DSS&A Depot in Houghton, Need Photograph

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I am writing a genealogical report concerning an ancestor who worked for the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic (DSS&A) Railroad. For this report I am looking for a photograph of the DSS&A (also Mineral Range Railroad) depot hopefully from the period when trains were still running in Houghton.

This building has been saved and restored. It is now a small business office. I have photographs the way it looks now, but I am hoping for something older, say from before 1960. The books and articles I have concerning the DSS&A lack good photographs of this depot.

I appreciate your help.

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A brief Google Images search came up with some candidates of which one is here

https://michigansup.fandom.com/wiki/D.S.S._%26_Atlantic_Depot,_Houghton

The Soo Line historical society basically doubles as the DSS&A historical society. Have you tried asking their archives?

And their magazine has had at least two articles on Houghton

Vol 9 #2 April 1987 Article on Houghton in general

Vol. 14 #3 July 1992. Specific article on the depot

Dave Nelson

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http://gallery.pasty.com/thumbnails.php?album=943

DSS&A

Model with roof removed

http://www.copperrange.org/dssadepot.htm

Mineral Range Depot

Mineral Range Depot

http://www.houghtonhistory.org/exhibits.html

https://focusingontravel.blogspot.com/2015/06/houghton-county-historical-museum.html

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Thanks DSchmitt, the first photograph is exactly what I am looking for. I should have thought of checking Pasty.com, glad you did.