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Down in the Zinc Mine

Date: 1910
Description: Miner inside a zinc mine.
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Zinc Miners

Date: 1910
Description: Zinc miners posing with an ore bucket down in a mine.
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Miners with ore crushers

Date: 1890
Description: Highland Mines owner, Harris Lewis, center, with miners, stands before zinc ore crushers.
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Zinc Mining

Date: 1915
Description: Two men work in a zinc mine near Platteville, Wisconsin.
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Miners at Diner

Date: 
Description: Zinc miners at tables in the dining hall near.
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Mine Shaft

Date: 1929
Description: Elevated view of a shaft house at a zinc mine.
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Zinc Works

Date: 1915
Description: The zinc works mining operation.
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Zinc Works

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of the zinc works.
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Zinc Works

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of the zinc works.
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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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Lead and Zinc Mines

Date: 1936
Description: View from road of lead and zinc mines and surrounding buildings.
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National Zinc Separating Company Plant

Date: 1925
Description: View down railroad tracks towards large mounds of raw material at National Zinc Separating Company plant. Industrial buildings and a railroad car and an au...
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National Zinc Separating Company Plant

Date: 1925
Description: View across field towards large mounds of raw material at National Zinc Separating Company plant. Industrial buildings are in the background.
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National Zinc Separating Company Plant

Date: 1925
Description: View down railroad tracks of the National Zinc Separating Company grounds. There is a large mound of ores, railroad cars, industrial buildings and a tall b...
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Blackstone Mine

Date: 1924
Description: The Blackstone Mine property and mining equipment.
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Railroad Tracks

Date: 
Description: View down railroad tracks that lead to industrial buildings and a smokestack. A caption on the image reads, "Zink (Zinc) Works, Mineral Point, Wis."
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Mineral Point Zinc Works

Date: 02 23 2012
Description: Elevated view of the zinc mining operation, with snow on the ground.
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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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Diamond Drill Outfit

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of a diamond drill outfit on Presque Isle River.
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Diamond Drill Outfit Interior

Date: 1909
Description: Several men standing next to gears and machinery inside a diamond drill outfit.

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