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Red Jacket Shaft

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Red Jacket Shaft Almost identical to neg. #02399 a darker neg. which does not show as much detail. [A landscape photo of the Red Jacket Shaft in Calumet. The shafthouse, hoist house, boiler house, tail house and several other buildings are visible.]

Scanned: October 11, 2005


General View - Railroad

Buildings, Historic Sites, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining [Image of a mine location from a high point looking down at railroad tracks, several residential buildings, industrial features and a body of water.]

Scanned: July 2, 2013


Calumet and Hecla Machine Shop

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, [Calumet and Hecla Mining Company Machine Shop12.5

Scanned: June 13, 2013


Calumet View

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, View of S. of Mine works from Superior stack. [A view along the Calumet and Hecla mine in Calumet. Several shaft houses, smokestacks and other industrial building can be seen. The town is in the background.]

Scanned: October 11, 2005


Red Jacket Shaft

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Surface plant. Red Jacket Shaft. Note: Almost identical to neg. #02386 which is a better neg. [A view of the Red Jacket Shaft Complex at the C&H mine. The shaft house, pulley stands, hoist house and other building can be seen. Smoke is coming from the adjacent smokestack.]

Scanned: October 11, 2005


Calumet and Hecla Machine Shop

Buildings, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manufacturing Process Calumet and Hecla Machine Shop. [Image looks down at the main floor of a C&H machine shop from an upper level.]

Scanned: July 2, 2013


Shaft houses & Surface plants

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Shaft houses & Surface plants [An exterior photo of a shaft-rockhouse. A man is standing next to a rock skip just outside the shafthouse portion of the structure. A pile of timber and several other skips are also visible.]

Scanned: October 11, 2005


Cities & Towns - Calumet

Human Settlements, Buildings, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining Bird's-eye view of the Calumet & Hecla Location taken from book "The Artwork of the Lake Superior Region of Michigan 1898 Part 2 Art Photogravoure Co., Oshkosh, Wis. F572.S9A7pt 2 [From a distance view of mining operation and associated buildings. A large pasture is shown with cows grazing.]

Scanned: March 14, 2008


Copper Mines - Kearsarge

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, North Kearsarge #4. [Exterior view of mining operations at Kearsarge.]

Scanned: August 26, 2009


Phoenix Copper Company

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Buildings, Dwellings Phoenix Copper Co's. Stamp Mine on Ashbed. Photo in 1865 [A photo of a large stamp mill with an inclined shaft in the distance. A few dwellings are also in the photo. The photo is a poor quality reproduction of the original photo.]

Scanned: January 18, 2007