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Interior of Lead Mine

Date: 1900
Description: Five miners inside a lead mine.
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Ore Dock

Date: 1929
Description: View of an ore dock on Chequamegon Bay. Buildings on the shore of the bay can be seen, however, not the water.
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Cornish Miner's Homes in British Hollow

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Description: Cornish miner's homes on a hill, with surrounding landscape.
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Miners with Candles and Lanterns

Date: 1900
Description: Interior of a lead mine. The five miners are holding candles or lanterns.
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York Iron Mine

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Description: Stereograph view of the York Iron Mine.
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York Iron Mine

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Description: Outdoor stereograph view of the York Iron Mine.
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Crew of the Optimal Mine

Date: 1895
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the miners who work at Optimal Mine. They are seated outdoors on the grass, and are wearing work clothes and hats.
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Quarry at Devil's Lake

Date: 07 1936
Description: A worker is pulling a wheelbarrow behind him while walking alongside a narrow gauge railroad track at the south end of the East Bluff near Devil's Lake. Em...
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Sand Mine

Date: 07 1936
Description: A worker is driving a Plymouth "dinky" locomotive out of the entrance of a sand mine. One full car is behind the engine.

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