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Copper Mining - Calumet and Hecla

Miners, Copper Miners, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor A mine captain and a timber crew lean against square-set timbers in the Calumet and Hecla mine. [Underground shot of the mining captain wearing white and three other miners.]

Scanned: March 20, 2009


Official Strike Ballot - Calumet and Hecla Copper Workers

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Labor Movements, Miners, Copper Miners Official Strike Ballot of Calumet & Hecla Copper Workers Local 584, C.I.O. [Copy of the strike ballot requesting (a) 12 1/2 cts. per hour increase (b) 6 paid Holidays (c) Hospital plan paid by Company (d) 30 day wage re-opening (e) Otherwise contract to remain as is. John Sitar was listed as Pres. and Leonard Wasberg as Sec'y.]

Scanned: October 22, 2010


Site of Seeberville Shootings

Labor Movements, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Company Towns, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining The Seeberville home where two strikers were killed and two wounded by deputies August 14, 1913 [Exterior photograph of house with group of men, women and children standing. This print of photograph was owned by a decendant of the Putrich family and includes notations of "dad," "mom," and "aunt" to indicate specific family members.]

Scanned: February 6, 2006


The Dally Home

Labor Movements, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Company Towns, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining The Dally home, showing location of bullet holes [Exterior photograph of house. This house, located in Painesdale, was site of a shooting incident on December 6, 1913, in which three men were killed.]

Scanned: February 6, 2006


Seeberville Location

Labor Movements, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Company Towns, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining Seeberville Location [Exterior photograph showing two rows of company houses. One is the home where two strikers were killed and two wounded by deputies August 14, 1913.]

Scanned: February 6, 2006


White Pine Copper Company

Manpower, Labor, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Transportation, Automotive Underground scene at White Pine Copper Company. [Image of two men in a jeep parked next to a heavy piece of equipment.]

Scanned: December 3, 2008


White Pine Copper Company

Manpower, Labor, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, White Pine Portal Project [Construction of the project.]

Scanned: December 4, 2008


Copper Mines & Mining - Copper Range Mining Company

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor, Skilled Labor, Merila Brothers [Underground photo of Victor Merila (left) and Jacob Merila (right) at work.]

Scanned: December 4, 2008


Franklin Rock House

Buildings, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor Franklin Rock House - Steam Hammer [Three workers operate the hammer.]

Scanned: May 8, 2009


Franklin Mine - Split in the Lode

Miners, Copper Miners, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor Franklin Mine - Split in Lode [Underground shot of two men. One appears to be a miner and the other a captain wearing white.]

Scanned: July 30, 2009