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Lake Superior Milling |
Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, , |
Lake Superior milling figure 6 shows longitudinal section of the tunnel as completed. Scanned: March 8, 2010 |
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Mesnard Mining Company Stock Certificate |
Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, , |
Canceled Mesnard Mining Company Stock Certificate in the name of Emery Hodges for 100 shares of the Mesnard Mining Company. Scanned: June 23, 2010 |
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Copper Mines - National Mine |
Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Earthwork, Dams |
National Mine buildings and dam. Scanned: June 25, 2010 |
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Ahmeek Mine |
Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Seasons, |
Ahmeek Mine located at the southern border of Keweenaw County is still in operation as a producer of copper for which this County is famous. [From a distance view of the mine in the fall color season.] Scanned: October 29, 2010 |
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Miners Wife |
Manners and Customs, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, |
Miners wife readying dinner on the back porch in Calumet, MI. Every day was worrysome for a miners wife, with mine cave-ins and mine fires happening periodically. Many mines had no compensation for widows. And life was tough enough in the Copper Country even without a family to provide for. However, the Calumet & Hecla Mining Co. was unique in compensating many adverse predicaments which gave the miners security. Scanned: November 2, 2010 |
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Electric Tramming |
Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Miners, Copper Miners, |
Electric Tramming Undergrounds - Copper Mine - Calumet, Mich. Scanned: November 1, 2010 |
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Copper Ready for Shipment |
Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Ships, Manpower, Labor |
Five Million Lbs. of Copper ready for Shipment, Houghton, Mich. Scanned: November 8, 2010 |
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Copper Ready for Shipment |
Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Ships, Harbors, Docks |
Five Million Lbs. of Copper ready for Shipment, Houghton, Mich. Scanned: November 8, 2010 |
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Pouring Copper |
Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Manpower, Labor, |
Pouring Copper Scanned: November 8, 2010 |
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Loading Copper |
Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Manpower, Labor, Ships |
Houghton, Mich., Loading Copper Scanned: November 8, 2010 |