• Sunday-What'sUP November 3 - 08:23 am

Last evening while Edie and I were preparing upcoming Days in History, we ran across this complete eBook on the Library of Congress Archive.org website. The page of text above is the only text in the book, as the rest of the 108 pages are photographs or pencil sketches of the Copper Country as it appeared when this collection was published in 1903. A great way to view it is through the online reader Souvenir of the Copper Country, or you can download the book in PDF format.

After the cover and back of the book, the second photo is from the Future Michigan Technological University. We got a chuckle out of the flowery language of the publisher in her introduction :o) The final sample is a shot from Quincy before the current mine shafthouse was built. It is a very pleasant album to browse.

Thanks to all who share our Day in History installments on Facebook. A couple of recent favorites highlighted the establishment of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and the first vehicle to cross Mackinac Bridge, and of course we have many daily notes about the Copper Country. The U.P. is a fascinating region of the USA to explore, and we're glad every time you can join us on the journey.

Have a good week :o)

What a wonderful find Charley. There are many
great photos and history recorded there. The most
unusual and interesting for me is page 52, showing
a 6,000 pound copper mass taken from Minong Mine
on Isle Royale. You can see the prehistoric hammer
stone marks.

So much history saved, only to remind us of so
much history lost.

have to take a look at that....

As soon as I wake up and figure out how to rotate the view, I'm anxious to look for any unfamiliar or unusual photographs.

Thanks Charlie for "mining" yet another obscure source.

I wonder if this is on Google Books for reading.

Thomas, if you follow the link to Souvenir of the Copper Country, there is a convenient eBook format to page through. As Mr. Bill mentioned, most of the photos are rotated 90 degrees, which makes viewing a challenge. One thing I discovered is that you can zoom in on any given page, and at the peak zoom it gives you a link to download a high resolution Jpeg, which you can rotate/resize as you'd like. That's how I got the miners' group portrait, which is about a 75% reduction in the fourth picture above.

Interesting find, Charlie and Edie!

I got to wondering how the miners entered the mancar and ran across this video.

http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675028929_hoisting-zinc-miners_shaft-station_board-man-car_protective-railings

I've had this book saved to my computer for some time now. I guarantee you'll find some interesting photos in there MrBill. I must say that lately, all of the Day In History segments have been quite good. Kudos to everyone who have contributed.

Speaking of the Michigan Tech and that second photo; how 'bout those Huskies!?!? One of only two undefeated/untied teams going into November in all of college hockey!

Wonderful picture. Is there any way to find out the names of the men in the mining picture? My grandfather was killed in the 1927 blast at #2 and we've never been able to find a photo of him.

the mighty Unsalted Sea lol pretty interesting name!
:)

Alex, thanks so much for including that link - very
fascinating! How would you like to do that without
seatbelts, squeezed in tight - all arms & legs inside
the ride else -
don't sneeze! :O

interesting - I noticed in Alex's video link - all
the
miners had the lunchboxes in their right hands...