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Mine Fires

Accidents, Fires, Mine Fires, Buildings, Calumet Mine Fire [Photo shows smoke coming from an undetermined location. Group of men gathered around mine site.]

Scanned: May 22, 2006


C&H Mine, Hecla Rock House

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, C&H Mine, Hecla Rock House about 1879 [A stereo photo of the Hecla Rockhouse. A trestle and various railroad cars are visible in the foreground and numerous mine buildings are in the background.]

Scanned: October 7, 2005


Baseball Teams

Manners and Customs, Recreation, Sports, Ball Games, Baseball, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Manners and Customs, Recreation, Outdoor Recreation Fat Men's Baseball [The team dressed in clown-like outfits pose. Spectators sit in the stands behind team.]

Scanned: May 22, 2006


Lumber Mills

Forest Products Industry, Lumbering, Manufacturing Process, Mills and Millwork, Saw Mills, Water, Rivers Sturgeon River Log Co. Mill - Chassell [Shot of the mill and dock area. Three men with long poles stand by the river's edge]

Scanned: May 22, 2006


Winter Scene

Seasons, Winter, Woody Plants, Trees, Winter Scene [Picture of snow-covered trees]

Scanned: May 22, 2006


Cities and Towns - Ishpeming

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Dwellings, Ishpeming - Iron Country [View of Ishpeming settlement.]

Scanned: May 22, 2006


Hodge Foundry

Foundries, Manpower, Labor, Skilled Labor, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress Hodge Foundry [An interior view of the Hodge Foundry. Five men are pouring molten metal into molds. A number of patterns and completed products appear. A pile of moulding sand is also in the foreground. This is a close up shot of MTU Neg 00664.]

Scanned: November 7, 2005


Group of children at the Cliff Mine

Manners and Customs, Recreation, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining Group of children at the Cliff Mine [A large gathering of children at the Cliff Mine. The children are all dressed up and a few adults are also pictured. The remains of the Cliff mine location are in the background.]

Scanned: December 16, 2005


Tamarack Shaft House

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Seasons, Winter Tamarack Shaft House. [A winter photo of a combination shaft-rockhouse at the Tamarack Mine. The negative is imprinted with the words: "Tamarack Shaft House Photo by Isler 828".]

Scanned: October 7, 2005


Hoisting Drums

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor, Skilled Labor, Superior Hoisting Drums, C & H [Workers stand beside two massive drums.]

Scanned: June 9, 2006