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Mining -- General, 500-541

American History Museum

Object Details

Collection Creator

Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Civil Engineering Department
Underwood and Underwood

Collection Citation

Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection, 1758-1945, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Scope and Contents

Consist primarily of images documenting mining equipment and machinery. A few of the images are of workers including women and a young girl. The dangerous side of this work is seen in the image of a man with a mining injury. There are some images of the interior of mines, mining camps, and the use of explosives. In addition, a few images from companies involved in the mining industry including Atlin G. M. Company, Sullivan Machinery Company, and McKell Coal and Coke Company are also found among these materials.
sova.nmah.ac.1013_ref6895

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep887f0f1fa-003f-4995-8b91-b995cb5584cf

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Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection
Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection / Series 2: Extractive Industries

Date

1904-1924, undated

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier

NMAH.AC.1013, Subseries 2.4.3

Type

Archival materials

Collection Rights

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Restrictions

Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
NMAH.AC.1013_ref6895
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep887f0f1fa-003f-4995-8b91-b995cb5584cf
NMAH.AC.1013
ACAH

Record ID

ebl-1728558600871-1728558632340-4

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