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Box 1

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Ruth Ann Miller Tragedy Papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-861
Abstract

Papers, 1966, chronicling the tragic death of 7-year old Ruth Ann Miller. Miller was playing around the abandoned No. 4 shaft of the Tamarack Mine in Houghton County, Michigan when she slipped under its cap and fell to her death. Includes photocopies and scans from local and regional papers about the accident and the subsequent unsuccessful attempts at rescue and recovery. Also includes newspaper accounts about the vandalism of the memorial erected at the site.

Dates: 1966