Date: | 06 1949 |
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Description: | Gophering, or prospecting for lead using a windlass at Maplewood Farm. |
Date: | 05 1866 |
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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. |
Date: | 1872 |
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Description: | Galena (lead sulfide) was melted at this open hearth furnace owned by Richard Straw and Company on the Roundtree Branch of the Little Platte River. The men... |
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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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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." |
Date: | 1895 |
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Description: | Outdoor group portrait of the miners who work at Optimal Mine. They are seated outdoors on the grass, and are wearing work clothes and hats. |
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