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Biography - Orrin W. Robinson

Persons, Buildings, Dwellings, O. W. Robinson [Photo of Mr. Robinson sitting on his porch. See comment section for further details.]

Scanned: February 11, 2010


Huron Mine Smiths and Carpenters

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Historic Sites, Historic Mines, Huron Mine Smiths and Carpenters [Isler photo with men standing outside blacksmith shops, a shafthouse is in the background]

Scanned: May 17, 2006


Indian Mission

Persons, Buildings, Church Buildings, Indian Mission [A group of men walk down a dirt sidewalk. A chuch and log buildings are shown. May be the mission at Assisins.]

Scanned: August 12, 2010


Buildings - Outhouses

Buildings, , Like a rural mailbox, a long-abandoned rural outhouse in Quincy has a "flag" to indicate whether or not it is occupied. The last user - or the wind - left the staff in a halfway position, which suggests any number of quips. [Image of the outhouse with a lock outside the door.]

Scanned: February 19, 2009


Spitzbergen - Whaling

Natural Resources, Burials, Cemeteries, Geography Album Cover: "To the man who started it all John M Longyear from his former clerk care S. Sather 1921." Hollander - Grave, Amsterdam Island See page 16 - Spitsbergen's Nature and History - for inscription [A man looks at a large stone grave marker].

Scanned: June 24, 2008


1913 Strike

Labor Movements, Military Structures, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining C&H Strike 1913

Scanned: June 5, 2014


Parades

Persons, Manners and Customs, Peace Officers, Police Teachers in card shark costumes, teachers with mustachios, a la handlebar and ghostlike teachers in white all promenaded to lend enthusiasm and zest to the Hancock School System lower grades Halloween parade down Quincy St. Friday afternoon. Who says the law enforcement boys don't like legitimate and entertaining Halloween displays? Not Chief Fred Paulson, left, and Sgt. Joseph Karry. Here they are holding a bewitching prankster Linda Nolan just before the parade got off in the direction of Quincy and Reservation. The two lawmen experienced no trouble with the 175 charges they had to supervise. The long march was orderly despite its noisy aspects. [The two policemen hold a little girl dressed in costume.]

Scanned: December 4, 2007


Pewabic Copper Mine

Buildings, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Persons Pewabic Copper Mine [Stereoview card with two side-by-side photos showing shaft house and ore skip.]

Scanned: November 13, 2009


Mining Strike

Musical Groups, Labor Movements, Armed Forces, Soldiers [Soldiers gather in a field near a shaft house. Several of them have musical instruments and are marching off to the side of the others.]

Scanned: October 21, 2009


Calumet & Hecla - Wolverine Tube Division

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, , First Aid - We have registered nurses in attendance on a twenty four hour, seven day a week basis. These nurses are equipped to take care of emergency cases and give first aid, although we ridgidly adhere to the practice of calling in medical assistance when necessary. Through this room also pass newly hired employees for fingerprinting and filling out necessary reports and government forms.

Scanned: October 9, 2009