Copper boulder at Menard mine
Grab
Description
Massive chunk of copper, with work crew and formally-dressed man posing by it. Typed on mat back: "The 18-ton copper boulder shown on the other side was found at the Menard mine in Northern Michigan in 1862. It had been moved by ancient miners forty-eight feet from its original bed. See Mich. Pioneer and historical soc. 27, p.265. Presented by Dr. Anna Brockway Gray." Handwritten on mat back: "The Big Mass found on the surface at the Menard. Resulted about 18 tons ingot."
Details
- Resource ID:
- DPA1308
- Subject:
- Copper mines and mining--Michigan
- Copper miners--Michigan
- Copper ores--Michigan
- Albumen prints
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1862
- Format:
- 1 photographic print on mat board ; 5.75 x 7.5 in.
- Department:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Location:
- M/Mines & mineral resources
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.