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Shot Tower Tunnel

Date: 1950
Description: View across river towards the tunnel leading to the bottom of the shot tower shaft at Tower Hill State Park. There is a rustic bridge on the right leading ...
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Lead and Zinc Mining

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Description: Soon after the turn of the century, Joplin was named the lead and zinc capital of the world.
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Marinette

Date: 12 17 1957
Description: View of icy Lake Michigan from Ogden Street Bridge. There are piles of coal on the left and right, and what may be a jetty in the far distance.
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Looking West Towards Hurley, WI From Ironwood, MI

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view of Hurley, WI and nearby industrial sites (Scott & Howe Lumber Co. Mill, Ashland Mine). Inventory reads: "Looking west and a little south ove...
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Looking East Towards Ironwood, MI From Hurley

Date: 1905
Description: Slightly elevated view of the border between Hurley, WI and Ironwood, MI. Caption reads: "Looking east from Hurley side of Montreal River near Silver Stree...

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