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Lake Superior Iron Mines - East Lake Angeline Mine

Metal Trade, Iron Industry and Trade, Iron Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor, Skilled Labor, East Lake Angeline Mine - breaking down ore in top of raiser, showing over hand drilling. [Underground photo of three miners giving a demonstration on over hand drilling.]

Scanned: May 26, 2009


Lake Superior Iron Mines - East Lake Angeline Mine

Metal Trade, Iron Industry and Trade, Iron Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor, Miners, Iron Miners East Lake Angeline Mine - Loading ore at bottom of raise. [Underground scene of two miners loading ore into an ore car.]

Scanned: May 27, 2009


Lake Superior Iron Mines - East Lake Angeline Mine

Metal Trade, Iron Industry and Trade, Iron Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor, Miners, Iron Miners East Lake Angeline Mine - Ishpeming, MI - Electric Motor. [Underground scene of a miner riding an electric car through the shaft.]

Scanned: May 27, 2009


Lake Superior Iron Mines - East Lake Angeline Mine

Metal Trade, Iron Industry and Trade, Iron Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor, Miners, Iron Miners East Lake Angeline Mine - Ishpeming, MI - Electric Motor. [Underground scene of a miner sitting on an electric car.]

Scanned: May 27, 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