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U.P. Peddler (Marquette, MI)

 Organization

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Carloads of copper traveled down the Franklin Incline, pulling up empty cars on the other track

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 15, item: 001
Collection Scope and Content Summary From the Collection:

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).

Dates: undated

Copper miners equipped with oil fired "sunshine lamps," clay pipes and drill, pose for a picture around 1900

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 02, item: 005A-B
Collection Scope and Content Summary From the Collection:

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).

Dates: undated

Iron miners pose for a picture in the Barnes & Hecker mine

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 02, item: 015
Collection Scope and Content Summary From the Collection:

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).

Dates: undated

Riding a "man car" to work, deep in the copper mines, was almost as dangerous as the job itself

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 02, item: 004
Collection Scope and Content Summary From the Collection:

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).

Dates: undated