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Publication Information
| Date Created | May 1866 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 9 x 9 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Classified file, circa 1850s-1950s |
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| Call Number | CF 575 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Lead-Mining Furnace
1853
Engraved exterior view of a lead mining furnace. A man sits in a horse-drawn wagon at the left of the building.
Lead Region of the Upper Mississippi River
1853
Engraved view of miners and hillside mines in the Lead Region. Caption reads: "Sketch of the Lead Region."
Weighing Pig Lead
May 1866
Engraved view of two men in a train locomotive observing the weighing of pig lead. Several bars of lead are stacked near the scale.
Miners Grading Ore
Miners probably grading galena (lead) ore by putting pieces in drums with holes and letting smaller ones fall through.
En Route on Stagecoach
February 1855
Engraved image from Harper's New Monthly Magazine showing people riding in a stagecoach pulled by two horses.
