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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


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


Ice cutting - Huron Dam

Industries, Service Industries, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Persons Ice cutting - Huron Dam [An exterior photo of three men harvesting ice at the Huron Dam. Two horse-drawn carts and the Huron Mill are in the background. One of the carts is labelled Huron Dam Ice - Meyers Bros. Phone 205.]

Scanned: October 18, 2005


Calumet & Hecla Buildings

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Seasons, Winter Winter Scene - Calumet - C & H Buildings [Two ladies dressed in their winter attire stand in the snow. Smoke billows out of the building smokestacks in the background.]

Scanned: June 14, 2006


Calumet & Hecla Shaft Hoist

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Engines, Manpower, Labor Red Jacket Shaft Hoist, Calumet & Hecla [Three workers stand on balcony overlooking machinery in a very clean shaft house.]

Scanned: June 16, 2006


Copper Miners

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Miners, Copper Miners, Miners in a Man Car, Quincy Mining Co. [Miners with their lunch buckets pose in the man car.]

Scanned: June 16, 2006


Quincy Miners in Mancar

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor, Quincy Miners in Cage [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


Mining Machinery

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Engines, Hancock and Pewabic Engine [Image of sparkling clean piece of equipment]

Scanned: July 19, 2006