Chunk of pure copper

Grab

Description

View of a 6000 pound chunk of pure copper resting on a sled. Written in lantern slide ledger, "Lump of native copper from Lake Superior." Recorded in lantern slide ledger: "M/Mines & mineral resources-Copper from L. Superior."

Details

Resource ID:: EB02m281
Subject:: Copper mines and mining--Michigan; Copper ores--Michigan; Lantern slides
Date:: unknown
Format:: 1 transparency : glass ; 3 x 3.75 in.
Department:: Burton Historical Collection
Negative Number:: BHC lantern slide no. 522; BHC glass neg. no. 822
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.