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Accidents - Ruth Ann Miller |
Accidents, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Persons |
Shown here is the open mine pit into which little Ruth Ann Miller, 7, is reputed to have fallen Saturday while playing and picking strawberries with her brother, Gary, 10. The mile deep vertical shaft is cluttered with debris, assorted timbers and pipes, so that these have to be removed before the improvised skip can be lowered. The cap is shown at left. About half of the slab has been broken to permit search operations. The protective barbed wire fence is revealed enclosing the pit opening. Photo was taken Saturday at 7:00 p.m. while miners and other workmen were readying a big Gundlach crane with extensive cable to act as a hoist engine. Location is near Calumet's Legion Field, about a mile distant from the pit. [Image of the shaft the child fell into.] Scanned: March 5, 2009 |
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Accidents - Ruth Ann Miller |
Accidents, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Persons |
Calumet and Hecla Fire Chief Al Beauchene was the first to enter the hole when the department arrived at the site shortly before noon Saturday. Firemen quickly enlarged the hole and used a ladder to allow Beauchene to enter the shaft. It was was determined soon afterward that part of the concrete cap would have to be removed. [Mr. Beauchene is shown at the opening of the pit.] Scanned: March 5, 2009 |
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Accidents - Ruth Ann Miller |
Accidents, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Persons |
The extent of company concern was seen Monday night in the arrival at the mine site of Jack Gaffney, right, vice president of administration of Calumet and Hecla, Inc. Gaffney, who flew in from the company's corporate office in Chicago, is briefed by Ralph Sanford, director of employee and public relations, who has spent almost every waking hour at the shaft since the tragedy occured. [One of the men looks at his watch as he speaks to the other.] Scanned: March 5, 2009 |
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Accidents - Ruth Ann Miller |
Accidents, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Persons |
Burton C. Peterson, right, president and general manager of the Calumet Division, confers with Robert DeNeault, safety engineer and a miner who had just surfaced from the shaft. Peterson has remained at the site of the tragedy throughout the operations. [Photo of the men being briefed.] Scanned: March 5, 2009 |
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Accidents - Ruth Ann Miller |
Accidents, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Persons |
[Final resting place of Ruth Ann.] Scanned: March 5, 2009 |
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Advertising - Bosch Beer |
Beverage Processing Plants, Breweries, , |
[Post card type of advertising showing a collie dog and a bottle of Bosch beer with the caption "That's dog-gone good beer!] Scanned: February 24, 2009 |
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Businesses - Stubb's Museum Bar |
Buildings, Sign and Signboards, Industries, Service Industries, Hospitality Industry, Bars (drinking establishments) |
Perferring to button up rather than battle the elements, the proprietor of the well-known Stubb's Museum Bar in Ontonagon posted this reason in rhyme. Brimming with antiques, the bar is a mecca for curio-seeking tourists during the summer. [The sign attached to the door of the establishment reads "CLOSED for the Season REASON: FREEZIN'!] Scanned: February 23, 2009 |
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Railroad Accidents - Soo Line |
Accidents, Transportation, Railroads, Persons |
Friday found the two big Soo Line locomotives in this position. One of the engines has been righted to parallel the track. This locomotive, following the derailing, was left crosswise on the rails. Reported is that ice and heavy debris trucks dropping some of their contents were causes of the accident but railroad officials would not confirm the rumor. The location here is at a point where the Tolfree Road Junctions with M-64. The two diesels went off the route Wednesday while bound for the White Pine mine site. [Photo of the train off the track. Several workers assess the damage.] Scanned: February 24, 2009 |
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Fires - Koffee Kup Kafe |
Accidents, Fires, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Restaurants, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail |
Shown here is the condition of the front of the Koffee Kup Kafe on Hancocks Quincy Street. One of the most modern restaurants in the city. It was gutted Saturday evening and Sunday Morning by a fire which began at 6:45. Damaged beyond repair were the eatery, the basement lounge, the Liberty Loan office, and the quarters of the Hughes family and Robert Ellis. The Wickley building, the Miller Jewelry establishment, Dr. A. J. Janis offices and the Coast to Coast hardware store all were smoke damaged and suffered from water. The roofs also were damaged through action on the part of the firemen and their fire fighting equipment. Total loss to all in the fire area will likely be in excess of $175,000. [Photo of the burned out storefronts.] Scanned: February 23, 2009 |
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Churches - Houghton |
Buildings, Church Buildings, , |
This photo was snapped from the top of the Douglass House about 7 p.m. Shown in the forefront is the Methodist Church, dark and somewhat shadowed by the sinking sun. Toward the top of the picture is St. Ignatius church which is almost obscured by the intensity of the sun making the steeple almost merge with the sky. It is interesting to note that the Methodist Church was built in 1893 and rebuilt in 1925 following a fire. St. Ignatius was constructed in 1898 and completely finished and dedicated in 1902. Both witnessed the effects of Portage Entry sandstone. [Elevated view of both buildings.] Scanned: February 26, 2009 |