Ontonagon Fiber Company, Ontonagon, MI

The Ontonagon Fiber Company was operated in the 1920's. It may have been affiliated with the Ontonagon Lumber Company.

Image info: This steam locomotive, No. 3, was originally owned by the Ontonagon Fiber Company. After the company closed, No. 3 worked at the Ontonagon Lumber Mill. It was photographed in the 1930's. [Tom Sullivan collection]

In the photo above, Tom Sullivan notes that his grandfather, Joseph Chopp is standing on the step of the locomotive in front of the tender and that he worked as the engineer. He later worked as a hoist engineer in Painesdale, and later in the Butte, Montana copper mines.

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