John Ollanketo interview, 1974 Dec. 17.

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John Ollanketo interview, 1974 Dec. 17.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/163568179

Topics include his youth and work as a farmhand; starting work in the copper mines at age sixteen; the Depression; working for the Quincy Mining Company; mine accidents; company housing; transportation; saloons and recreation; food and merchandise prices; farming; and work in lumber camps.

Transcript : 20 p.

Finnish American Historical Archive and Museum

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SNAC Resource ID: 6906717

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Ollanketo, John H., 1906-1992

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Resident of Hancock, Mich. From the description of John Ollanketo interview, 1974 Dec. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 163568179 ...

Tun, John

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Quincy Mining Company

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The Quincy Mining Company was founded in 1846 to mine native copper deposits on property near Hancock, Michigan. During the course of the next one hundred and fifty years, the company produced 1.5 billion pounds of refined copper and issued $3 0 million in shareholder dividends. Its ability to consistently produce copper and stock dividends garnered it the nickname ₃Old Reliable₄ and spread its fame throughout the mining world. Before closing on May 6, 1967, the Quincy reclamation plant recovere...