Antique Stereoview Gratiot 4000 HP Engine Calumet Hecla Copper Mine Michigan For Sale

Original antique stereoview photograph depicting the massive Gratiot 4,000 Horse Power engine associated with the historic copper mining industry of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

The stereoview is captioned on the front:

“839 — Gratiot 4,000 Horse Power”

The remarkable interior photograph shows the enormous industrial machinery with several workers posed alongside and above it, providing an excellent sense of scale.

A period pencil inscription on the reverse appears to identify the subject as one of the large engines associated with the Calumet & Hecla mining operations at Lake Superior, Michigan, and refers to multiple giant engines housed together.

Calumet & Hecla was one of the most important names in Michigan’s historic Copper Country, and period records document both the Gratiot mining property and large named Gratiot hoisting machinery associated with the company’s operations.

An excellent early industrial photographic subject with strong interest to collectors of Michigan mining, Copper Country, Calumet & Hecla, steam engines, industrial history and antique stereoview photography.

Antique condition with expected age-related toning, edge and corner wear, light staining/soiling and surface wear. Period pencil writing on reverse. Currently housed in a protective sleeve. Please examine photographs carefully for condition.