Drumbs and wire rope on a double drumb hoist in an underground mine hoist room. Hoists were used in shafts to raise and lower, men, materials and ore. Hoists operate like elevators.
Switch gear of the first electric hoist used at the Bunker Hill Mine operated by the Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mining and Concentrating Company near Kellogg, Idaho. The hoist serviced the No. 1 shaft. Photo circa 1917.
The entrance to a mine shaft is pictured; A bucket for removing material from the mine is leaning against a ladder. The bucket is hooked to a cable and motor hoisting system.
