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LaSalle #1 Rockhouse |
Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Manpower, Labor, Unskilled Labor |
La Salle #1 Rockhouse #278 [An interior view of a shaft rockhouse. A man is visible lifting rocks from the grizzly. A belt from the ceiling probably drives a rock crusher near the man. Electric lights and wires are visible on the ceiling. A counting mechanism of some kind can also be seen on the wall.] Scanned: October 11, 2005 |
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Tamarack #3 shaft. |
Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Manpower, Labor, Unskilled Labor |
Tamarack #3 shaft. Rockhouse breaker floor C&H print #123 [An interior photo of a rockhouse floor. Two men can be seen lifting rocks off of the floor. A grizzly and rock crushers are also visible. A drop hammer appears on the right side of the photo.] Scanned: October 11, 2005 |
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Tamarack #2 shaft. |
Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Manpower, Labor, Unskilled Labor |
Tamarack #2 shaft. Rockhouse breaker floor C&H print #122 [An interior photo of a rockhouse floor. Six men are visible in the picture. Three men appear to be using a drop hammer to separate copper and rock while three other men appear to be waiting to take away the result in their wheelbarrows. A number of electric lights are on the ceiling.] Scanned: October 11, 2005 |
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Isle Royale - interior |
Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor, Unskilled Labor, |
Isle Royale - interior C&H print #256 [An interior photo of a rockhouse floor. 5 men are working to process the rock. Many tools, rocks and a rock crusher are visible.] Scanned: October 10, 2005 |
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Construction views #21 shaft collar |
Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor, Skilled Labor, |
Construction views #21 shaft collar [A photo of a mine shaft collar under construction. The collar appears to be made of concrete with wooden ties on the skip road. A number of men are working on the construction.] Scanned: October 11, 2005 |
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Isle Royale Surface - interior |
Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor, Unskilled Labor, |
Isle Royale Surface - interior C&H #266 [An interior photo of a rockhouse floor. 4 men are sorting rock that has been deposited on the floor at the base of the grizzly. A number of tools and a portion of a rock crusher are visible.] Scanned: October 10, 2005 |
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Float Copper |
Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor, Skilled Labor, Miners, Copper Miners |
Great Mesnard Mass Float Copper - Weight 18 Tons. [Several people are mentioned on front of photograph: (1) J. Houghton (2) W. T. Edwards (3) Capt. Camsue (4) John Fleming (5) John H. Forester (6) Writing not legible. Other Cornish miners cutting up mass. [I may not have all the names spelled correctly - very poor negative.] Scanned: August 12, 2009 |
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Copper Mines and Mining - Underground Scenes |
Persons, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor |
Either Winona Copper Co., King Philip Copper Co. or Challenge Mine. [Four miners are pictured with shovels and a tram car. Good view of the construction of the drift.] Scanned: June 17, 2008 |
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Copper Mines and Mining - Underground Scenes |
Persons, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor |
[A miner holding a candle crawls out of a small hole. The photo shows several broken and split timbers surrounding the hole..] Scanned: June 17, 2008 |
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1913 Copper Miners Strike |
Armed Forces, Soldiers, Labor Movements, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining |
Children in strikers parade marching east on Red Jacket Road. [Children march past the militia's tents carrying American flags.] Scanned: March 28, 2007 |