Petersen, Max S.2007-01-032022-02-032007-01-032022-02-03http://hdl.handle.net/11124/6490Date scanned: 2002-5-20.USBM #58826; Blower fan used to ventilate 2800-level explosives magazine and water hose on fresh air side of fan for fire-fighting purposes. Newport Mine, Pickands, Mather & Company, Ironwood, Gogebic County, Michigan. (Feb. 1945 - M.S.P.).Held in the Russell L. and Lyn Wood Mining History Archive, Arthur Lakes Library, Colorado School of Mines.Donor: United States Bureau of Mines.A miner holds a water hose for fire-fighting, with blower fan behind him, underground at the Newport Mine. The Newport Mine in the Gogebic district near Ironwood, Michigan began operations in 1884. The mine was operated by the Newport Mining Company, then eventually by Pickands, Mather & Company.Rights management statement available at: http://library.mines.edu/digital/rights.htmlPickands, Mather and CompanyIron mines and miningMine safetyMine ventilationMinersScenes, undergroundUnderground miningStillImage