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Mining Scene

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Description: An unidentified mining scene where two men are cranking a windlass, common only in early lead and zinc mining in southwest Wisconsin. The windlass was used...
Map or Atlas

Mineral Point and Environs

Date: 1836
Description: This early to mid-19th century map shows the township and range system, sections, landownership, furnaces, lead mines, copper mines, and roads in the vicin...
Photograph

Rephotographic Pair: Zinc Works

Date: 
Description: A vintage view and a modern view of the zinc works site, presented as a pair. Views include industrial buildings and snow.

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