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Isle Royale Copper Co. |
Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Transportation, Railroads |
Isle Royale Copper Co. - Locomotive House [Image of the building and water tower.] Scanned: December 1, 2008 |
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Isle Royale Copper Co. |
Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Persons |
Isle Royale Copper Co. - No. 5 Dry [Image of the building. Workers stand outside.] Scanned: December 1, 2008 |
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Isle Royale Copper Co. |
Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Persons |
Isle Royale Copper Co. - Shops & Warehouse [Image of buildings.] Scanned: December 1, 2008 |
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Anonymous Threat Letter |
Manners and Customs, Labor Movements, Miners, Copper Miners |
Anonymous note to Mr. MacNaughton at time of strike.["Mr. MacNaughton - your day has come - you are running 50,000 persons but I only will run you - Dye you MUST today, tomorrow or next year. This [picture of a knife] is your death. [signed a Christian. Death threat letter put together with words cut out from other sources and glued to a piece of paper.] Scanned: October 6, 2010 |
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Letter - Request for Sidewalks |
Human Settlements, , |
Letter from "a resident" to Prof. Alexander Agassiz requesting sidewalks in Blue Jacket where "It is frequently very muddy and dark...and a few plain little sidewalks would be greatly appreciated. Scanned: October 6, 2010 |
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Letter - Stockholder Support |
Labor Movements, Miners, Copper Miners, |
Anonymous anti-Western Federation of Miners note from a stockholder to MacNaughton. [Letterhead section of letter has been removed.] Scanned: October 6, 2010 |
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Nationality Chart |
Education, Ethnology, |
[Nationality Chart showing the number and distribution of each nationality in Calumet's schools, sent to James MacNaughton by Superintendent of the Public Schools of Calumet Edward J. Hall. Nationality determined by birth place of paternal grand father.] Scanned: September 30, 2010 |
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Strike Era Telegraph |
Historic Sites, Historic Mines, Industrial Relations, Labor Disputes, Strikes and Lockouts, History, Modern, 20th Century |
Telegraph reads: Two hundred men from the north end have just marched to the Centennial shooting off firearms. Centennial is working with small force but I have just given orders to close down. Every mine in the district is closed. About seventy-five percent of the men in Calumet brance working. No 16 working but will undoubtedly have to close tonight. Have just had conference with heads of departments and have started swearing in deputies. Hope to have over five hundred deputies, possibly one thousand today. [Corrispondence between Quincy A. Shaw and James MacNaughton.] Scanned: May 30, 2013 |
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Strike Era Telegraph |
Historic Sites, Historic Mines, Industrial Relations, Labor Disputes, Strikes and Lockouts, History, Modern, 20th Century |
Telegraph from the Western Union Telegraph Company to Quincy A. Shaw. Telegraph reads: Varis horrify men fragile the numerous embarrass have just matroned topple cadison significanceing off festals. Cadison is wrestling with small flood but I have just given outside topple colic drop-scene. Every misdirect imperious disperse is coliced. About verun-versian percent of the men imperious calumet bonnet wrestling, nook vadnan verth wrestling but will undoubtedly have topple colic trachea. Have just had complain with hellishs of designs and have started suppressing imperious dementias. Hope to have organic versian horrify dementias possibly vandan tighten torpor. Sent from James Macnaughton.[Coded messege.] Scanned: May 30, 2013 |
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Lincoln School |
Buildings, Education, |
Lincoln School [Exterior view of the Lincoln School in the Calumet area.] Scanned: March 31, 2011 |