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Artifacts

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Natural Resources, Persons Artifacts (Copper implements) [Aboriginal Tools, (Michigan Tech Centennial Page xvii)]

Scanned: December 13, 2007


Aboriginal Miners

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Natural Resources, Persons Aboriginal copper miners of Isle Royale, Lake Superior. [Two Native Americans work on rocks with hand tools (sculptures, Michigan Tech Centennial Page xvii)]

Scanned: December 14, 2007


Tamarack Mine #1

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Buildings, Persons Tamarack Mine #1 - [Exterior view of the ice-covered shaft house in winter.]

Scanned: May 13, 2009


Tamarack Location

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Buildings, Persons Tamarack Location - Underground timbers. [Several men work on massive logs to be used in the mine. A railroad engine spurts smoke from it's stack.]

Scanned: May 13, 2009


Tamarack Location

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Buildings, Persons Tamarack Location - Underground timbers. [Several men work on massive logs to be used in the mine.]

Scanned: May 13, 2009


Tamarack Mill

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Manufacturing Process, Mills and Millwork, Persons Tamarack Mill - Cylinders of Stamps [A man stands next to the equipment on the floor. A group of men dressed in suits and bowler hats congregate near the back of the image.]

Scanned: May 15, 2009


Tamarack Mill

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Manufacturing Process, Mills and Millwork, Persons Tamarack Mill - Cylinders of Stamps [A man who may be the foreman, stands next to a machine surrounded by a railing. What appear to be a group of visitors, as they are dressed in suits and hats, pose for a picture.]

Scanned: May 18, 2009


Tamarack Mill

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Manufacturing Process, Mills and Millwork, Persons Tamarack Mill - Pump [Three men dressed in suits pose at various locations in a room containing the pump. The room and pump itself are spotlessly clean.]

Scanned: May 19, 2009


Mining Exhibits

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Buildings, Persons [This might be an exhibit from 1893 showing different types of copper produced - ingots, bars and cakes. Frames of shaft houses are also featured.]

Scanned: June 11, 2009


Osceola Location - Looking South

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Persons, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns Osceola Location looking south. [An expensive looking horse and buggy travel down a dirt road. Several boys occupy themselves in a dirt area with rock and tree stumps. A man leans against a post near the railroad tracks.]

Scanned: May 8, 2009