Thursday, February 12, 2015

History Items For Sale -- Post 2


Background Information about this Sale  -- See History Item Sales Post 1 (listing below) for this information.

HOW TO BUY AN ITEM
If you are interested in buying an item, send me an email to either karen@agatelady.com or kbrzys@jamadots.com.  You can also leave me a personal message on Facebook.  My main Facebook page is under Karen Ann Penegor Brzys at https://www.facebook.com/karen.brzys.  The buyer will be determined by the exact time of the email or personal message.  In your communication, please mention which blog post the item was listed in as well as the item reference number (not the file number for the photo since since some items have multiple photos).

The prices listed are firm.  The total price will be calculated prior to finalizing each transaction once I find out to where the item(s) must be shipped.  The listed prices include sales tax. Once you express an interest in an item, I will mark it "SALES PENDING." As soon as is possible, once an item is purchased -- I will mark it sold on the post.

I will be scanning all the photos and some of the other documents before I ship them to the winners.  Thus, if you do not successfully purchse one of the originals, you will have the chance to purchase high quality reproductions in the near future.

Background Information about this Sale  -- See History Item Sales Post 1 (listing below) for this information.

HOW TO BUY AN ITEM
If you are interested in buying an item, send me an email to either karen@agatelady.com or kbrzys@jamadots.com.  You can also leave me a personal message on Facebook.  My main Facebook page is under Karen Ann Penegor Brzys at https://www.facebook.com/karen.brzys.  The buyer will be determined by the exact time of the email or personal message.  In your communication, please mention which blog post the item was listed in as well as the item reference number (not the file number for the photo since since some items have multiple photos).

The prices listed are firm.  The total price will be calculated prior to finalizing each transaction once I find out to where the item(s) must be shipped.  The listed prices include sales tax. Once you express an interest in an item, I will mark it "SALES PENDING." As soon as is possible, once an item is purchased -- I will mark it sold on the post.

I will be scanning all the photos and some of the other documents before I ship them to the winners.  Thus, if you do not successfully purchse one of the originals, you will have the chance to purchase high quality reproductions in the near future.

NOTE:  All sales of these items benefit the Gitche Gumee Museum.


Category 2:  Vintage Grand Marais Photos & Other Items
The following items include photographs of Grand Marais taken and printed at the turn of last century, as well as other items from that time period.

VINTAGE PHOTO 1
West Grand Marais 1883 Plat Map (updated in 1911, re-drawn in 1925)
25" x 28", Mounted on a board and secured with a hand-made frame
 $150
This plat map was originally drawn in 1883.  It is interesting that it shows how narrow Coast Guard Point was prior to the construction of the breakwall.  My grandmother told me that when she was a small child (around 1910), a Lake Superior wave washed over the point.  You can see that this would be possible given the sliver of land.  When the plat was re-drawn, a dotted line was added to show the increase in landmass due to the build up of sand behind the breakwall.  There are also roads on the map that no longer exist.  It is not clear whether another copy of this map exists.  NOTE:  the map was not protected with glass and must have been folded at one point, so there is crease damage.  The plat was also been marked up for one of the property owners.


Here are close ups of some of the text.





VINTAGE PHOTO 2
1897 Grand Marais Business Directory
24" x 22", Printed on heavy cardboard
 $100
This business directory was a calendar, which is mostly intact on the bottom.  The item is slightly bowed and there is damage due to the age of the item.  It lists most of the significant businesses that existed in Grand Marais in 1897.  Another copy of this business directory is in the Gitche Gumee Museum.  It is not clear if other copies exist around town.


The top of the business directory...


VINTAGE PHOTO 3
1907 Birdseye View of Grand Marais
13" x 5", Mounted on birdseye maple veneer
 $40
This item has the same double postcard glued to both sides of the veneer.  Included with the item is the following note:  This piece of birdseye maple veneer was manufactured by the Great Lakes Veneer and Panel Company, Grand Marais Mich, in 1904.  This plant stood across the street from the Gitche Gumee Museum.  Due to modern improvements in veneer manufacturing, this plant was abandoned before realizing much profit.  The buildings still stood for 25 years afterward.


VINTAGE PHOTO 4
1908 Plank Hill (Main Hill) view of Grand Marais (looking north)
10" x 8", printed on heavy cardstock (not mounted)
SOLD--but there are reprints available in post 5 of this series.
This picture was taken from the top of the hill leading into Grand Marais.  Due to the mud, the hill originally was covered in wood planks, thus, it was called Plank Hill.   A note on the back says that the photo was taken by John G. Glaza.  It also says:  This was called "plank hill" for 30 years after the planks disappeared.  The Presbyterian church is to the right, now the Methodist Church. 


VINTAGE PHOTO 5
1905 Lake Avenue, Grand Marais (west side of street)
10" x 8", printed on heavy cardstock (not mounted)
 $30
This picture was taken from the current location of Bayshore Market, looking to the southwest.  It shows several of the businesses located on the west side of the street.  Axel labelled  some of the businesses:  Goupillos Mobile Station, Hermanson's, IGA, Hunt's Saloon, Chilson's Kozy Korner.


VINTAGE PHOTO 6
Early 1900s Photo Montage of Eastern U.P. Life Saving Stations
10" x 13", printed on heavy cardstock (mounted on cardboard)
 $40
This is a rare montage photo that includes pictures of the following stations:  Vermillion, Crisp Lite, Grand Marais, Two Heart River, and Deer Park.  There is also a picture of Captain Kiah, who was the superintendent and a photo of a life saving boat on Lake Superior. There is a rip on top of the photo.


VINTAGE PHOTO 7
Early 1900s Photo of the Wabash House, Grand Marais, MI
10" x 8", printed on heavy cardstock (not mounted )
 $20
This is a photo of one of Grand Marais' hotels.


VINTAGE PHOTO 8
Early 1900s Photo of the Wildwood Inn, Grand Marais, MI
9.25" x 7", black and white print sealed in plastic
 $20
This photo is of a business that is currently the Lake Superior Brewing Company.  The photo is printed on photo paper, but was encased in plastic.


VINTAGE PHOTO 9
1905 Photo of a multi-vessel Shipwreck, Grand Marais, MI
15" x 12", printed on cardstock and mounted on cardboard
 $40 SOLD
This is a photo of a multi-vessel shipwreck that took place in Grand Marais on October 20, 1905.  When I conducted previous research about these shipwrecks, I found the following information:  At nightfall the second mate of the Turret Crown steamer warned the captain that the storm was increasing in fury. All the day before leaving Sault Saint Marie, the Captain had been drinking. When in front of the Grand Marais, Michigan lighthouse the Captain asked the first mate what lighthouse it was. The captain turned to enter the harbor of refuge but entered on the port side of the pier. The second mate was right in mentioning that the ship would go aground. The captain's excuse was that he believed the harbor to be Grand Marais, Minnesota. Later a wrecking tug assisted the Turret Crown to deeper water, after which she continued on to Duluth.

The Galatea, a lumber barge, also ran aground during the same storm just west of Grand Marais' pier. The vessel, which can be seen in the background, was a wooden 3-masted schooner built by the F. Wheeler Company in Bay City, MI in 1882. She was 180 feet long, 33 feet wide and 12 feet high. She was driven so far ashore by the waves that the crew could step off onto solid ground by clambering over her stern. Even though salvagers dug a 900 foot channel to her, she was unsalvageable and broke up the following winter. Her sister ship, the, the Nirvana, was being towed by the propeller ship LL Barth. The Nirvana smashed into the pier and was sunk ¼ mile off shore. The crew was saved but the heavy seas pounded the Nirvana to bits. She later washed up east of the piers on the beach.

Research on the internet regarding the Turret Crown shows that the steamer was built in 1895 by the William Doxford and Sons Company in Sunderland, England. She was 258 feet long, 44 feet wide, and carried a gross tonnage of 1,827 pounds. She was used to carry goods by the Canadian Lake and Ocean Navigation Company. Apparently the problem in Grand Marais was not the only incident. On July 22, 1903 the Turret Crown collided with the wooden freighter Waverly near Harbor Beach, MI causing the freighter to sink. She also collided with the William C Mack on May 4, 1913 causing damage to both vessels. During World War I the Turret Crown was used in the Atlantic to transfer goods. After World Work I she was used along the Pacific coast. Below is a photo taken of the Turret Crown at a dock in Seward, Alaska.

On the back of the photo it says that seven men were rescued by surf boat.

NOTE:  There is some staining on the photo, but it actually looks a lot better in person than it does below.


VINTAGE PHOTO 10
early 1900s Photo of Willis Beattie Dog Team, Grand Marais, MI
10" x 8", printed on cardstock (not mounted on cardboard
 $25
Information on the back of this photo describes its history:  This photo is from a photo album loaned exclusively to Axel Niemi who had copies made.  The album was owned by Rudolph Goupille's grandfather.  The two dogs' names were Rover and Sport.  They were both half wolf.  Willis Beattie came to Grand Marais in 1894 when the railroad was being built.  He lost his dad when he was four years old.  The horses his dad had bolted when the saw the train coming down the track.  He crushed several ribs as they crashed into the train's flat cars.  His father lived almost a year after the accident.  Beattie and his sister were then raised by friends.


VINTAGE PHOTO 11
1890 Photo of the first lumber dock, Grand Marais, MI
7" x 5", printed on photo paper (mounted on cardboard
 $35
This is a very rare photo.  It shows the first lumber dock in Grand Marais, MI.  On the back it says that the photo is on the "Coast Guard peninsula."  It also says that it shows the Conable Fisheries buildings located in the background at the end of the point.


VINTAGE PHOTO 12
Early 1900s Photo of the life saving station, Deer Park, MI
14" x 11", printed on photo paper (mounted on cardboard
 $35
This is a photo of the life saving station that was located around 30 miles west of Grand Marais.


VINTAGE PHOTO 13
1900 Photo of well dressed lumberjacks, Grand Marais, MI
6" x 8", printed on photo paper (mounted on cardboard
 $20
This is a cool picture showing three well dressed lumberjacks.  There was a note saying that the middle gentleman is Sefa Matson. A. Erickson is on the left; F. Matson is on the right.  The note also said that Seva matson used to wear a red hankie around his neck when he walked into town, 


VINTAGE PHOTO 14
1907 Photo of the Masonic Members, Grand Marais, MI
14" x 11", printed on photo paper (mounted on cardboard
 $30
This photo shows 19 local members of the Masonic Lodge located in Grand Marais.  The names of seven of the members are noted on the back: Roy Hill, Scholl, Dr. Anderson, Bell, Saullson, Haines, and Touzel.


VINTAGE PHOTO 15
Early1900s Photo of Grand Marais, MI teenagers
10" x  8", printed on photo paper (mounted on cardboard
 $15
This photo shows 16 local teenagers from Grand Marais.  It appears that the students received some type of award/recognition from their church.  Most of the students are named:  J. Matson, E. Mannila, N. Niemi, A. Mattson, M. Olli, L. Maki, E. Kallio, Jen Human, A. Nyman, J. Ylimaki, J. Human, O. Mixon, W. Linnemaki, E. Hill, I. Olli.  Also pictred is Revern Laurie Ahlman (from Newberry).  NOTE:  Ernie Hill is my great uncle.


VINTAGE PHOTO 16
Early1900s Photo of Grand Marais, MI residents
11" x  9.5", printed on photo paper (mounted on cardboard)
 $20
This photo shows 41 local residents.  Many of the names are on the back of the photo.  The purpose of the group is not known.  It is not clear if the uniforms are associated with the Coast Guard, or with the railroad.


VINTAGE PHOTO 17
Early1900s Photo of the Cook, Curtis, and Miller Sawmill, Grand Marais, MI
11" x  9.5", printed on photo paper (mounted on cardboard)
 $20
This picture is of the mill located east of down town.  The Cook,  Curtis, and Miller sawmill was one of the largest of the five mills in town.  It stood on the south side of the bay.  Some of the logs that fed this mill were delivered by short line railroads from the east.  The shell of the windowless machinery  building at the left side of the photo still stands; it was made out of cement to contain the risk of fire.  Locals call the remaining building shell "echo house."  The rest of the  buildings were torn down after the lumber boom went bust. 

 

VINTAGE PHOTO 18
Early1900s Photo of  Grand Marais, MI residents
10" x  8", printed on photo paper (not mounted)
 $15
This photo shows 35 residents, including Axel's parents in the middle.


VINTAGE PHOTO 19
Early1900s Birdseye Photo of  Grand Marais, MI
22" x  6", printed on photo paper (mounted) on cardboard)
 $35
This picture was taken from the hill south of town looking toward the bay.  There is some crease damage to the photo plus some other signs of age.

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