The Origin of Stock Certificates: Stock certificates are an integral part of the modern financial landscape. They are tangible representations of ownership in a company
“The Mighty Mules of Underground Mining” When we think of mining, images of rugged miners with pickaxes and dynamite come to mind, but the truth
(Ink illustration by Buck O’Donnell in 1967; public display, World Museum of Mining, Butte, Montana, USA) Patents are granted to inventors by the government as
(Ink illustration by Buck O’Donnell in 1967; public display, World Museum of Mining, Butte, Montana, USA) Dozens of establishments in Butte, Montana had stockpiled liquor
(Ink illustration by Buck O’Donnell in 1967; public display, World Museum of Mining, Butte, Montana, USA) The underground mining tunnels stretched for miles. A labyrinth
THE GREATEST ENTREPRENUER OF ALL TIME Josiah Wedgwood is widely regarded as one of the greatest entrepreneurs of all time. Born in 1730 in Burslem,
A monopoly is a market structure where a single company or entity controls the entire supply of a particular good or service in a particular
The Descent into the Mine: A Journey into the Depths of the Earth Have you ever wondered what it was like to be a miner
The Wedgwood Anti-Slavery Medallion, also known as the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade seal, was created in 1787 by British potter and
(Ink illustration by Buck O’Donnell in 1967; public display, World Museum of Mining, Butte, Montana, USA) A family coat of arms is a symbolic representation