Uploaded 22-Mar-12
Taken 7-Apr-10


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Keywords:old, abandoned, UP, rock, quincy, mine, decay, michigan, dry, mining, forgotten, upper peninsula, decaying, copper country, keweenaw, quincy mine, dry house
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Dimensions3628 x 2419
Original file size3.2 MB
Image typeJPEG
Color spacesRGB
Date taken7-Apr-10 19:51
Date modified8-Apr-10 20:42
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Camera makeNIKON CORPORATION
Camera modelNIKON D40X
Focal length10 mm
Focal length (35mm)15 mm
Max lens aperturef/3.5
Exposure1/80 at f/10
FlashNot fired
Exposure bias-1/3 EV
Exposure modeAuto
Exposure prog.Aperture priority
ISO speedISO 200
Metering modePattern
Digital zoom1x
Quincy Dry

Quincy Dry

All Copper Country mines of any size at all had a dry house: a place where miners could change out of their everyday clothes, and into their mining gear (and back again). Sometimes they could even wash and warm up a bit, have a smoke, and shoot the breeze. Most drys were fairly small. This, however, is the extremely large dry house from the Quincy Mine -- two stories tall and very long. Inside, you can still find some of the old lockers used by the miners. If you like my photos, please visit my photo store: David Clark Photography, or check out Cliffs and Ruins, my photo blog, for photos and stories from my explorations. © David Clark, all rights reserved.