Copper Mines & Mining - Unidentified

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Title: Copper Mines & Mining - Unidentified
Photographer: Unknown
Subject Headings: Metal Trade - Copper Industry and Trade - Copper Mines and Mining, Persons, Buildings
Condition: Fair - Lower right hand portion of glass negative has deteriorated
Description: Hopper [A worker stands on the metal structure. ]
Source of Description: Back of photo [cataloger]
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Donor: Roy Drier
Date of Photo: undated
Medium: still image
Color: black and white
Size: 16.4 cm x 21.4
Polarity: Negative
Image No: MTU Neg 00641
Collection Name: Roy Drier Photograph Collection
Terms of Use: Rights to reproduce and distribute this image may be restricted. Contact the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections for further information.
User Comments:
• This is probably just the exposed head frame for one of the already identified shafthouses. When a mine began work, not much time or money was spent on surface structures. Only the bare minimum was constructed. It was only when a mine gained a fair profit and had money to throw away that they rebuilt and improved their support structures above ground. Thus is the case with this photograph.
2/10/2010 10:11:27 AM by Anonymous
• Correction: this is actually the steel shaft house of the Norrie Iron mine. Another print shows this same shaft house. It located in the William Nara Collection, print #42-104
2/15/2010 7:33:36 PM by Anonymous