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Ghyllbank

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Company Towns, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, [Mining town site Ghyllbank on Isle Royale. The town was owned by the Wendigo Copper Company in the early 1890s. Image shows various buildings standing in a forest clearing near the water. Some boats are anchored in the bay.]

Scanned: February 1, 2017


Quincy Mining Company No. 2 Shaft House

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Persons [Exterior view of the shaft house showing its many gables.]

Scanned: March 25, 2011


Ahmeek Mill

Manufacturing Process, Mills and Millwork, Locomotion, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining Ahmeek Mill, demolition underway.

Scanned: May 25, 2012


Huron Mill

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Historic Sites, Historic Mines, Huron Mill [A photo of the abandoned Huron Mill in 1903. There are no windows in the structure, but the stonework and the roofs look in relatively good repair. The snow on the ground is melting.]

Scanned: October 18, 2005


Copper Mines & Mining - Copper Range Mining Company

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, , Backfilling Mine Portal and Conveyor Belt Tunnel

Scanned: December 4, 2008


Quincy Mill Pump Station

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Quincy Mill Pump Station [A photo of several buildings near the water. The pump building is made of brick and sandstone. A smokestack is in the center of the photo and railroad trestle is in the background.]

Scanned: March 15, 2006


Franklin Mine

Miners, Copper Miners, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor Franklin Mine [Underground shot of workers in the mine.]

Scanned: May 8, 2009


Ahmeek Mill

Manufacturing Process, Mills and Millwork, Locomotion, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining Ahmeek Mill [Photo of the tramway leading to the Ameek Mill, and the mill itself as it stood in Tamarack.]

Scanned: May 25, 2012


Copper Mines - Calumet and Hecla

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Calumet No. 4 and No. 5 Shafts [Logs and stacks of lumber are piled near the shaft houses.]

Scanned: August 27, 2008


Quincy Mining Company Pay Office

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Commercial Buildings, [Man on horse with pay office for Quincy Mining Company in background. Some snow lies on the ground in front of a picket fence. Note from original negative sleeve reads "Man on horse outside Quincy pay office."]

Scanned: March 9, 2007