Atlas Powder Company Records, 1890-1973.

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Atlas Powder Company Records, 1890-1973.

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Records, 1890-1973, from the Atlas Powder Company, an explosives company in Senter, Michigan. Includes correspondence, order receipts, a manual of technical and competitive information, blasting tables, loading guides, and blasting record books.

0.18 cubic feet; 1/2 manuscript box (letter size)

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

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SNAC Resource ID: 8119293

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

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The mines of Michigan's Copper Country were generally self-reliant; however, there were at least three things they could not find along the Keweenaw Peninsula - coal, iron and explosives. These items were transported, often at great expense, to Michigan from elsewhere. In an attempt to lower these costs, the controlling interests of the Tamarack and Osceola Mines, and later Calumet & Hecla Consolidated Copper Company invested in the area's first explosives plant at Woodside in 1884. When thi...