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Miners Dwellings

Buildings, Dwellings, Housing, Single Family, Miners, Copper Miners, Soldiers in mule-drawn cart driving down road. [Men are pulled down a dirt road in a cart past salt box miners' houses. There is also an out house and a small barn that can be seen behind the homes.]

Scanned: July 2, 2013


Miners Dwellings

Buildings, Dwellings, Housing, Single Family, Miners, Copper Miners, Miners Dwellings - Saltboxes. [Row of modest houses lining a dirt road. Children can be seen in one of the yards.]

Scanned: July 2, 2013


Miners Dwellings

Buildings, Farm Buildings, Barns, Buildings, Dwellings, Housing, Single Family, Miners, Copper Miners Miners Dwellings. [This image shows two very similar log homes that have been white wahsed. In the background, a large barn can also be seen.]

Scanned: July 3, 2013


Tamarack and Osceola Mill

Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Copper Mines and Mining, Manufacturing Process, Mills and Millwork, Buildings Tamarack and Osceola Mills. [Image shows the stamping machinery that operated inside of the Tamarack and Osceola Mill. Many stamp heads, as well as their corrisponding driving belts can be seen.]

Scanned: July 3, 2013


Calumet and Hecla Mill

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Excavation, Dredging, C&H Mills and Dredge. [Photograph taken from an upper level, looking down at mill machinery and the walkways surrounding them.]

Scanned: July 9, 2013


View of Calumet and Hecla Public Library

Buildings, Public Buildings, Historic Sites, Reading Room in the Calumet and Hecla Public Library located at 101 Red Jacket Road, Calumet, Houghton County, Michigan. The Calumet and Hecla Public Library, with baths in the basement, was a notable demonstration of the paternalism of a great corporation. In addition to providing unmatched cultural facilites with its collection of books, newspapers, and periodicals in many foreign languages, mounted prints, stereopticon views, Underwood and Keystone travel tours, maps, mineral speciments, and other displays, the library performed a didactic role. Its collection helped to acculturate the many foreigners in Calumet and was one of the most significant and beloved institutions in the community. The Building is a striking blend of sophisticated design and the handsome stonework of local mansons.

Scanned: August 9, 2013


Miners Dwellings

Buildings, Dwellings, Housing, Single Family, Historic Sites, [Miners' family dwellings line a dirt road.]

Scanned: August 9, 2013


Construction views #21 shaft collar

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor, Skilled Labor, Construction views #21 shaft collar [A photo of a mine shaft collar under construction. The collar appears to be made of concrete with wooden ties on the skip road. A number of men are working on the construction.]

Scanned: October 11, 2005


Office of the Calumet & Hecla Mining Company

Labor Movements, Labor Unions, Miners, Copper Miners, Miners, Copper Miners R.J. Woods Strike Declaration. [Post addressed to the employees of the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company about striking for higher wages.]

Scanned: June 13, 2013


Isle Royale Surface - interior

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor, Unskilled Labor, Isle Royale Surface - interior C&H #266 [An interior photo of a rockhouse floor. 4 men are sorting rock that has been deposited on the floor at the base of the grizzly. A number of tools and a portion of a rock crusher are visible.]

Scanned: October 10, 2005