The Seeberville Murders: Death and Life in the Copper Country in 1913 Photograph Collection
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Photograph collection, 2003, of images from Professor Kim Hoagland's presentation, "The Seeberville Murders: Death and Life in the Copper Country in 1913," given as part of the Fourth Thursday in History series sponsored by the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections and the Keweenaw National Historical Park. Includes descendants of Joseph and Antonia Putrich, the owners of the boarding house where the murders took place in 1913.
Dates
- 2003
Access
Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.
Biography
Seeberville, Michigan was a suburb of Painesdale, a community ten miles south of Houghton and was the site of the first major confrontation of the 1913-1914 Copper Miners' Strike.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Photograph collection, 2003, of images from Professor Kim Hoagland's presentation, "The Seeberville Murders: Death and Life in the Copper Country in 1913," given as part of the Fourth Thursday in History series sponsored by the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections and the Keweenaw National Historical Park. Includes descendants of Joseph and Antonia Putrich, the owners of the boarding house where the murders took place in 1913.
Processing History
Elizabeth Russell,4/28/2011
- Title
- The Seeberville Murders: Death and Life in the Copper Country in 1913 Photograph Collection
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Russell
- Date
- 4/28/2011
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository