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Buildings

Buildings, Persons, Corner Stone Laying Ceremonies [Group of men gather for the laying of the sandstone A.D. 1906 block on the foundation of an unknown building.]

Scanned: July 23, 2009


Group of Miners

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Miners, Copper Miners, Group of Miners [A photo of a group of men in front of a shaft-rockhouse. Curiously, although the men are carrying lunch pails, they are wearing regular hats instead of mining helmets.]

Scanned: May 12, 2006


Plays and Stage Productions

Manners and Customs, Recreation, Persons, Group of Actors [The cast assembles on stage.]

Scanned: July 23, 2009


Miners

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Miners, Copper Miners, Miners [A group of miners posed on a poor rock pile. A shaft-rockhouse is in the background.]

Scanned: May 17, 2006


Mines north of Calumet

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Miners, Copper Miners, South Kearsage, Wolverine, North & Kearsage from Centennial [A panoramic view of mine structures along the Kearsarge amygdaloid lode.]

Scanned: May 17, 2006


Centennial Mining Company

Manpower, Labor, Skilled Labor, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Miners, Copper Miners Miners at Centennial Mine [View of several miners posing for a photo. The shaft house serves as a backdrop.]

Scanned: April 20, 2010


Cities & Towns - Houghton

Buildings, Water, Lakes, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns Houghton - Street Scenes [Poor quality photo showing waterfront buildings on the Houghton and Hancock side.]

Scanned: April 16, 2008


Biography - Frank B. Nancarrow

Persons, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor, Skilled Labor Frank Nancarrow at Quincy Hoist [Mr. Nancarrow sits on a chair and keeps track of the cars in various levels of the mine.]

Scanned: December 20, 2007


Quincy Mining Company - Employees

Manpower, Labor, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Miners, Copper Miners Fourth man from left - Stanley Wales; Fifth man from left - Albert Monticello; First man on right - Anton Verbanac. [A group of miners pose for a photo displaying some of their equipment.]

Scanned: May 27, 2008


Quincy Shaft House No. 2

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Railroads, Cars Quincy Shaft House #2 HAER MI-2-130 [A photo of the No. 2 shaft-rockhouse with a Bureau of Mines railcar in the foreground. The photo may date from 1929 when a fire occured in the No. 2 shaft and the Bureau investigated. The watchmen's compartment from the 1913-1914 strike is still visible on the top of the shaft-rockhouse.]

Scanned: January 16, 2007