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Happy (Vintage) Fourth of July Weekend!

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Fireworks over Lake Superior and the small-town treetops, parades and campfires, cold beer and family get-togethers are some favorite, time-honored traditions of a Copper Country Independence Day weekend. While red, white, and blue are the hallmark colors of the holiday, we found some festive advertisements in black and white newsprint from our historic newspapers collection. Please note, the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections will be closed on Monday, July 4th in observance of the holiday. We resume normal business hours on Tuesday, July 5. Have a safe and happy holiday weekend!

A Miller's Department Store advertisement for savings on menswear. Daily Mining Gazette, June 28, 1910.
A Miller’s Department Store advertisement for savings on menswear. Daily Mining Gazette, June 28, 1910.

 

A Bosch Beer advertisement, "Reach for Bosch Instead of..." from the Daily Mining Gazette, June 27, 1940.
A Bosch Beer advertisement, “Reach for Bosch Instead of…” from the Daily Mining Gazette, June 27, 1940.

 

A "Burst of Bargains" from Central Super Market of Downtown Houghton. Daily Mining Gazette, June 29, 1961.
A “Burst of Bargains” from Central Super Market of Downtown Houghton. Daily Mining Gazette, June 29, 1961.

 

"Get Set for the 4th" with ladies fashions from O'Donnel-Seamens. Daily Mining Gazette, June 27, 1940.
“Get Set for the 4th” with ladies fashions from O’Donnel-Seamens. Daily Mining Gazette, June 27, 1940.

 

Montgomery Ward, located in the Huron Building in Houghton, offered great deals on radios during a pre-holiday sale. Daily Mining Gazette, June 27, 1940.
Montgomery Ward, located in the Huron Building in Houghton, offered great deals on radios during a pre-holiday sale. Daily Mining Gazette, June 27, 1940.
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