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The Seeberville Murders: Death and Life in the Copper Country in 1913 Photograph Collection

 Collection — sc_box: MS 3, Folder: 27
Identifier: MS-695

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

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Houghton 49931 U.S.A. US