A sepia toned black and white postcard of miners being hoisted from the Copper Queen mines. Several of them are carrying lunch pails. The lift operator on the right-side leans on a cane. Postcard is a part of a series that has a yellowish tint. In the postcard it can be seen that there are three miners riding on each level of the hoist. During strikes, among demands that the number of miners be limited to two per level for safety concerns. The front caption on the left reads: "Hoisting Miners from the Copper Queen Mines in Bisbee, Arizona". The postcard is unused, and the publisher is unknown. Lucille Schmalzel Collection.
1973.41.16.LL