Copper Commando: The Official Newspaper of the Victory Labor-Management Production Committees of Butte, Anaconda and Great Falls, Montana, was the first known labor-management publication in the United States. Published biweekly from 1942-1945, Copper Commando was distributed to all employees of the Anaconda Copper Mining Co. This "picture newspaper" depicts workers supporting the war effort through increased metal production. Robert I. Nesmith was the chief photographer until early 1944.
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Copper Commando - vol. 4, no. 2
September 14, 1945
In this issue… World War II, War Production, salute, Uncle Sam, Minute Man flag, miners, copper, zinc, War Bonds, Washoe Sampler, ammunition, B-29 Superfortress, B A & P, atomic bomb, battleships, American, Pearl Harbor
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Copper Commando - vol. 4, no. 1
August 31, 1945
In this issue… World War II, Butte miner, Conda, Idaho, Mountain Con Mine, AFL, CIO, Sells Floto Circus, Zinc Plant, Fort Benton, Montana, Butte Art Center, Montana Hotel, potluck dinner, gallows frame, anodes, safety
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Copper Commando - vol. 3, no. 26
August 17, 1945
In this issue… World War II, Lower Sun River community, Great Falls, Montana, Charles M. Russell Grade School, 4H club, strawberry plants, Pfister’s Grocery, zinc, leaching, Weber’s Orchestra, agriculture, cadmium
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Copper Commando - vol. 3, no. 25
August 3, 1945
In this issue… World War II, recreational centers, Columbia Gardens, Butte, Montana, Washoe Park, Anaconda, tour, miner, smeltermen, craftsmen, superintendent, staff, Columbia Amusement Company
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Copper Commando - vol. 3, no. 24
July 20, 1945
In this issue… World War II, Ledo-Burma Road, Stilwell Road, convoy, American troops, Chinese coolie laborers, drafting, Great Falls, Montana, Prisoner of War, Luchenwalde prison camp, Europe, German soldiers, Nazis
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Copper Commando - vol. 3, no. 23
July 6, 1945
In this issue… World War II, hard hats, lamps, Butte miners, Mine Safety Appliances Company, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, Skullgard, Thomas A. Edison, Model P batteries, rheostat, Mine Safety Libraries, carbine, tommy gun
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Copper Commando - vol. 3, no. 22
June 22, 1945
In this issue… World War II, War Bonds, Infantry, mining cities, Anaconda, Butte, Montana, American Legion, Montana Hotel, Mitchell Stadium, U.S. Army Signal Corps, Pacific battlefront, bazooka, Murray Motors, Columbia Gardens
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Copper Commando - vol. 3, no. 21
June 8, 1945
In this issue… World War II, IBM, Social Security, taxes, Navy shells, Tokyo, Group Insurance Plan, Anaconda Copper Mining Company, centrifugal pumps, electrician, High Ore Mine, Butte, Montana, War Loan Drive
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Copper Commando - vol. 3, no. 20
May 25, 1945
In this issue… World War II, Engineers, Leonard Mine, Belmont hoist room, idler towers, headframe, shaft mining, Anaconda Company, Montana, Mt. Con Mine, generator, chippie hoist, Lexington Mine
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Copper Commando - vol. 3, no. 19
May 11, 1945
In this issue… World War II, Mother’s Day, Philippines, Armed Services, copper wire, Butte, Montana, copper mines, South Pacific islands, Howitzer, Naples, Italy, War Bonds, Labor Management Bond Committee
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Copper Commando - vol. 3, no. 18
April 27, 1945
In this issue… World War II, Little Chicago, Black Eagle, Montana, Reduction Works, Smelter Avenue, Missouri River, Chicago Mercantile, Cor Store, housewife, Fibber McGee, U.S.O., Sunday dinner, copper wire, brass mills
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Copper Commando - vol. 3, no. 17
April 13, 1945
In this issue… World War II, Nippon, Yellow Beach, Philippine Islands, Butte Hoist Compressor Plant, zinc, 4H Club, brick masons, Reduction Works, Great Falls, Montana, IBM, Winter Garden Bowling Alley, ACM employees
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Copper Commando - vol. 3, no. 16
March 30, 1945
In this issue… World War II, peacetime, War Department, Pearl Harbor, Japanese, Army, Navy, mines, smelters, shipyards, Pacific , Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, Medical Corps, Walter Reed General Hospital, disabled veterans, Red Cross
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Copper Commando - vol. 3, no. 15
March 16, 1945
In this issue… World War II, B A & P Railroad, mines, Butte, Montana, American Red Cross, Marcus Daly, Great Northern Railroad, Northern Pacific Railroad, Milwaukee Railroad, Oregon Short Line, tower car, air brakes, School of Mines, New Works tailing pit
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Copper Commando - vol. 3, no. 14
March 2, 1945
In this issue… World War II, Eastern brass mills, copper slugs, Ansonia, Connecticut, American Brass Company, metal hose, French tubing, sheet metal, Tobin Bronze, Navy ships, cartridge brass, ammunition, commutator copper, Pacific Beachheads
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Copper Commando - vol. 3, no. 13
February 16, 1945
In this issue… World War II, War Production Board, FBI, Drill Hall, John Edgar Hoover, espionage, Pearl Harbor, enemy agents, Framing Mill, Rocker, Montana, sanitary drinking fountains, Granby car, locomotive, Reduction Works, zinc, Public Utility Department
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Copper Commando - vol. 3, no. 12
February 2, 1945
In this issue… World War II, Conda, Idaho, phosphate mines, Anaconda Copper Mining Company, Montana, mill, hoisting engineer, cages, Union Pacific, ore train, war effort, general store, trestle, Caribou County, Soda Springs
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Copper Commando - vol. 3, no. 11
January 19, 1945
In this issue… World War II, Seventh Ferrying Group, copper, ammunition, Canadian Rockies, Butte Electricians, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, elevator buckets, safety award smoker, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps
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Copper Commando - vol. 3, no. 10
January 5, 1945
In this issue… World War II, Anaconda Smelter, Labor -Management Committees, Fox Theater, Butte, Montana, , Hell’s Angels, Butte mines, Tramway, Slag Treating Plant, zinc, American Brass Company, Bonner, logging camp, mine safety
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Copper Commando - vol. 3, no. 9
December 22, 1944
In this issue… World War II, Coast Guardsman, Armed Forces, Army, Navy, “E” Award, Great Falls, Montana, Copper Refineries, zinc, War Bond Sub-Committee, Anaconda Paint Shop, Butte Mines’ Machine Shop, manganese, Reduction works, steel
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Copper Commando - vol. 3, no. 8
December 8, 1944
In this issue… World War II, War Manpower Commission, General Eisenhower, General MacArthur, lumber, Butte mines, Bonner, Montana, lumber cribs, Uncle Sam, iron mule, AFL union, accounting, IBM operator, Christmas Seals, Tuberculosis
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Copper Commando - vol. 3, no. 7
november 24, 1944
In this issue… World War II, McQueen Addition, Tramway, Ceserani’s store, McQueen Volunteer Fire Department, Franklin School, Holy Savior School, McQueen churches, Armed Forces, McQueen Athletic Club, Walkerville, Meaderville, Montana, Butte Mines Band, War Bonds
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Copper Commando - vol. 3, no. 6
November 10, 1944
In this issue… World War II, Japan, Tokyo railway station, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Japanese industries, Peacetime, Buddha, Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, Geisha girls, US Navy fighting planes, Battleship Idaho, B-29 Superfortress, military supplies, Armistice Day
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Copper Commando - vol. 3, no. 5
October 27, 1944
In this issue… World War II, Navy Day, Pacific, Teletalk, broadcast, Bureau of Safety, war production plants, lumber, Bonner, Montana, Anaconda Smelter, Lead Shop, Great Falls clinic, registered nurses, National Community War Fund Campaign, USO, Butte Miners’ Union, Sports Committee
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Copper Commando - vol. 3, no. 4
October 13, 1944
In this issue… World War II, Army, Navy, "E" star, Butte, Anaconda, Great Falls, Montana, war production, Bonner mill, logs, victory garden, flowers, mushrooms, mines, radio, combat communication, switchboard, telephone operators, Bell system, suggestions, cash prize