Petersen, Max S.2007-01-032022-02-032007-01-032022-02-03https://hdl.handle.net/11124/6071Date scanned: 2002-6-6.USBM #60605; Car-dumping arrangement. (Note safety platform bolted to car for motorman helper to ride on.) 17th level, Hiawatha #1 Mine, The M. A. Hanna Company, Iron River, Michigan.Held in the Russell L. and Lyn Wood Mining History Archive, Arthur Lakes Library, Colorado School of Mines.Donor: United States Bureau of Mines.The image shows three miners operating car dumping machinery. The Hiawatha #1 Mine near Stambaugh, Michigan was operated by the M. A. Hanna Company. The Hiawatha #1 was the deepest mine in Iron County and one of the most productive. The Mine was worked from 1893 to 1967. The M. A. Hanna Company was one of the large mining companies that moved into the Michigan iron area in the early 1900s, consolidated smaller properties, and engaged in exploration for other economic deposits.Rights management statement available at: http://library.mines.edu/digital/rights.htmlM. A. Hanna CompanyIron mines and miningMinersMiningOre handling and transportationScenes, undergroundUnderground miningHiawatha #1 Mine, ore car dumpingStillImage