Title: Accidents - Ruth Ann Miller
Photographer: Gagnon of Gazette
Subject Headings: Accidents, Metal Trade - Copper Industry and Trade - Copper Mines and Mining, Persons
Condition: Good
Description: Shown here is the open mine pit into which little Ruth Ann Miller, 7, is reputed to have fallen Saturday while playing and picking strawberries with her brother, Gary, 10. The mile deep vertical shaft is cluttered with debris, assorted timbers and pipes, so that these have to be removed before the improvised skip can be lowered. The cap is shown at left. About half of the slab has been broken to permit search operations. The protective barbed wire fence is revealed enclosing the pit opening. Photo was taken Saturday at 7:00 p.m. while miners and other workmen were readying a big Gundlach crane with extensive cable to act as a hoist engine. Location is near Calumet's Legion Field, about a mile distant from the pit. [Image of the shaft the child fell into.]
Source of Description: Daily Mining Gazette Article [Cataloger]
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Donor: Robert Skuggen
Date of Photo: July 18 1966
Medium: still image
Color: black and white
Size: 14.7 cm x 19.6 cm
Polarity: Positive
Image No: MS051-026-005-002
Collection Name: Daily Mining Gazette Photograph Collection
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