Collection on the Osceola Mine Dewatering Project, 1954-After 1982.

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Collection on the Osceola Mine Dewatering Project, 1954-After 1982.

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Collection, 1954-After 1982, of manuscripts based on civilian diver Carl Peterson's account of his participation in the Osceola Mine Dewatering Project. Also included are copies of photographs of the project and an article "Unwatering the Osceola Lode" (Kramer, A.S. et al. Reprinted from Mining Engineering, April 1956)

0.01 cubic feet; 1 folder.

Michigan Technological University, J.R. Van Pelt & Opie Library; Michigan Tech

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Michigan Technological University, J.R. Van Pelt & Opie Library; Michigan Tech

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