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. 3, no. 3
September 29, 1944
In this issue… World War II, Butte, Labor-Management Production Committee, Bonner, Montana, lumber, mining operations, smelter, Anaconda, Reduction Works, Marcus Daly, pay day, war production, Fair week, Great Falls, gardens, domestic science, National Safety Emblem
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Copper Commando - vol. 3, no. 2
September 15, 1944
In this issue... World War II, timber, logging operations, Butte, smelters, Anaconda, mining, war production, Montana, Library car, Al Henderson, shipping, stulls, crane, railroad, meals, cooks, wood
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Copper Commando - vol. 3, no. 1
September 1, 1944
In this issue... World War II, timber, logging operations, Butte, smelters, Anaconda, lumber camps, mining, war production, people & places, swamper, Bonner, Montana, Library car, meals
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Copper Commando - vol. 2, no. 26
August 18, 1944
In this issue...World War II, Saipan, Marianas, Butte soldier, Isleto airfield, working women, Reduction Works, Anaconda, smelter, machine shop, incendiary bombs, burning phosphorus, pay day, suggestions, safety
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Copper Commando - vol. 2, no. 25
August 4, 1944
In this issue...World War II, Montana, copper, worker shortages, War Manpower Commission, production adjustments, machine shop, Great Falls, pay checks, pipefitters, acid plant, smelter, Anaconda, production record
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Copper Commando - vol. 2, no. 24
July 21, 1944
In this issue...war heros, Anaconda, "Killer" Kelly, Butte, France, invasion, England, copper, 75 million pounds, tanks, planes, guns, tramming department, smelter materials, Great Falls, safety department
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Copper Commando - vol. 2, no. 23
July 7, 1944
In this issue...Savings bonds, Toulon, France, mission, Luftwaffe, Labor-Managmenent Committee, mail, soldiers, awards, kids, non-ferrous metals, Anaconda, machine shop, copper production, Butte Miners' Union, skaters
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Copper Commando - vol. 2, no. 22
June 23, 1944
In this issue...World War II, invasion, war department photos, Italy, copper, strategic metal, Continental Europe, Montana, Berlin, Howitzer, M-4 tank, camoflage, beach landing, bantams, jeeps, trucks, LST boat, Signal Corps
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Copper Commando - vol. 2, no. 21
June 9, 1944
In this issue...World War II, B-25 Mitchell bomber, infantry, Brigadier General William H. Wilbur, midels, copper bomber, Berlin, Montana mine products, smeltermen, tram, Anaconda smelter, war bond drive
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Copper Commando - vol. 2, no. 20
May 26, 1944
In this issue...World War II, Navy report, Africa, Russians, Germans, Japanese, nurse, Hawaii, mine rescue station, Butte, Montana, war films, spectography, Great Falls, electricians, Catholic conference, industrial problems, lessons
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Copper Commando - vol. 2, no. 19
May 12, 1944
In this issue...World War II, copper production, Anaconda Copper Company (ACM), enemy, Sicily, war mothers, Armed Forces, American Brass Co., condenser tubes, maintenance, zinc, leaching, residue, armature winder, carpenters, wood working
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Copper Commando - vol. 2, no. 18
April 28, 1944
In this issue...World War II, medical care, LST landing barge, ships, New Caledonia, pentathal sodium, American Brass Co., Mt. Con, teamwork, basketball, copper cathodes, zinc slabs, Great Falls, Montana
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Copper Commando - vol. 2, no. 17
April 14, 1944
In this issue...World War II, teamwork, National Security Award, Great Falls, Montana, Army-Navy Production, Office of Civilian Defense, Hell's Angels bomber, mechanical errors, Flying Fortress, missions, Murry Motors Sales, Butte
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Copper Commando - vol. 2, no. 16
March 31, 1944
In this issue...Michael Schwarz, shortages, copper and men, draft deferral denied, color dynamics, color dynamics for safety, fatigue, and mood; American Brass Co., Anaconda smelter, War Production Board, underground tool lockers, Tarawa battle
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Copper Commando - vol. 2, no. 15
March 17, 1944
In this issue...bowling tournament, Butte, navy, James V. Forrestal, captured Japs, war films, Fox Theatre, brass mills, Waterbury, ACM subsidiary, Ameriacn Brass Co., Eleanor Merrick, bride, party, work and play
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Copper Commando - vol. 2, no. 14
March 3, 1944
In this issue...American Brass Co., brass mills, cartridge cups, War Production Board, F. Peavey Heffelfinger, Montana, Washington exhibit, 4000 Labor Management Production Committees, Red Cross. U.S. Army Medical Corps, war mothers
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Copper Commando - vol. 2, no. 13
February 18, 1944
In this issue...Montana School of Mines, Butte, World War II, Henry J. Kaiser, shipbuilder, Maritime Commission, Electrical Union, Joseph Dodds, h. p. stator, Army Air Forces, production, Parrot Machine Shop, zinc, power line, Fox Theater, pictures
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Copper Commando - vol. 2, no. 12
February 4, 1944
In this issue...suggestions pay, bit carrier, H. E. Spencer, Japs, New Guinea, U.S. Infantry, V-mail, microfilm, Electric Tramming Department, Copper and Tin Shop, Anaconda, zinc research, Great Falls, teamwork, Levandowski family
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Copper Commando - vol. 2, no. 11
January 21, 1944
In this issue...World War II, Butte, timbering mines, fortress radio gunner, Buster and Alvin Nickell, purple heart, chrome ores, concentration, Anaconda, zinc, Great Falls, Dennis G. Walsh, miner, bombing, East Helena Labor Management Committee
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Copper Commando - vol. 2, no. 10
January 7, 1944
In this issue...Jean and Joyce Morgan,W.H.P. Blandy, X Destroyer Squadron, Cruiser Division, Japanese, ordnance, timber, mines, research, crushing and sample preparation rooms, childern, Collins' school, Black Eagle Montana, Great Falls, Christmas smoker
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Copper Commando - vol. 2, no. 9
December 24, 1943
In this issue...World War II newspaper, production awards, Anaconda Montana, Christmas, fighting fronts, soldiers, Great Falls foundry, contest, missed shifts, smelter, Laboratory Sample Mill
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Copper Commando - vol. 2, no. 8
December 10, 1943
In this issue...special issue, zinc, Ralph F. Gow, Industrial Services Division, Christmas seals, American Women's Voluntary Services, A.W.V.S., magazines, war program, ammunition, guns, anti-aircraft artillery, tanks, Signal Corps, Chemical Warfare
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Copper Commando - vol. 2, no. 7
November 26, 1943
In this issue...Navy Nurse Rosemary Davis, South Pacific, Anselmo, Thanksgiving, Anaconda smelter, ore analysis, Sample Mill, Lamp Repair shop, cap lamp, George Hackett, greyhounds, Time Office, Great Falls, Christmas seals
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Copper Commando - vol. 2, no. 6
November 12, 1943
In this issue...Anthony Mazzolla, World War II, fighting, production problems, underground locomotives, ore, Butte Mines' Electric Shop, Anaconda, AFL, CIO, ACM, George Potter, Geological Dept, Henry Reed Family, butter, Paint Shop, Great Falls
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Copper Commando - vol. 2, no. 5
October 29, 1943
In this issue…John F. Mufich, butte miner, Air Force pilot, war views, carpenters, Great Falls, materials, Central Drills Shop Part 2, (Pt.1, see vol. 2, no. 2, pg. 6) Butte, war department, Japs, photos, Mrs. John Donovan, Anaconda, cook, sons, time cards, Anaconda Hill, workers