Posted to Beaver Island Historical Society (Facebook page) by Beaver Island Historical Society on 2019-09-16 13:23:00. Caption as posted: "From the University of Michigan's Bentley Historical Library photo archives: the Beaver Island Lumber Company mill at the site of today's Beaver Island Marina, circa 1910. The original archival image is notated "Pere Marquette Engine C" in reference to the steam locomotive pictured, suggesting it was used by that railroad either before or after it's use by BILCO. On the left side of the photo can be seen massive stacks of sawn lumber awaiting loading onto the docked schooner for delivery to mainland ports. Note also the wooden water barrels situated at the peak of the mill's roof; during a f"
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A black-and-white photograph shows a small steam locomotive beside large wooden mill buildings, with smoke rising from its stack. Several people stand around the engine and piles of lumber, while rail tracks and a low rail cart cross the foreground. A schooner or other sailing vessel is visible near the water behind the timber stacks.
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Subjects and keywords
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C
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The accompanying caption identifies the scene as the Beaver Island Lumber Company mill at the site of today's Beaver Island Marina, circa 1910. It states that the original archival image was notated “Pere Marquette Engine C” and was sourced from the University of Michigan's Bentley Historical Library photo archives.
Could not make out
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The vessel's exact type and the small objects around the mill cannot be made out clearly.
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- Original
- https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1222299661311654&set=pb.100063605411595.-2207520000
- Copy taken
- 2019-09-16
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| Master | JPEG | 892 × 530 px | 95 KB | 1d9468086b7f… |
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“Posted to Beaver Island Historical Society (Facebook page) by Beaver Island Historical Society on 2019-09-16 13:23:00”. Individual posters, credited per image. Beaver Island Archive, https://beaverislandarchive.org/media/photograph/2019-09-16-1222299661311654/. copy retrieved 2019-09-16.
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