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Entrance sign for the Copper Pavilion.
View to the east of the newly constructed Copper Pavilion made possible by a donation from John and Jane Matz. Photo by T. Bornhorst.
View to the west of the Copper Pavilion with the world record native copper slab on exhibit. Photo by T. Bornhorst.
Tabular 19-ton mass of native copper recovered from Lake Superior (Lake Copper)
The 19-ton Lake Copper in the original position on the bottomlands of Lake Superior in Great Sand Bay on the west side of the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan.
The 19-ton Lake Copper being jacked up in order to place lifting straps beneath it
The 19-ton Lake Copper strapped and beginning to be lifted off the bottomlands of Lake Superior
The 19-ton Lake Copper in process of being lifted out of Lake Superior with diver Bob Barron.
The 19-ton Lake Copper emerging from Lake Superior after being lifted from the bottomlands
The 19-ton Lake Copper being lifted out of Lake Superior by H. J. Schwartz crane barge July 2001.
Diver Bob Barron on the deck of the crane barge as the 19-ton Lake Copper is being lifted to be place on the deck
The 19-ton Lake Copper is being place on the deck of the barge for transport to a dock along the Portage Canal. Photo by T. Bornhorst.
The copper pavilion was excavated down where bedrock was encountered. A compacted sand base provides a stable platform for the native copper slab. Photo by T. Bornhorst.
Crane lifting the 19-ton Lake Copper in preparation of placing it on a custom engineered stand. Photo by T. Bornhorst.
Moving the 19-ton Lake Copper towards its resting place on a heavy duty steel stand. Photo by T. Bornhorst.
Guiding the 19-ton Lake Copper slab on to the steel stand. Photo by T. Bornhorst.
Final placement and inspection of the 19-ton Lake Copper on the stand. Photo by T. Bornhorst.
Nearly completed pavilion covering the tarped native copper tabular vein in June 2015. Photo by T. Bornhorst.
Copper pavilion in construction during June of 2015. Photo by T. Bornhorst.
Copper Pavilion at time of dedication in August 2015.
A crowd of people examine the native copper slab during dedication of the Copper Pavilion August 2015
Jane and John Matz with Director Ted Bornhorst at dedication of the Copper Pavilion with museum Executive Director Ted Bornhorst.
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