Knechtel Collection

    The burning of the Alpena Central High School on April 14, 1940.

    The burning of the Alpena Central High School on April 14, 1940.

    The burning of the Alpena Central High School on April 14, 1940.

    Burning of the third floor of St. Anne's School on December 10, 1936.

    The burning of the original Owl Cafe on the corner of Chisholm Street and Second Avenue on February 18, 1927.

    Alpena Fire Department wagon and horse teams within department building.

    Above was taken from "The Town That Wouldn't Die" by Robert Haltiner.

    This Alpena County Courthouse was built on Chisholm Street (between Eighth and Ninth Streets) in 1888 and was destroyed by fire in 1932.

    Parish House to the Grace Lutheran Church on Dunbar Street. It was used for Sunday School classes in the 1950s before being torn down.

    The Alpena Fire Department. This picture is believed to have been taken on Water Street, between Second and Third Avenues, around 1883, as noted by the McMasters Harness Ship on the right. This is pr

    The Alpena Fire Department crew in the Winter of 1922 with its first fire truck.

    Alpena Fire Department Wagon and Horse Team.

    Printed version of this photo with fire fighters' names and date from Arthur Linke Collection housed at the Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan.

    Print of Ford Model T, 1908-09.

    Huey Campbell at the old dumping grounds in Alpena in 1959.

    Alpena High School Alpha Phi Fraternity Brothers in Model T on side street next to the Henry Home (State Avenue) Carl Henry (with glasses) is standing in the back row, third from the right.

    Cook Camp at Precour Hill, 1897.

    Boy in exact center is noted as "Oliver."

    The Cass School was located on Sable Street, between Fifth and Sixth Streets. It is currently a private residence.

    See the links attached for more information on Phelps Collins and the Lafayette Escardille.