Ripley (Mich.)
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Quincy Mining Company Smelter Theft Letters
Letters, 1923-1924, series of correspondence between a Quincy Mining Company Smelter superintendent and a former worker, Charles Heikkinen, regarding the theft of copper and repayment. Heikkinen contacts the Quincy Mining Company Smelter 16 years after the theft in order to repay the value of 16 pounds of copper.
Robert Wood Photograph Collection
Photograph collection, 1911-1915, of Robert Wood, a 1906 Michigan College of Mines alumni. Images were taken during his employment at the Quincy Smelter in Ripley, Michigan and include photographs of the smelting machinery and process as well as the end product - copper ingots, ingot bars, wire bars and cakes. Also included are two scrapbook pages with photographs of the Copper Harbor Lighthouse and surrounding area.