U.P. Peddler (Marquette, MI)
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Carloads of copper traveled down the Franklin Incline, pulling up empty cars on the other track
Collection, undated, of postcards compiled by the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections in Houghton, Michigan. The collection primarily consists of images of copper mines and mining, cities and towns located in the Keweenaw Peninsula, and views of Michigan Technological University (also known as Michigan Mining School, Michigan College of Mines, and Michigan College of Mining and Technology).
Copper miners equipped with oil fired "sunshine lamps," clay pipes and drill, pose for a picture around 1900
Collection, undated, of postcards compiled by the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections in Houghton, Michigan. The collection primarily consists of images of copper mines and mining, cities and towns located in the Keweenaw Peninsula, and views of Michigan Technological University (also known as Michigan Mining School, Michigan College of Mines, and Michigan College of Mining and Technology).
Iron miners pose for a picture in the Barnes & Hecker mine
Collection, undated, of postcards compiled by the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections in Houghton, Michigan. The collection primarily consists of images of copper mines and mining, cities and towns located in the Keweenaw Peninsula, and views of Michigan Technological University (also known as Michigan Mining School, Michigan College of Mines, and Michigan College of Mining and Technology).
Riding a "man car" to work, deep in the copper mines, was almost as dangerous as the job itself
Collection, undated, of postcards compiled by the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections in Houghton, Michigan. The collection primarily consists of images of copper mines and mining, cities and towns located in the Keweenaw Peninsula, and views of Michigan Technological University (also known as Michigan Mining School, Michigan College of Mines, and Michigan College of Mining and Technology).