I am not sure what this structure is, but it seems to be put together like a gold mill. It existed in 1952, and seems to be from about that period.
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Copper poured from this furnace and was cast by the autocaster on the right into billets.
A stack of tires, some of which are destined for the roof. For some reason, a hundred old tires adorn the roof of the Twohy.
2011. Harris Machinery as seen from the roof of ADM-Delmar Elevator #4.
While the maps name this the compressor house, I believe, based on its size and number of heavy machine mounts, that it also housed the pumps to drain the mine.
The Cross of Loraine served as the international symbol of tuberculosis; it was traditional to find these on sanatorium smokestacks like this, which was part of the old steam plant, behind the Refractory.
A row of houses north of Pommenige.
If you look closely, you can see the rain dropping into the building. This is the part of the chapel with the collapsed roof–not the carvings on the choir loft.
This was not always the top of the elevator.
Frankie on the White Pine Mine vehicle access shaft. The mine was traditional inside… all room-and-pillar.