Title: The floors
Photographer: [Benson John Lossing and William Barritt]
Subject Headings: Manufacturing Process - Mills and Millwork, Metal Trade - Copper Industry and Trade - Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings
Condition: Good
Description: [Early sketch of stamp mill in Keweenaw County. Several men are shown working in a large room. Trenches in the floor are used to separate copper from waste rock. Building appears to be open at the back. Although this illustration does not carry an attribution, it is likely done by Benson John Lossing and William Barritt, active illustrators of the late Nineteenth Century who are credited with the other illustrations in this publication.]
Source of Description: Book source [cataloger]
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Donor:
Date of Photo: April 1853
Medium: still image
Color: black and white
Size: 11.5 cm x 7.5 cm
Polarity: Positive
Image No: Book-AP2H2v6-579-B
Collection Name: Book Collection
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