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Photographs of the Calumet and Hecla Mines

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Manufacturing Process, Mills and Millwork Calumet and Hecla Stamp Mills Boilers Automatic Stokers. [Interior view of the mill showing several boilers.

Scanned: November 4, 2009


Photographs of the Calumet and Hecla Mines

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Manufacturing Process, Mills and Millwork Calumet and Hecla Stamp Mills. Power House Switch board. [A man checks the controls on an enormous switch board.]

Scanned: November 4, 2009


Photographs of the Calumet and Hecla Mines

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Excavation, Dredging, Manufacturing Process, Mills and Millwork Calumet and Hecla Stamp Mills. Sand Dredge. Lever Room. [Interior view of the room showing the numerous levers that operate the dredge.]

Scanned: November 4, 2009


Photographs of the Calumet and Hecla Mines

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Excavation, Dredging, Manufacturing Process, Mills and Millwork Calumet and Hecla Stamp Mills. Sand Dredge. Switch board. [Interior view of the dredge showing the switch board.]

Scanned: November 4, 2009


Photographs of the Calumet and Hecla Mines

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Excavation, Dredging, Manufacturing Process, Mills and Millwork Calumet and Hecla Stamp Mills. Sand Dredge. General View. [Exterior view of the dredge.]

Scanned: November 4, 2009


Photographs of the Calumet and Hecla Mines

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Manufacturing Process, Mills and Millwork Calumet and Hecla Stamp Mills. Power Plant. Steam Turbine. [Interior view of the plant showing the equipment.]

Scanned: November 4, 2009


Photographs of the Calumet and Hecla Mines

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Manufacturing Process, Mills and Millwork Calumet and Hecla Stamp Mills. Pump "Michigan" built in 1889 by I. P. Morris Co., Philadelphia. Capacity 60 million gallons in 24 hours. Used from 1889 to 1939, when the Calumet mills closed down, to supply water for milling operations.

Scanned: November 6, 2009


Photographs of the Calumet and Hecla Mines

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Miners, Copper Miners, Manpower, Labor Calumet and Hecla Red Jacket Shaft Cage at Collar. [Image of several miners in the cage carrying lunch buckets.]

Scanned: November 6, 2009


Photographs of the Calumet and Hecla Mines

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, , Calumet and Hecla Red Jacket Shaft Slope Shaft Hoist [An underground "room" containing the hoist, a trunk and a chair. A photo of a pin up girl is attached to the wall. A sign stating "Dangerous Live Wires" hangs near the hoist.]

Scanned: November 6, 2009


Photographs of the Calumet and Hecla Mines

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Miners, Copper Miners, Manpower, Labor Calumet and Hecla Red Jacket Shaft 72nd Level. Dumping car into pocket. [Underground scene of two miners dumping a load of ore. ]

Scanned: November 6, 2009