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Charcoal Kilns

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Industries, Charcoal Kilns [Photo shows two beehive charcoal kilns. Group of men stand near lower part of kilns. Smoke is visible and planks holds door closed at bottom of kiln. Photo is mounted on cardboard with note "MMS 81" on image and words "Charcoal Kilns" on card stock. Back of print indicates "A.L. Wortley, Photographer, Houghton, Mich., Mining and General Views."]

Scanned: May 12, 2006


Baltic Mine

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Miners, Copper Miners, Baltic Mine [A color drawing of two miners and a Baltic Mine shaft-rockhouse. The photo is mounted on post card stock.]

Scanned: April 12, 2006


Keweenaw County

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Seasons, Buildings Front of card [cataloger]

Scanned: April 12, 2006


Quincy Mine

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, , Quincy Mine / Copper Country [A photo of the Quincy No. 2 Shaft-Rockhouse in the 1970's. The photo is mounted on post card stock.]

Scanned: April 12, 2006


Old Quincy Mine

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, , Old Quincy Mine, Deepest Copper Mine in the World, Hancock, Mich P2148 [A photo of the Quincy No. 6 Shaft-Rockhouse after closing. The photo is mounted on post card stock.]

Scanned: April 12, 2006


Copper Mines - Companies - Ojibway Mining

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor, Woody Plants, Trees Ojibway Mining Company [Men work on what appears to be the early development of this mine site.]

Scanned: August 3, 2006


Copper Mines & Mining - Ahmeek Mining Company

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Miners, Copper Miners, Manpower, Labor, Skilled Labor Ahmeek 16th fissure - East Side [A miner is shown with various mining equipment underground.]

Scanned: September 26, 2006


Calumet & Hecla Smelting Works

Smelting, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Seasons, Winter The company's smelting works, Lake Linden, MI [What appears to be a pencil drawing of the smelting operation in winter.]

Scanned: October 10, 2006


Quincy Mining Company

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Miners, Copper Miners, Manpower, Labor, Skilled Labor Quincy Mining Company [A group of miners with their lunch buckets prepare to descend into the mine.]

Scanned: October 10, 2006


Adventure Mine

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Persons, Adventure Mines - Greenland, Michigan - Historical Copper Mine Tours - A Unique Vacation Experience. Spend an exciting hour or day visiting the famous Old Adventure Copper Mine. Underground and above-ground tours of historic and prehistoric mines. Forest camp sites and picnic grounds. Adventure copper, silver, datolite and other mineral specimens.

Scanned: November 12, 2010