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North American Mine, Lake Superior

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, , The North American mine in 1850. An early hopeful, it was located not far from the famous Cliff shafts. [A pencil type drawing of the mine.]

Scanned: January 15, 2007


Races - Soap Box Derby

Transportation, Automotive, Persons, Manners and Customs, Recreation Symbol of the Copper County's main industry back in 1843. This is the float which left Wednesday for the Mackinac Bridge dedication. In the form of a copper ingot, it is 17 feet in length. Raymond Kolehmainen of Ripley, last year's derby winner at the soap box trials on Hancock's Ingot St., will ride it at Mackinac but Donald Trevethan of Hancock is in the driver's seat above. The float with a derby car atop, left at 9 a.m. with its driver, Francis Roberts, expecting to reach St. Ignace before five o'clock. Ray accompanied Mr. Roberts. They expect to remain four days at the bridge site. The float was sponsored by the Elks Club, the Hancock Chamber of Commerce and other units. [The boy sits in the derby car on top of the float.]

Scanned: October 18, 2007


Spitzbergen Locations

Harbors, Buildings, Geography 1913 VI 1. [A hut by the shore in front of snowy mountains].

Scanned: March 19, 2008


Bosch Brewery

Buildings, Industries, Welcome, Home of Bosch Beer. [Signs and facilities of Bosch Brewery in Michigan's Copper Country.]

Scanned: December 8, 2013


Copper Harbor

Water, Rivers, , Copper Harbor

Scanned: June 3, 2014


Schools

Education, Buildings, Public Buildings, Seasons, Winter [The Saint Joseph's School erected in 1909.]

Scanned: February 1, 2007


Education - Suomi College

Education, Postsecondary Education, Education, Higher, Persons, Seasons, Winter Veikko E. Niemi of the school of social science, Helsinki, Finland, left, and Elmer LaBranche of the office of vocational rehabilitation, department of public instruction, Marquette, center, were visitors at Suomi College Tuesday. Here with the Rev. Martin F. Saarinen of the Suomi faculty, who guided the visitors through campus buildings, they stand in front of Old Main and before large wooden college marker. [The three men stand next to the rustic Suomi sign.]

Scanned: November 30, 2007


Copper Range Bus Lines

Transportation, Automotive, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Seasons, Winter Copper Range Bus Lines [Photo of Charter Bus #41]

Scanned: February 24, 2011


Calumet and Hecla

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manufacturing Process, Manpower, Labor Sand leaching plant where copper is removed from sand by ammonia process. Calumet & Hecla mills, Lake Linden, MI.

Scanned: December 15, 2009


Old Cliff Cornish Stamp

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Historic Sites, Historic Mines, Old Cornish stamps at Cliff. [Photo of an abandoned Cornish Stamp Battery at the Cliff Mine. The stamps and gearing are visible. The photo is similar to W-822B and W-822A.]

Scanned: September 13, 2005