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    This image shows two men working on City of Alpena parking meters in the 1950s.

    The image shows Ray Stoinski, a city firefighter, in front of Alpena City Hall circa 1950s.

    This photograph supposedly shows City of Alpena staff standing on a trailer in front of Engine House No. 3 located in the 600 block on 9th Ave circa the 1930s or 1940s.

    The fire department's engine house no. 1 was built around 1911. This image depicts the building before the front and doors were changed.

    -The structure shown is known as the Besser Technical Center

    -Image captured from plane SE of the city over Thunder Bay

    These three black and white photographs show a truck wheel that collided with a light pole on Johnson St. in Alpena, MI

    -photographs were printed by La Londe Pharmacy at 815 Chisholm Street Alpena, MI

    This collection was created by the City of Alpena Historic District Study Committee and donated to the George R. and Edith Angell Cook Special Collections Department in the early 2000s

    Colored pen marks were made on each page by Alpena Power Company staff to notate the power lines installed.

    Black and white image of NORDMEER cargo hold. Four people are preparing for a dive inside the hold.

    Black & white negative depicting Bob Massey assisting a diver about to dive off the wreck of NORDMEER. The diver is possibly Dave Funk.

    Image captured of Bob Massey, co-owner of Massey Marine Salvage, on the wreck of NORDMEER.

    This photo was published in a September 21, 1970, Detroit Free Press article covering the oil salvage project.

    Black & white negative depicting NORDMEER forward of the pilothouse.

    A 35 mm Black & white image depicting two people accessing an oil tank to remove remaining oil. Two people are most likely crew from Massey Marine Salvage.

    Black and white 35 mm negatives depicting the Nordmeer cargo hold filled with water with two people.

    Black and white 35 mm negatives depicting the aft side of the pilot house.

    Photo used in Detroit Free Press Article on Sept 20, 1970.

    Unknown photographer