at mouth of Thunder Bay River, West Side"

    Looking South along Second Avenue from Washington Avenue. The Globe Hotel is to the left. Union School is center rear, and Union Hotel is on the corner on the left. A Bay City photographer's tent sit

    Looking South along Second Avenue from Washington Avenue. The Union Hotel sits on the right, and the Beebe Block is on the left.

    Steam tractor with thresher and crew. This machinery saved a tremendous amount of labor for early farmers. The crew usually traveled from farm to farm with this equipment, charging a fee to the farme

    Central Hotel was located on Lockwood Street between Second and Third Avenues.

    Logging operation with loggers, horses, and log piles.

    Communicable diseases were a threat in early Alpena. This building, referred to as the "Pest House," was used to quarantine patients. The name is derived from "pestilence," which refers to an infecti

    In order to make it easier to pull this gigantic load of logs, a water sprinkler tank wet the roadway to create a surface of ice.

    The Baldwin School was built in 1884 and renovated several times. It was located on Baldwin Street between State and First Avenues.

    Unidentified hotel or house with livery stable behind.

    Log Sleigh on Ice Road

    Interior view of Churchill logging camp bunkhouse showing "breech loading" bunks and a box heat stove.