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Foote album (PIC 6-FOO) (257 images)

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PIC 6-FOO 1:
Rix Compound Air Compressor. Pelton Wheel. Advertisement showing layout with 33' Pelton Wheel. 33' at Morning Mine, Mullan, Idaho.
PIC 6-FOO 2A & B:
Sutro Tunnel. 1873-74 compressor. Shaft #1 to drive drillingmach.
PIC 6-FOO 3:
North Star Powerhouse. 1895, test pieces from 22" pipe, Empire to N. S.
PIC 6-FOO 4:
North Star Powerhouse. Crew picture, laid 22' pipe, Empire to N.S.
PIC 6-FOO 5:
North Star Powerhouse. Building 22" pipe across Wolfe Creek to N.S.
PIC 6-FOO 6 A&B:
North Star Powerhouse. 22" pipe & compressor foundations w&w/o notes.
PIC 6-FOO 7 A&B:
North Star Powerhouse. Compressor erected, Pelton Wheel, w&w/o notes.
PIC 6-FOO 8:
North Star Powerhouse. 18'6" Pelton Wheel, later 1/2 buckets were removed.
PIC 6-FOO 9:
North Star Powerhouse. 18'6" Pelton Wheel, men, closer view that #8.
PIC 6-FOO 10 A&B:
North Star Powerhouse. 1902, 30' Pelton Wheel, 775 ft. head, Compress#2.
PIC 6-FOO 11:
North Star Powerhouse. Stone bridge complete, small building.
PIC 6-FOO 12:
North Star Powerhouse. Enlarging? Building.
PIC 6-FOO 13:
North Star Powerhouse. Pelton Wheel w/54 12" buckets, compressor #2.
PIC 6-FOO 14 A&B:
North Star Powerhouse. 1899, interior, 30' Pelton Wheel enclosed.
PIC 6-FOO 15:
North Star Powerhouse. Completed, Mass. Hill mine above, stone bridge.
PIC 6-FOO 16:
North Star Powerhouse. Completed, Mass. Hill Mine above, stone bridge.
PIC 6-FOO 17:
North Star Powerhouse. Drawing, Rix variable volume air compressor w/whee.
PIC 6-FOO 18:
North Star Powerhouse. Drawing, profile, Rix compressor & Pelton Wheel.
PIC 6-FOO 19 A&B:
Stockbridge Mine (aka Massachusetts Hill). Massachusetts Hill Mine (aka Stockbridge). Buildings, yard, team wagon.
PIC 6-FOO 20 A&B:
Massachusetts Hill Mine. 1898 crew photo.
PIC 6-FOO 21 A&B:
Massachusetts Hill Mine. Hoist, cross compound driven by compressed air.
PIC 6-FOO 22:
Massachusetts Hill Mine. Dry house, mine yard etc.
PIC 6-FOO 23:
Massachusetts Hill Mine. Employees group picture.
PIC 6-FOO 24:
Massachusetts Hill Mine. Drawing, Rix compound pneumatic reheater.
PIC 6-FOO 25A:
Massachusetts Hill Mine. Hall, Capt.. Underground, crew w/pneumatic drills. Massachusetts Hill mine underground.
PIC 6-FOO 25B:
Massachusetts Hill Mine. Hall, Capt.. Underground, crew w/pneumatic drills. Massachusetts Hill mine underground.
PIC 6-FOO 26:
Ore car. Ore car & man, Massachusetts Hill Mine?.
PIC 6-FOO 27:
Lakenan Hydraulic Pump. Massachusetts Hill mine?.
PIC 6-FOO 28 A&B:
Massachusetts Hill Mine. Steam tractor. Steam tractor loading ore to haul to N.S. Mill. Massachusetts Hill Mine loading ore to haul to Mil.
PIC 6-FOO 29 A&B:
North Star Powerhouse. Reheater for compressed air.
PIC 6-FOO 30 A&B:
New York Hill Mine. Pump & reheater.
PIC 6-FOO 31:
Ore car. Side-dump car spilling load.
PIC 6-FOO 32:
New York Hill Mine. Split in vein, stope #2, 13 level.
PIC 6-FOO 33:
New York Hill Mine?. Man, pneumatic drill, underground.
PIC 6-FOO 34:
Empire Mine, underground. Water metering gauge.
PIC 6-FOO 35 A&B:
North Star Powerhouse. Break & repair 24" dia. Pipe.
PIC 6-FOO 36 A&B:
North Star Powerhouse. Break & repair 24' dia. Pipe.
PIC 6-FOO 37 A&B:
North Star Powerhouse. Water rushing from 24" pipe break.
PIC 6-FOO 38:
North Star Powerhouse. Water rushing from 24" pipe break.
PIC 6-FOO 39:
North Star Powerhouse. Roof views during construction.
PIC 6-FOO 40:
Foote, Arthur B.. Seated in mine building.
PIC 6-FOO 41 A&B:
North Star Powerhouse. Foote, Arthur B.. A.B. Foote checking indicator cards, Compressor #2. Checking indicator cards, Compressor #2 N.S. Power.
PIC 6-FOO 42:
North Star Powerhouse. Snow, roof lines, driveway side.
PIC 6-FOO 43 A&B:
North Star Powerhouse. Mass. Hill shaft in background.
PIC 6-FOO 44A:
North Star Central Shaft. 1901, new headframe & bins.
PIC 6-FOO 44B:
North Star Central Shaft. 1901, new headframe & bins.
PIC 6-FOO 45A:
North Star Central Shaft. Central shaft headframe.
PIC 6-FOO 45B:
North Star Central Shaft. Central shaft headframe.
PIC 6-FOO 46:
North Star Central Shaft. 1900, drawing, skip tracks for head frame.
PIC 6-FOO 47 A&B:
North Star Central Shaft. Hoist drum broken by pressure of winding rope.
PIC 6-FOO 48 A&B:
North Star Central Shaft. Other view, hoist drum broken by pressure of rope.
PIC 6-FOO 49 A&B:
North Star Central Shaft. Cage Hoist.
PIC 6-FOO 50:
North Star Mine. Air heater for re-heating compressed air.
PIC 6-FOO 51:
North Star Mine Powerhouse. Pipe & fittings.
PIC 6-FOO 52:
North Star Central Shaft. Drums for hoisting, chevron gears etc.
PIC 6-FOO 53:
North Star Central Shaft. Drums for hoisting, incl. Control levers etc.
PIC 6-FOO 54:
North Star Central Shaft. Drum collapsed from winding cable.
PIC 6-FOO 55:
North Star Central Shaft. Hoist drum, controls.
PIC 6-FOO 56 A&B:
North Star Central Shaft. Water tanks for bailing central shaft.
PIC 6-FOO 57A:
North Star Central Shaft. 1904, cutting 40 station, men, pneumatic drills.
PIC 6-FOO 57B:
North Star Central Shaft. 1904, cutting 40 station, men, pneumatic drills.
PIC 6-FOO 58:
North Star Central Shaft. Headframe, buildings.
PIC 6-FOO 59:
North Star Central Shaft. Hoist room, operator, 3 drums etc.
PIC 6-FOO 60:
North Star Central Shaft. 3 men, working on cable.
PIC 6-FOO 61:
North Star Central Shaft. Lowering water tank? Down shaft.
PIC 6-FOO 62:
North Star Central Shaft. Lowering machinery down shaft.
PIC 6-FOO 63:
North Star Central Shaft. Triple expansion pump, assembled.
PIC 6-FOO 64:
North Star Central Shaft. Triple expansion pump, disassembled.
PIC 6-FOO 65:
North Star Central Shaft. Rigging equipment to lower down shaft.
PIC 6-FOO 66:
North Star Central Shaft. Equipment on overhead pully, underground.
PIC 6-FOO 67:
North Star Central Shaft. Underground, pump?.
PIC 6-FOO 68:
North Star Central Shaft. Water tank on hoist.
PIC 6-FOO 69:
North Star Central Shaft. Pipes and pumps underground.
PIC 6-FOO 70:
North Star Central Shaft. Headframe & bins.
PIC 6-FOO 71 A&B:
North Star Central Shaft. 1905, cage for central shaft.
PIC 6-FOO 72:
North Star Central Shaft. Turbine pump, 1400' lift 8 stage.
PIC 6-FOO 73:
North Star Central Shaft. 1907, men, equipment, shaft face, 5000' on incline.
PIC 6-FOO 74:
North Star Mine. 1904, model, incline & vertical shafts & drifts.
PIC 6-FOO 75:
North Star Mine. New York Hill Mine. Massachusetts Hill Mine. Gold Hill Mine. 1904, model, N.Y. Hill, Mass Hill, Gold Hill mines. 1904, model, relationship to North Star Mine.
PIC 6-FOO 76 A&B:
North Star Mine Central Mill. 1903 granite mortar blocks.
PIC 6-FOO 77:
North Star Mine. Lode Star. Fahey. Bowery. Irish American. Rocky Bar. Map showing relationship to other mines. Map showing... See More
PIC 6-FOO 78 A&B:
North Star Mill. Vanners.
PIC 6-FOO 79 A&B:
North Star Mill. Plates, N.S. Mill w/man.
PIC 6-FOO 80 A&B:
North Star Mill. Rawlins, Johnny. Johnny Rawlins cleaning out mortar. North Star Mill, cleaning out mortar.
PIC 6-FOO 81 A&B:
North Star Mill. Loney, Mr.. Mr. Loney panning out N.S. Mill.
PIC 6-FOO 82:
North Star Mill?. 2 men laying asphalt floor in building.
PIC 6-FOO 83 A&B:
North Star Mill. Experiment with grease surface for concentration.
PIC 6-FOO 84 A&B:
North Star Mine. 3 wheel barrow for moving rock in flat stopes.
PIC 6-FOO 85:
North Star Mine. Pulling 3 wheel barrow for rock in flat stopes.
PIC 6-FOO 86 A&B:
North Star Mine. 1904, first turbine pump.
PIC 6-FOO 87 A&B:
North Star Cyanide Plant. Underconstruction, some roof trusts in place.
PIC 6-FOO 88:
North Star Incline Shaft. Buildings looking north, panorama.
PIC 6-FOO 89 A&B:
North Star Shop. Men, lathes, etc.
PIC 6-FOO 90 A&B:
North Star Incline Shaft. Cornish Pump, in building.
PIC 6-FOO 91:
North Star Incline Shaft. Buildings.
PIC 6-FOO 92 A&B:
North Star Mill. Auburn Road, aerial tramway shown.
PIC 6-FOO 93 A&B:
North Star Incline Shaft. Auburn Road, crew, no ids.
PIC 6-FOO 94:
Idaho. Blacksmith shop, could be North Star Incline Shaft.
PIC 6-FOO 95:
North Star Incline Shaft. Man pushing ore car from dump.
PIC 6-FOO 96:
North Star Incline Shaft. Man skip.
PIC 6-FOO 97 A&B:
Massachusetts Hill Mine. North Star Mill. Steam tractor hauling ore to N.S. Mill. Steam tractor hauling to mill from Mass. Hill Mine.
PIC 6-FOO 98:
North Star Mill. Wagon, tanker?.
PIC 6-FOO 99:
North Star Incline Shaft. Close-up of aerial tramway bucket.
PIC 6-FOO 100:
North Star Mine. Dump, mill building.
PIC 6-FOO 101:
North Star Mine. Steam tractor, trailer ca. 1897, man.
PIC 6-FOO 102 A&B:
North Star Incline Shaft. Aerial tramway, support, cable, bucket.
PIC 6-FOO 103:
North Star Mine. Close-up, wire cable, tool.
PIC 6-FOO 104:
North Star Mine. 2 men, splicing rope?.
PIC 6-FOO 105:
North Star Mill. Buildings, dump etc.
PIC 6-FOO 106:
North Star Incline Shaft. Auburn Rd.. McDonald Dairy. View from, Auburn Road, McDonald Dairy. View of, from North Star Incline Shaft.
PIC 6-FOO 107:
North Star Mine. Aerial tramway, buildings.
PIC 6-FOO 108 A&B:
North Star Cottage. View west from cottage.
PIC 6-FOO 109:
North Star Cottage. Gardens?.
PIC 6-FOO 110 A&B:
North Star Cottage. North Star Incline Shaft. View shows cottage on left Incline Shaft on right.
PIC 6-FOO 111 A&B:
Grass Valley. North Star Central Shaft. View, from North Star Central Shaft, Wolf Creek. View of Grass Valley from.
PIC 6-FOO 112:
North Star Central Shaft. View from mine.
PIC 6-FOO 113:
North Star Mine. Auburn Rd., buildings crossing road.
PIC 6-FOO 114 A&B:
North Star Mine. North Star Cottage. Tramway with North Star Cottage in background.
PIC 6-FOO 115 A&B:
North Star Cottage. View of building.
PIC 6-FOO 116:
North Star Cottage. Building, roadway, fencing.
PIC 6-FOO 117:
North Star Cottage. Rosebush.
PIC 6-FOO 118:
North Star Cottage. Woman & ? On lawn in front.
PIC 6-FOO 119 A&B:
North Star Mine. Locomotive&ore carsbetween Central & Incline Shaft.
PIC 6-FOO 120 A&B:
North Star Mine. Dry House, interior view.
PIC 6-FOO 121 A&B:
North Star Mine. 1902, blacksmith shop interior view.
PIC 6-FOO 122 A&B:
North Star Mine. Sorting plant, removing waste rock.
PIC 6-FOO 123:
North Star Mine. Underground, rails, shute?.
PIC 6-FOO 124:
North Star Mine. Taylor Brothers Foundry. Fire plunger pump built by Taylor Bros. Fire plunger pump built for North Star Mine.
PIC 6-FOO 125A:
North Star Mine. Fire plunger pump built by Taylor Bros.
PIC 6-FOO 125 A&B:
Taylor Brothers Foundry. Fire plunger pump built for North Star Mine.
PIC 6-FOO 125B:
North Star Mine. Fire plunger pump built by Taylor Bros.
PIC 6-FOO 126:
North Star Cottage. View of road, horse on left.
PIC 6-FOO 127:
North Star Cottage. View of house, road etc.
PIC 6-FOO 128 A&B:
North Star Cottage. View of house and other buildings.
PIC 6-FOO 129 A&B:
North Star Mine. Dry House, exterior view.
PIC 6-FOO 130 A&B:
North Star Mine. Stable and other buildings.
PIC 6-FOO 131 A&B:
North Star Mill. Old Auburn Road.
PIC 6-FOO 132 A&B:
North Star House. Building foundation, ore car, rails etc.
PIC 6-FOO 133 A&B:
North Star House. Horse/man, ore car.
PIC 6-FOO 134:
North Star House. Horse/man, ore car.
PIC 6-FOO 135 A&B:
North Star Hoist & Mill. Panorama view.
PIC 6-FOO 136 A&B:
North Star House. North Star Cottage. North Star Mine. North Star Mill. Panorama, House, Cottage, Mine, Mill.
PIC 6-FOO 137 A&B:
North Star House. 1905, distant view across hill.
PIC 6-FOO 138 A&B:
North Star House. Swift, Rodman. Swift, Betty Foote. 1905, front with man & woman. 1905 with Betty in front of N.S. house. 1905 with Rodman Swift in front of N.S.House.
PIC 6-FOO 139:
North Star House. Back side, newly planted gardens.
PIC 6-FOO 140:
North Star Mine. Fire plunger pump built by Taylor Bros.
PIC 6-FOO 141:
North Star Mine. Rix compound compressed air hoist.
PIC 6-FOO 142:
North Star Mine. Narrow gage compressed air locomotive.
PIC 6-FOO 143:
North Star Mine. Rix compressed air locomotive, side view.
PIC 6-FOO 144:
North Star Mine. Rix compressed air locomotive, front view.
PIC 6-FOO 145:
North Star Mine. Rix vertical high speed compressor.
PIC 6-FOO 146:
Mine, no ID. Steam tractor, sheds, etc.
PIC 6-FOO 147:
Eureka Mine, Sutter Creek. Oneida. Buildings.
PIC 6-FOO 148:
Mine, no ID. Distant view.
PIC 6-FOO 149:
Mine, no ID. Distant view.
PIC 6-FOO 150:
Mine, no ID. Interior, hoist.
PIC 6-FOO 151:
Comstock Mine. Cornish Pump. Cornish Pump. Comstock Mine.
PIC 6-FOO 152:
Comstock Mine. Hoist, interior.
PIC 6-FOO 153:
Comstock Mine. Interior, large equipment.
PIC 6-FOO 154:
View. Ice flows on water.
PIC 6-FOO 155:
View. Large building, larger rocks, lake.
PIC 6-FOO 156:
View. River canyon, snow.
PIC 6-FOO 157 A&B:
Colgate Power House. Aerial view, mountains, river, buildings.
PIC 6-FOO 158:
Colgate Power House. Aerial view, mountains, pipes, river, buildings.
PIC 6-FOO 159:
Hydraulic Mining. Building dam by hydraulicking.
PIC 6-FOO 160:
Hydraulic Mining. Monitor working, run-off, debris.
PIC 6-FOO 161:
Hydraulic Mining. 1902, debris dam construction see DR 2-281.
PIC 6-FOO 162:
Hydraulic Mining. Building debris dam by hydraulicking.
PIC 6-FOO 163:
Hydraulic Mining. 2 monitors working, debris.
PIC 6-FOO 164A:
Empire Mine, headframe. 1890 headframe & buildings, chimneys.
PIC 6-FOO 164 A&B&C:
Empire Mine, headframe. 1890 headframe & buildings, chimneys.
PIC 6-FOO 164B:
Empire Mine, headframe. 1890 headframe & buildings, chimneys.
PIC 6-FOO 164C:
Empire Mine, headframe. 1890 headframe & buildings, chimneys.
PIC 6-FOO 165 A&B:
Empire Mine, above ground. 1890 lawn, buildings, headframe.
PIC 6-FOO 166:
Hydraulic Mining. 4 monitors working.
PIC 6-FOO 167 A&B:
Empire Mine, headframe. Headframe.
PIC 6-FOO 168:
Unknown building. Interior, powerhouse? Large equipment, belts, man.
PIC 6-FOO 169 A&B:
Empire Mine, Stamp Mill. Frue Vanners, interior.
PIC 6-FOO 170 A&B:
Empire Mine, above ground. Interior, hoist driven by Pelton Water Wheels.
PIC 6-FOO 171:
Empire Mine?. Underground, tracks, steps, piping.
PIC 6-FOO 172 A&B:
Empire Mine, above ground. Bullion furnace, interior.
PIC 6-FOO 173 A&B:
Empire Mine, above ground. Man skips, candles, soft hats.
PIC 6-FOO 174 A&B:
Empire Mine, above ground. Interior, canvas plant.
PIC 6-FOO 175 A&B:
Empire Mine, headframe. Headframe, ore car on rails.
PIC 6-FOO 176:
Empire Mine, headframe. Headframe, buildings.
PIC 6-FOO 177:
Idaho. Irrigation ditch building.
PIC 6-FOO 178:
Idaho. Irrigation ditch building.
PIC 6-FOO 179:
Mine, no ID. Headframe.
PIC 6-FOO 180 A&B:
Empire Mine, Stamp Mill. Interior view.
PIC 6-FOO 181:
Idaho?. Irrigation ditch w/water, man, dog.
PIC 6-FOO 182 A&B:
North Star Mine. Drain tunnel, interior, 2 men.
PIC 6-FOO 183 A&B:
North Star Mine. Drain tunnel entrance, exterior, 2 men, ore car.
PIC 6-FOO 184:
view, unknown. Possibly Boise River, Idaho, irrigation project.
PIC 6-FOO 185:
wagon train, freight. Freighters on mountain trail-no location.
PIC 6-FOO 186:
view, lake. No location, lake, manmade structure, man.
PIC 6-FOO 187:
Smith, Joseph. Patent drawing. Patent drawing, unknown machine. Unknown machine, Joseph Smith... See More
PIC 6-FOO 188:
Idaho. Boise River, Idaho ca. 1882-1893.
PIC 6-FOO 189:
Nevada, State of. 1 of 5 pics labeled State of Nevada, mountain view.
PIC 6-FOO 190:
Nevada, State of. 2 of 5 pics labeled State of Nevada, mountain view.
PIC 6-FOO 191:
Nevada, State of. 3 of 5 pics labeled State of Nevada, Mt. Davidson.
PIC 6-FOO 192:
Nevada, State of. 4 of 5 pics labeled State of Nevada, mountain view.
PIC 6-FOO 193:
Nevada, State of. 5 of 5 pics labeled State of Nevada, mountain view.
PIC 6-FOO 194 A&B:
New Almaden, CA. 1876-77 mine building.
PIC 6-FOO 195:
New Almaden, CA. Men, building, mountain.
PIC 6-FOO 196:
New Almaden, CA. Men, mine entrance.
PIC 6-FOO 197:
Sutro Tunnel. 1874, building, scenery.
PIC 6-FOO 198:
Sutro Tunnel. 1874, distant view.
PIC 6-FOO 199:
unidentified woman & child. Woman & child in garden.
PIC 6-FOO 200:
unidentified woman & child. Woman & child in garden.
PIC 6-FOO 201:
unidentified garden & building. Garden & building.
PIC 6-FOO 202:
unidentified couple. Man/woman horseback riding.
PIC 6-FOO 203:
unidentified woman. Riding palomino, leading other horse.
PIC 6-FOO 204:
unidentified couple. Riding horses.
PIC 6-FOO 205:
unidentified woman. Riding palomino side-saddle.
PIC 6-FOO 206:
Cat. In chair on unknown porch.
PIC 6-FOO 207:
Cat & dog. On unknown porch.
PIC 6-FOO 208:
unidentified woman & child. In garden.
PIC 6-FOO 209:
unidentified garden. Bench, tree.
PIC 6-FOO 210:
unidentified man, 3 women. Outdoors, camping?.
PIC 6-FOO 211:
unidentified couple. Standing in row boat.
PIC 6-FOO 212:
unidentified woman. In yard.
PIC 6-FOO 213:
cat & chickens. In front yard.
PIC 6-FOO 214:
unidentified woman. With chickens in yard.
PIC 6-FOO 215:
North Star Mine. Electric trolley with man & 2 women.
PIC 6-FOO 216:
unidentified garden. Riding horses in front of house.
PIC 6-FOO 217:
unidentified house. Pretty 2-story wood sided.
PIC 6-FOO 218:
North Star Mine. 2 women with full ore cars.
PIC 6-FOO 219:
unidentified house. 2 people, over-grown yard.
PIC 6-FOO 220:
unidentified woman. Pretty woman on front porch.
PIC 6-FOO 221:
unidentified man. W/dog in front yard.
PIC 6-FOO 222:
Chinese vegetable man. With yoke & baskets in front yard.
PIC 6-FOO 223:
unidentified woman. Elegantly dressed in parlor.