Pete 'The Trapper' Provost
Photograph of Pete 'The Trapper' Provost, born in a log cabin on the Michigamme River on April 17, 1883. At the age of eleven he began his first career working as a river log driver. As logging began to decline he began a second career as a trapper. He often hung the carcasses of the animals he trapped on his automobile or truck and drove around town to display his expertise.
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- In Collections
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Making of Modern Michigan
- Copyright Status
- Copyright Undetermined
- Date Created
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1918~
- Contributors
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Cummings, William John
- Material Type
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Photographs
Portraits
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 1 photograph
- Holding Institution
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Dickinson County Library
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