Mine Site Construction Photograph Albums

Collection — sc_box: MS 4, Folder: 33-34

Identifier: MS-807

Staff Only

Collection Scope and Content Summary

Photograph albums, 1909-1910, documenting the progress of mine construction at the Winona Copper Company, the King Philip Copper Company, and the Challenge Mine sites in Houghton County, Michigan.

Dates

1909-1910

Access

Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Biography

The Winona Mining Co. was organized in 1864. The company reorganized as the Winona Copper Co. in 1898. In 1911, the company absorbed the King Philip Mining Co., located adjacent to the Winona Mine. In 1920, the mine closed permanently (from www.minedat.org, accessed May 2011). __The King Philip Mining Co. was organized in 1864. Work at the mine was sporadic in nature. In 1911, after the reorganization of the Winona Copper Co., King Philip was absorbed. King Philip, like Winona, worked the Winona Amygdaloid which was thought to be the southern extension of the famous Isle Royale Lode (from www.minedat.org, accessed May 2011).

Extent

0.02 Cubic Feet (2 folders)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Photograph albums, 1909-1910, documenting the progress of mine construction at the Winona Copper Company, the King Philip Copper Company, and the Challenge Mine sites in Houghton County, Michigan.