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Fire - Osceola Mine

Disasters, Fires, Mine Fires, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Persons Osceola Mine Fire (Isler photo showing large group of people outside of shafthouse. Reeder: "30 lives lost - this negative of #4 shaft - fire was in #3 shaft"]

Scanned: April 27, 2006


Fire - C & H Mine

Disasters, Fires, Mine Fires, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Accidents, Explosions C & H Mine Fire (Isler photo of Superior engine house explosion]

Scanned: April 27, 2006


Fires

Disasters, Fires, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Accidents Stamp battery at Cliff after the fire. [View of equipment after the fire.]

Scanned: August 4, 2008


Fires

Disasters, Fires, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Accidents Isle Royale after fire of December 24, 1914 at 11:30 p.m. [Image of the rubble after the fire.]

Scanned: August 4, 2008


Fires

Disasters, Fires, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Accidents Isle Royale after fire of December 24, 1914 at 11:30 p.m. [View of the twisted metal of what used to be the interior of the building.]

Scanned: August 4, 2008


Fires

Disasters, Fires, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Accidents Isle Royale after fire of December 24, 1914 at 11:30 p.m. [Image of the twisted remains of the mill.]

Scanned: August 4, 2008


Fires

Disasters, Fires, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Accidents Isle Royale after fire of December 24, 1914 at 11:30 p.m. [Image of the remains of the mill.]

Scanned: August 4, 2008


Eagle River Hotel Fire

Accidents, Fires, Industries, Service Industries, Hospitality Industry, Hotels, Copy of article of Eagle River Hotel Fire. [Copy of the newspaper article from the Keweenaw Miner describing the fire that destroyed the hotel.]

Scanned: April 7, 2010


Fire at No. 6 Shaft, Quincy Mining Company

Buildings, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Accidents, Fires Famed Quincy Shafthouse No. 6 Destroyed by Fire [Image shows flames engulfing structure; only large timbers remain. Pulley stands can be seen at right side of image, built on top of a poor rock pile. Photograph appeared in Daily Mining Gazette story on July 18, 1956, referring to fire on the previous day.]

Scanned: March 5, 2008


Mine Rescue Crew

Accidents, Fires, Mine Fires, Miners, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining Mine Rescue Crew, Quincy #2 Shaft, 1925-1926 Fire [A photo of a group of miners wearing breathing masks. The names of the miners are written on the front of the photograph.]

Scanned: February 6, 2006