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Houghton Copper Rolling Mill - Steam Engine

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Manufacturing Process, Mills and Millwork, Houghton Copper Rolling Mill [Interior view showing steam engine, power transmission machinery and workers. Jan 13, 1897 is written in chalk on the steam engine. Negative also imprinted with the words "Photo by Isler 323".]

Scanned: August 3, 2005


Houghton Copper Rolling Mill - Rollers

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Manufacturing Process, Mills and Millwork, Houghton Copper Rolling Mill [Interior view showing rolling machinery. Three rollers labeled: 84 inch finishing roll, 60 inch and 42 inch. Apparent reheating furnance in the background. Negative also imprinted with the words "Photo by Isler 326".]

Scanned: August 3, 2005


Houghton Copper Rolling Mill - Furnace

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Manufacturing Process, Mills and Millwork, Houghton Copper Rolling Mill [Interior view showing furnace and implements for moving reheated copper. Steam engine and power transmission machinery in the background. Negative also imprinted with the words "Photo by Isler 325".]

Scanned: August 3, 2005


College class at Isle Royale shaft rockhouse

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Education, Postsecondary Education, Education, Higher, College class at Isle Royale shaft-rockhouse [A group of 75 students posed outside the shaft-rockhouse, with rock hammers, not dressed for underground; same as T94.]

Scanned: May 17, 2006


Bethlehem Church - Agent Street, Calumet

Buildings, Church Buildings, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, [Bethlehem Church - Agent Street, Calumet. This photo is a close-up view of the Bethlehem Church taken fron Reeder Negative T-045. For the entire original view, see MS042-039-T-045.]

Scanned: September 12, 2005


Old Phoenix Mine

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Historic Sites, Historic Mines, Old Phoenix Mine [Isler photo with abandoned log homes, mine structures in the distance and two men in the foreground. The original negative is dark and broken.]

Scanned: May 17, 2006


Osceola Mine

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Miners, Copper Miners, Osceola Mine [Five men working near a poor rock pile, shaft-rockhouse in background.]

Scanned: May 17, 2006


College class at Isle Royale shaft rockhouse

Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, College class at Isle Royal shaft rockhouse [A group of 75 students posed outside shafthouse, with rock hammers, not dressed for underground; same as T36.]

Scanned: June 14, 2006


No.2 rock and shaft house, Tamarack

Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, No.2 rock and shaft house, Tamarack [An excellent image with two women and three children amongst stulls in foreground.]

Scanned: December 15, 2009


Osceola Fire

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Accidents, Fires, Mine Fires, Sept. 7 1895 Osceola Fire [Isler photo of large group outside a smoking shaft-rockhouse. In addition to Isler's lable, the negative is imprinted with "Osceola Shaft No. 3, Mine Fire, Sept 7, 1895, 30 Lives Lost."]

Scanned: May 17, 2006