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Ore Docks

Date: 1920
Description: Caption reads: "Mammoth Ore Docks, Ashland, Wis." A building and roads are in the foreground. Several ore ships can be seen.
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Kennedy and Hoskins Mines

Date: 1920
Description: View down hill towards the Kennedy zinc and lead mine (center) and the Hoskins mine (right). Snow is on the ground.
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Empire Mine

Date: 1920
Description: The Empire zinc and lead mine. Very litle lead is now produced.
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Elevated View of Mining Community

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of a mining community, including numerous houses, mining structures, and large mounds of gravel material.
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Docked Ore Boats

Date: 1920
Description: A view of boats laden with ore docked at the harbor. Caption reads: "The Harbor -- Looking Out, Lorain, Ohio."
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Shot Tower Interior

Date: 1920
Description: View from the top of the shot tower looking down the narrow tunnel towards the bottom.
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Shot Tower Tunnel

Date: 1920
Description: Entrance of the tunnel to the bottom of the shot tower. There is graffiti around the entrance.

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