Engine House at copper mine

Photo of the engine house at one of the copper mines. Steam engines ran the hoisting drum that raised and lowered skip cars and man cages into the mines. Railroad car is likely a coal car as coal was commonly used as boiler fuel at these locations., Electronic reproduction of photograph. The railroads of Houghton County, Michigan
Abstract/Description: Photo of the engine house at one of the copper mines. Steam engines ran the hoisting drum that raised and lowered skip cars and man cages into the mines. Railroad car is likely a coal car as coal was commonly used as boiler fuel at these locations.
Subject(s): Transportation
Railroads
Houghton (Mich.)
Date Created: 1880 - 1939
Title: Engine House at copper mine.
Name(s): Houghton County Historical Society, contributor
Superiorland Library Cooperative, contributor
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1880 - 1939
Physical Form: photographs
Extent: 1 item
Abstract/Description: Photo of the engine house at one of the copper mines. Steam engines ran the hoisting drum that raised and lowered skip cars and man cages into the mines. Railroad car is likely a coal car as coal was commonly used as boiler fuel at these locations.
Note(s):

Electronic reproduction of photograph. The railroads of Houghton County, Michigan
Subject(s): Transportation
Railroads
Houghton (Mich.)
Restrictions on Access: In the public domain (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
Is Part Of: Houghton County Railroads collection. Identifier: SLC-009
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