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Two Miners with Candles

Date: 1900
Description: Interior of a lead mine showing two miners kneeling with candles in their hands.
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Early Lead Mine

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Description: Exterior of a badger-type early Wisconsin lead mine.
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Surface Digging

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Description: Lead mining by digging at the ground surface.
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Down in the Mine

Date: 1900
Description: Miners in the bowels of a lead mine.
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Prospecting for Lead

Date: 06 1949
Description: Gophering, or prospecting for lead using a windlass at Maplewood Farm.
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Weighing Pig Lead

Date: 05 1866
Description: Engraved view of two men in a train locomotive observing the weighing of pig lead. Several bars of lead are stacked near the scale.
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Shot Tower

Date: 07 1836
Description: Sketch of the Shot Tower.
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Miners Grading Ore

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Description: Miners probably grading galena (lead) ore by putting pieces in drums with holes and letting smaller ones fall through.
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Pioneer Slag Tower and Furnace

Date: 1948
Description: Large brick kiln-like structure in field. Built in 1876, the blast furnace was used to salvage additional lead from the slag of 18 area furnaces operating ...
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Water Pumps in Mine

Date: 1939
Description: International PA-100 power unit operating a Pomona water pump in a lead and zinc mine. A box labeled "dynamite" is in the foreground.
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James Mine

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Description: Exterior view of James Mine with a field and fence in the foreground. Tram tracks lead from the tall building to large piles of rocks. There are steep stai...
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The Shot Shaft at Tower Hill State Park

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Description: The 120 foot shot shaft below the shot tower at Tower Hill State Park.
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Old Lead Trail

Date: 1960
Description: A man is running his dog on a trail in an old lead mining area. The trees are bare and fallen leaves are covering the ground.

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