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Quincy Miners in Mancar

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor, Quincy Miners in Cage 6-1-11, HAER MI-2-115 [A photo of a group of miners in mancar at Quincy. The miners have early oil lamps on their helmets and many are holding lunch pails.]

Scanned: November 28, 2005


Tamarack Mining Company

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor, Skilled Labor, Buildings Tamarack #1 Hoist [Interior view of the hoisting operation. The words "Ed Knight - Tamarack and perhaps Hy Biscomb, August 16, 18?6" are written on the level indicator.]

Scanned: July 20, 2006


Douglas House Hotel

Industries, Service Industries, Hospitality Industry, Hotels, Buildings, Public Buildings, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress Douglas House, Houghton. [Image of the Douglas House with an open balcony showing hanging baskets of flowers. A telegraph office is located downstairs.]

Scanned: July 20, 2006


Cities and Towns - Calumet

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Seasons, Winter Fifth Street, Calumet - Winter. [Picture of 5th Street covered in snow. A drug store, dentist office and telegraph office are visable.]

Scanned: July 20, 2006


Snowshoeing

Seasons, Winter, Manners and Customs, Recreation, Sports, Winter Sports, Snowshoes and Snowshoeing, Woody Plants, Trees Sugar Forest, Harry in woods near Lake Linden. [Image of a man and small boy dressed in fur coats in the snow covered woods. The boy sitting on a toboggan is probably Harry Reeder.]

Scanned: July 20, 2006


Office Buildings

Buildings, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Quincy Mining Company Office [Photograph of the sandstone building. Two men stand on the porch. Good architectural detail]

Scanned: July 24, 2006


Michigan Mining School - Class of 1888, first graduating class

Education, Postsecondary Education, Education, Higher, Engineering, Metal Trade Michigan Mining School - Class of 1888 [First graduating class of institution later known as Michigan Technological University. Back row (left to right): James Benjamin Seager, John Luther Harris, Reginald Chapple Pryor, Edward Joseph Longyear. Front row (left to right): William John Uren, Samuel Alexander Parnall, William Edward Parnell.]

Scanned: March 16, 2006


Lac La Belle

Water, Lakes, Persons, Locomotion, Boats and Boating Lac La Belle [Two men ponder life while sitting on the dock overlooking Lac La Belle.]

Scanned: July 24, 2006


C & H Mill

Manufacturing Process, Mills and Millwork, Manpower, Labor, Buildings Calumet & Hecla Mill, Lake Linden [Workers and two men in suits pose on the dock. Mill buildings billowing smoke in background.]

Scanned: July 24, 2006


Churches

Buildings, Church Buildings, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Calumet M. E. Church [Image shows good architectural detail of building and stained glass windows.]

Scanned: July 24, 2006