Quincy Mining Company Glass Plate Photograph Collection, Circa 1908-Circa 1912.

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Quincy Mining Company Glass Plate Photograph Collection, Circa 1908-Circa 1912.

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Photograph collection, circa 1908-circa 1912, of the Quincy Mining Company in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Oversize glass plate negatives include images of shaft houses, dwellings, drawings, plat maps, and scenes in the Hancock, Michigan area.

1.5 cubic feet; 3 manuscript boxes.

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

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SNAC Resource ID: 8085379

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

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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...