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Mills - Baltic Mill

Manufacturing Process, Mills and Millwork, Buildings, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining Baltic Mill [Interior view of the mill and machinery.]

Scanned: July 23, 2009


Calumet and Hecla Mining Company

Manufacturing Process, Mills and Millwork, Buildings, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining C & H Superior [Interior view of the building and machinery.]

Scanned: July 23, 2009


Old Cliff Mine

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Historic Sites, Historic Mines Old Cliff Mine [A poor photo of the remains of the old Cliff Mine. Several dilapidated buildings are visible in the foreground with the bulk of the site in the middle of the photograph.]

Scanned: January 16, 2007


Red Jacket Shaft-C&H Mine

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Miners Red Jacket Shaft-C&H Mine [A photo showing a group of miners in front of the Red Jacket Shaft in Calumet. The miners are in their work clothes and all have helmets or hats on.]

Scanned: January 16, 2007


Cliff Mine

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Historic Sites, Historic Mines Cliff Mine-oldest mine on Lake Superior [A closeup photo of the abandoned structures at the Cliff Mine. The mine and rock tramway are in the background.]

Scanned: January 16, 2007


Cliff Mine

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Transportation Deserted Village - Old Cliff Mine [A man driving a horse and buggy is shown next to a group of log cabins.]

Scanned: August 7, 2006


One of the shafts between Allouez & Ahmeek

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, One of the shafts between Allouez & Ahmeek [A photo of shaft-rockhouse with a near-vertical shaft angle. The structure is covered with metal sheeting, and looks like it was abandoned at the time of the photo.]

Scanned: January 16, 2007


Lithograph of Calumet Village

Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Dwellings, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining Lithograph of Calumet Village, now site of proposed Coppertown, U.S.A (1881). [A bird's eye view drawing of the village of Calumet showing mining structures, agricultural areas as well as business and residential dwellings]

Scanned: February 15, 2006


Hecla Rock House, Calumet

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Railroads, Cars Hecla Rock House, Calumet [A photo of a large wooden bulding with an elevated trestle entering on the upper floor. A train of rock cars is in the foreground.]

Scanned: January 16, 2007


Quincy #2 shaft & hoist

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Quincy #2 shaft & hoist [A photo of the No. 2 structure taken from an unusual angle. The shaft-rockhouse is in the foreground with the pulley towers and hoist house in the background. The strike watchmen's compartment is visible on the top of the structure.]

Scanned: January 16, 2007