Railroad Water Tank

Archive Image
Add to Shoebox  View Your Shoebox  User Login
Title: Railroad Water Tank
Photographer: Unknown
Subject Headings: Railroads - Buildings and Structures, Seasons - Winter, Woody Plants - Trees
Condition: Good
Description: This evidence of a bygone era in railroading is still standing at Lake Mine, the once active mining property in Ontonagon County not far from Greenland. The property of the Copper Range Railroad, the tank rests in an area of heavy snow. To the left is a once-mined bluff, while to the right is the road to Nissula and Alston. [Photo of the water tank in winter. Snow covered trees in background.]
Source of Description: Daily Mining Gazette - March 1, 1958 [Cataloger]
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Donor: Robert Skuggen
Date of Photo: Saturday March 1 1958
Medium: still image
Color: black and white
Size: 10 cm x 20 cm
Polarity: Positive
Image No: MS051-14-06-11
Collection Name: Daily Mining Gazette 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:
• The foundation for this water tower still exists just north of M38 and the trail crossing. (August, 2012)
8/23/2012 3:04:00 PM by Anonymous