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The sawdust burner at the Hannah Lay sawmill on the bay.

Hannah Lay sawmill on Grand Traverse Bay with the Boardman River in the foreground. Logs are banked and in the river. This was a steam powered mill with wood scraps providing the fuel for the boiler. The tall rocket shaped item is the sawdust…

Black and white photograph in poor condition of Traverse City around 1860 to 1863. Notation on photograph says the image was captured while the photographer was standing on Front Street, downtown Traverse City, looking north towards Grand Traverse…