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Fraternities - Sigma Rho - Copper Falls Mine |
Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Copper Mines and Mining, Persons, Societies |
The steam hoist as it appeared when discovered by Robert "Speed" Burns, Tech graduate student in geology four years ago. It rests 900 feet down in the Copper Falls mine where it has been since the mine closed in 1892. [Image of the intact steam hoist underground. Please see comment section of MTU Neg. 03071 for further details of this project.] Scanned: August 7, 2008 |
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Fraternities - Sigma Rho - Copper Falls Mine |
Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Copper Mines and Mining, Persons, Societies |
Part of the hoist as it looked before being dismantled. Charles Arnold of Saginaw begins to take it apart. [Charles diligently works on disassembling the hoist. Please see comment section of MTU Neg. 03071 for further details of this project.] Scanned: August 7, 2008 |
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Fraternities - Sigma Rho - Copper Falls Mine |
Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Copper Mines and Mining, Persons, Societies |
Part of the hoist as it looked before being dismantled. [Underground image of the hoist resting in a crevice of the mine. Please see comment section of MTU Neg. 03071 for further details of this project.] Scanned: August 7, 2008 |
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Fraternities - Sigma Rho - Copper Falls Mine |
Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Copper Mines and Mining, Persons, Societies |
Sigma Rho Fraternity removing machinery from Copper Falls mine. [Underground image of three of the members working on the removal of the hoist. Please see comment section of MTU Neg. 03071 for further details of this project.] Scanned: August 7, 2008 |
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MTU Students - Field Trips |
Persons, Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Copper Mines and Mining, Education, Postsecondary Education, Education, Higher |
Pewabic Cradle [Students and men dressed in suits take notes on the structure.] Scanned: June 5, 2009 |
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Copper Mining |
Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Copper Mines and Mining, Persons, Woody Plants, Trees |
A Temporary Headframe [A man stands next to a wooden frame place over the shaft. A ladder can be seen going into the shaft.] Scanned: June 5, 2009 |
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MTU Students - Field Trip |
Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Copper Mines and Mining, Education, Postsecondary Education, Education, Higher, Persons |
The "Bunch" underground at the Prince of Wales Iron Mine, Negaunee, MI. [A group of students dressed in mining gear pose for a photo.] Scanned: June 5, 2009 |
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MTU Students - Field Trip |
Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Copper Mines and Mining, Education, Postsecondary Education, Education, Higher, Persons |
Champion March. [Several students carrying their miners lunch buckets head for the mine.] Scanned: June 5, 2009 |
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Railroads - Mineral Range |
Persons, Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Copper Mines and Mining, Transportation, Railroads |
Mass copper loaded on Mineral Range Railroad flatcar. HAER Report MI-2-102 [One of the railroad employees stands with the copper on flatcar #69.] Scanned: June 9, 2009 |
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Copper Dock |
Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Copper Mines and Mining, Persons, Transportation |
Cities and Towns - Houghton. Copper on dock to be loaded. [Man stands on dock with stacked copper ingots. A nearby sign reads, "This copper for shipment."] Scanned: August 27, 2013 |