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Mines north of Calumet

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Miners, Copper Miners, South Kearsage, Wolverine, North & Kearsage from Centennial [A panoramic view of mine structures along the Kearsarge amygdaloid lode.]

Scanned: May 17, 2006


Centennial Mining Company

Manpower, Labor, Skilled Labor, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Miners, Copper Miners Miners at Centennial Mine [View of several miners posing for a photo. The shaft house serves as a backdrop.]

Scanned: April 20, 2010


Quincy Mining Company - Employees

Manpower, Labor, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Miners, Copper Miners Fourth man from left - Stanley Wales; Fifth man from left - Albert Monticello; First man on right - Anton Verbanac. [A group of miners pose for a photo displaying some of their equipment.]

Scanned: May 27, 2008


Man Cage - Champion Mine

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Miners, Copper Miners "Going Down" [A photo of miners in a double-level man cage in a very steep shaft. A rock skip is hanging from the ceiling and the lander is standing next to the shaft.]

Scanned: December 4, 2008


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


Quincy Mining Company - Mining Captains

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Persons, Miners, Copper Miners Mining Captains: Wm. H. Rule, Wm. S. Piper, Geroge Williams, Jerry ONeill, Matt Pelto, Henry Jenkins, George Kopp, Richard Coombs, Con ONeill, Tom Maunders, George Jacobs, Thomas B. Whittle and Charles Kendall. [The captains pose for a photo on the stairs of a building with a porch.]

Scanned: August 12, 2009


Miners Charging Explosives

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Miners, Copper Miners, Charging high explosives for blasting copper rock. Calumet, Mich. [A photo of two miners charging a hole with explosives prior to blasting.]

Scanned: March 6, 2006


Miner Lighting Fuses

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Miners, Copper Miners, Lighting fuses for blasting copper rock. Calumet, Mich. [A photo of two miners lighting a fuse in a stope.]

Scanned: March 6, 2006


Copper Mines - Ahmeek

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor, Skilled Labor, Miners, Copper Miners Ahmeek #4. [Underground photo of a miner who may deal with explosives.]

Scanned: September 9, 2009


Copper Mines - Ahmeek

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor, Skilled Labor, Miners, Copper Miners Ahmeek #3 [Underground photo of two miners taking a lunch break. Initials of other miners who have been there are written on the rock wall behind them.]

Scanned: September 9, 2009