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Lead Mining Blast Furnace

Date:	1850
Description:	Blast furnace, also known as a Scotch hearth used in lead mining.

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Diagram of Mineral Point Mining Co.'s Mine

Date:	1850
Description:	Lithograph of a map drawn to indicate a mine on land owned by Mineral Point Mining Co. in the lead region of southwestern Wisconsin.

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