Central Mine Company Houses

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Title: Central Mine Company Houses
Photographer: Clarence Monette
Subject Headings: Buildings - Dwellings - Housing, Single Family, Human Settlements - Cities and Towns - Company Towns, Historic Sites - Historic Mines
Condition: Good
Description: House #10 largest home. [Exterior view of a two story building with an addition jutting out from the side of the structure.]
Source of Description: Front of photo [Cataloger]
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Donor: Clarence Monette
Date of Photo: undated
Medium: still image
Color: color
Size: 8.7 cm x 12.3 cm
Polarity: Positive
Image No: No Neg 2008-08-20-06
Collection Name: Clarence Monette 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:
• Name:Pam Gramling
MTU Class of:
Henry and Anna Dyni, Finnish immigrants, lived in this house with their 13 children, most of whom were born in Central Mine between 1886 and 1906
7/30/2012 11:21:55 PM by Anonymous
• This was originally the doctor's house. Before the Dyni family lived here, one of their daughters worked as a housekeeper for the doctor and then worked with him and translated for Finnish immigrants who did not speak English.
8/8/2013 2:46:11 PM by Anonymous