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Description Last year of operation.
My step grandfather on the left smoking a pipe.

Makola mine
Nivala, Finland
in production 1941-1954
Ni + Cu

Photographer unknown
Reproduction by me

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Comments: 9

NachoRomero [2011-02-28 15:27:19 +0000 UTC]

Love those old photos! You can really travel back in time...

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wchild In reply to NachoRomero [2011-02-28 17:48:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you my dear old friend.

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wingsofdragons [2011-02-27 17:17:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for sharing this lovely capture..........
there is something about a old black and white...........that tells a story.............

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wchild In reply to wingsofdragons [2011-02-27 17:56:39 +0000 UTC]

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wingsofdragons In reply to wchild [2011-02-27 18:22:53 +0000 UTC]

our so very welcome .........

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winklepickers [2011-02-27 15:30:25 +0000 UTC]

I see it was an old nickel mine. I hope the workers didn't suffer any illness from their work.

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wchild In reply to winklepickers [2011-02-27 16:56:52 +0000 UTC]

I'm sure they did. Hard working conditions those days.

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itsthunderkid [2011-02-27 15:24:47 +0000 UTC]

smoking a pipe = instant badass

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wchild In reply to itsthunderkid [2011-02-27 16:56:18 +0000 UTC]



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