Seeberville Location

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Title: Seeberville Location
Photographer: Unknown
Subject Headings: Labor Movements, Human Settlements - Cities and Towns - Company Towns, Metal Trade - Copper Industry and Trade - Copper Mines and Mining
Condition: Good
Description: Seeberville Location [Exterior photograph showing two rows of company houses. One is the home where two strikers were killed and two wounded by deputies August 14, 1913.]
Source of Description: Writing on image [cataloger]
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Donor: Louis Koepel
Date of Photo: August 1913
Medium: still image
Color: black and white
Size: 8.5 cm x 13.6 cm
Polarity: Positive
Image No: Acc-400-12-13-1988-001-011-003
Collection Name: Acc. 400 (12-13-1988)
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:
• Handwritten comment on back of print (unknown author): Seeberville location at Champion Mine where deputies killed 2 strikers when making arrests. These deputies were convicted by Houghton Co. jury & were sent to Marquette prison. Judge Flanagan presided at trial.""
2/8/2006 6:39:35 PM by Erik Nordberg, MTU Archivist