Separating the copper blocks

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Title:	Separating the copper blocks
Photographer:	[Benson John Lossing and William Barritt]
Date:	April 1853
Description:	[Early sketch of mine workings in Keweenaw County. Three men are shown working underground. They are using a chisel and hammers to separate a large piece of mass copper. Although this illustration does not carry an attribution, it is likely done by Benson John Lossing and William Barritt, active illustrators of the late Nineteenth Century who are credited with the other illustrations in this publication.]
Source of Description:	Book source [cataloger]
Subject(s):	Metal Trade - Copper Industry and Trade - Copper Mines and Mining

Number of Pieces:	One Piece(s)
Medium:	photographic print;
Color:	B&W;
Size:	5.5 cm x 4.5 cm
Polarity:	; Positive.
Contents Note:
Local Note(s):	Published in article entitled "Notes from the Copper Region" in Harper's New Monthly Magazine, April 1853 (Vol. VI, No. XXXV, page 577).

Donor:
Institution:	MTU Archives
Collection:	Book Collection
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Image #:	Book-AP2H2v6-577-B
Condition:	Good

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