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Spitzbergen Locations

Persons, Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Buildings [A man stands in a rocky area. A small building is also pictured. Beautiful mountains serve as a back drop.]

Scanned: July 31, 2007


Spitzbergen Locations

Buildings, Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, [Two buildings are pictured. Various tools and pieces of equipment are scattered about the area.]

Scanned: July 31, 2007


Spitzbergen Locations

Manpower, Labor, Skilled Labor, Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Persons Underground flashlights in mine of Arctic Coal Co. at Spitzbergen, 700 miles from the North Pole. [A miner looks over a spool of cables and looks at the camera.]

Scanned: July 31, 2007


Cities & Towns - Calumet

Buildings, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Copper Mines and Mining View of Calumet showing Tamarack Location "[View of the town and mining operations taken from book "Art Work of Lake Superior Region of Michigan, Oshkosh, Wisconsin 1898 F572.S9 A7 pt. 10 photo 3.]

Scanned: March 6, 2008


Powder House

Labor Movements, Buildings, Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Copper Mines and Mining [Strike era photograph of a young man walking past a cord wood powder house.]

Scanned: December 9, 2013


Map of Victoria Mine

Historic Sites, Historic Mines, Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Copper Mines and Mining, Alfred C. Lane, State Geologist, Map of Part of T. 50 R. 40 and Vicinity, Ontonagon Co. Michigan including the Victoria Mine, by A. H. Meuche. Including work of field seasons of 1900, 1907, and 1908 and with the aid of notes and maps from the Victoria Mine and notes of W. V. Savicki, R. W. Wieland, P. S. Smith and A. C. Lane.

Scanned: June 21, 2012


Street Car Heading North to Calumet

Transportation, Railroads, Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Copper Mines and Mining, Street car heading north to Calumet- passing near Copper Mine- and cattle grazing on Quincy Hill. House in foreground is Charlie Nangas- still occupied by Nangas in May 8, 1973. Anthony's Farm Location in foreground (per Ferris Dennis) mine just south of car.

Scanned: August 17, 2012


Mineralogical Museum

Education, Postsecondary Education, Education, Higher, Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, [Photograph taken inside the Mineralogical Museum, whoing the various cases of specimins being displayed by the Michigan College of Mines. Photo taken from a page from a booklet entitled, "Views of the Michigan College of Mines."]

Scanned: October 24, 2012


Steam Engine

Transportation, Railroads, Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Copper Mines and Mining, Persons Transporting mining ore from the Atlantic Mine to the Mill in Redridge. [Men stand around a steam engine and ore cars filled with ore.]

Scanned: September 17, 2013


Labor Disputes - Strike Parade

Labor Movements, Buildings, Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Copper Mines and Mining [Strike parade marches through downtown Houghton. The Douglass building can be seen as well as several other buildings on Shelden Avenue.]

Scanned: December 9, 2013