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Eskola Postcard Collection

 Collection — Container: Sc_box 6, Folder: 9
Identifier: MS-962

Collection Scope and Content Summary

Postcards and postcard book, circa 1913-1920, featuring scenes of Michigan's Copper Country, especially Calumet and Laurium. Many of the loose postcards date to the 1913-1914 Western Federation of Miners copper strike and depict National Guard encampments and soldiers, Citizens' Alliance parades, and funerals for the Italian Hall victims, among other images. Other postcards show machinery, tools, and underground work from Calumet and Hecla and possibly Quincy mining companies. Depictions of city buildings, landscapes, and wintry days complete the loose postcards. The postcard book is hand-tinted and offers a similar representation of images.

Postcards were received or collected by Herbert Eskola, a native of Hancock and later a resident of Detroit.

Dates

  • Majority of material found within 1913-1920

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

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

Conditions Governing Use

Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Extent

0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder) : Thirty-seven black-and-white postcards, one book of hand-tinted color postcards.

Abstract

Postcards and postcard book, circa 1913-1920, featuring scenes of Michigan's Copper Country, especially Calumet and Laurium.

Processing History

Emily Riippa, 6/16/2017

Title
Eskola Postcard Collection
Author
Emily Riippa, revised by Lindsay Hiltunen
Date
16 June 2017
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository

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