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    The 1899 Alpena City Directory published by R.L. Polk & Co. Directory contains a series of business listings, local history, governmental notes, and residents by their last name.

    Arthur Linke Historical Museum business card. Arthur Linke was a great collector of Alpena memorabilia. Much of his massive collection was donated to the Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan.

    Front row, left to right: 1. Else Gehrke 2. G. Werner 3. M. (Millie?) Fabianski 4. Ida Gehrke 5. Lena Baum 6. Elsa Gapski 7. Ida Igatske 8. Martha Kollin 9. Lena? Werner 10. H. Gehrke Second row: 1.

    Clock on wall suggests 10:30pm.

    Log mark or marks for Hiram Marston in Alpena, Michigan, 1899.

    Log mark or marks for Peter J. & Flora Murphy in Alpena, Michigan, 1899.

    Log mark or marks for Michigan Veneer Co. in Alpena, Michigan, 1899.

    Log mark or marks for A. W. Brown in Alpena, Michigan, 1899.

    Log mark or marks for The Besser-Churchill Co. in Alpena, Michigan, 1899.

    Log mark or marks for Huron Handle and Lumber Co. in Alpena, Michigan, 1899 & 1911.

    Log mark or marks for O. V. Stephens in Alpena, Michigan, 1899, 1900.

    Much hardwood was cut after most of the white pine had disappeared. Maple and oak, especially, were used for flooring and trim. The doors and trim at the Alpena City Hall are good examples, which wer

    Much hardwood was cut after most of the white pine had disappeared. Maple and oak, especially, were used for flooring and trim. The doors and trim at the Alpena City Hall are good examples, which wer

    Registration for cattle brands adopted by David Mulvena, 1899, and William Mulvena, 1903.

    Log mark or marks for W. H. campbell in Alpena, Michigan, 1899.

    Log mark or marks for Fx [Francois Xavier ?] Aime Chabot Jr. in Alpena, Michigan, 1899.

    Log mark or marks for Henry Domrasa in Alpena, Michigan, 1899.

    Log mark or marks for Fred L. Richardson in Alpena, Michigan, 1899.

    Log mark or marks for F. Riebenack in Alpena, Michigan, 1899.

    A boom was a "pen" of logs chained together into which the logs were sorted according to the mill to which they were being sent. A boom house was a shelter for boom workers.