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Photograph of Ward charcoal ovens, White Pine County, Nevada, 1960-1961
Date
1960 to 1961
Description
The Ward charcoal ovens are one of many tourist attractions in White Pine County. These historic remnants of the old mining days in the West are located just outside of Ely.
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Photograph of Kennecott Copper Corporation's skip hoist system, McGill, Nevada, 1960-1961
Date
1960 to 1961
Description
Kennecott Copper Corporation at McGill, Nevada. Scene shows skip hoist system which greatly speeds the removal of ore from the Liberty Pit.
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Photograph of Kennecott's Liberty Pit, 1960-1961
Date
1960 to 1961
Description
Kennecott's internationally famous Liberty Pit which has been in production since 1908.
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Aerial photograph of Kennecott's reduction plant, McGill, Nevada, 1960-1961
Date
1960 to 1961
Description
Aerial photo of Kennecott's reduction plant also shows the town of McGill in right foreground. The crusher and concentrating facilities are located at upper right and the smelter is marked at left by the two huge smokestacks.
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Aerial photograph of mining pits, Nevada, 1960-1961
Date
1960 to 1961
Description
An aerial view looking east shows the Veteran Pit in foreground, the Tripp Pit in the center, and the huge Liberty Pit in the background.
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Photograph of Kennecott Copper Corporation machinery, McGill, Nevada, 1960-1961
Date
1960 to 1961
Description
Black and white photograph of rotary car dumper that takes loaded ore cars and empties them.
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Photograph of blister copper being poured at Kennecott Copper Corporation, McGill, Nevada, 1960-1961
Date
1960 to 1961
Description
The end product, blister copper, is being poured from holding furnace into conveyor belt molds. Each bar weighs approximately 400 pounds and contains 99.4 percent copper.
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Photograph of four miners inside a mine shaft, probably in Nevada, circa 1900s
Date
1900 to 1909
Description
Four unidentified miners with hand tools inside a mine shaft, probably in Nevada.
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Panoramic photograph of the Sexton Mine, near Manhattan Gulch in Nye County, Nevada, circa 1900s
Date
1900 to 1909
Description
Panoramic view of a the Sexton Mine located near Manhattan Gulch, forty-five miles north of Tonopah, Nevada.
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Photograph of the Gold Reef Mining Company, Tonopah, Nevada, July, 1918
Date
1918-07
Description
Wide view of the Gold Reef Mining Company in the mountains of Tonopah, Nevada.
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