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Copper Mines & Mining - Copper Range Mining Company

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor, Skilled Labor, Merila Brothers [Underground photo of Victor Merila (left) and Jacob Merila (right) at work.]

Scanned: December 4, 2008


Franklin Rock House

Buildings, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor Franklin Rock House - Steam Hammer [Three workers operate the hammer.]

Scanned: May 8, 2009


Franklin Mine - Split in the Lode

Miners, Copper Miners, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor Franklin Mine - Split in Lode [Underground shot of two men. One appears to be a miner and the other a captain wearing white.]

Scanned: July 30, 2009


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.]

Scanned: February 6, 2006


Calumet and Hecla

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manufacturing Process, Manpower, Labor Sand leaching plant where copper is removed from sand by ammonia process. Calumet & Hecla mills, Lake Linden, MI.

Scanned: December 15, 2009


Quincy Mining Company - Historic, General Views of Housing

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Historic Sites, Historic Mines, Labor Movements View showing tents for National guardsmen set up during strike near No. 2 shaft. 1913 or 1914.

Scanned: October 8, 2008


Quincy Mine Location - Structures at No. 6

Buildings, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor Steam hammer at work cleaning barrel copper in No. 6 rockhouse. c. 1895-1900.

Scanned: September 12, 2008


Strike Duty

Labor Movements, Peace Officers, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining Michigan National Gaurd Strike Duty at Calumet

Scanned: July 8, 2014


Calumet and Hecla

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor, Crushers, revolving screens and jigs which separate copper from sand. Calumet - Hecla Mills, Lake Linden, Mich. [Interior view showing several men working, one pushes a wheelbarrow.]

Scanned: December 14, 2009


Calumet & Hecla - Building a New Mine

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor, Sinking shaft in solid rock. [Tenth in a series of 24 photos showing the steps in building a new mine shaft.]

Scanned: October 13, 2009