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On the left of the photograph is the winder house of No. 1 Ore Shaft; the right is the redundant original Lead Smelter stack. Directly behind the men is the "new", at the time, Lead Smelter Stack. Between the old and new stacks the collected fumes etc in the lead smelter operations are processed in a filtration plant for prior to release to the atmosphere. The large black hill is granulated lead slag, very glass like material. This was a huge hill and became known as Mt. Haney.

West Street and Isa Streets intersection with Isa Street running across left to right. West street was also known as "The Esplanade". This is a cropped image by the photographer. The Comet Studios Postcard shows considerably more details. You will notice that the men are wearing white shirts. The vehicle which is cut off in this image is a hearse and this appears to the location of the "wake'. In the postcard version in the Mount Isa Mines Photographic Collection the details are more pronounced.

Townside. Street facing the Bank of NSW is Marian Street, changed to Rodeo Drive in early 2000's, the cross street is the main CBD street, Miles Street. The 3rd building down Miles Street is Comet Studios which is responsible for many excellent photographs of Mount Isa's early history in many collections and in varying degrees of condition.