openpit
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- utah
- mine
- slidefilm
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- 1940s
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American Smelting and Refining, Garfield, Utah (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Carr Fork Canyon as seen from "G" bridge, Bingham Copper Mine, Utah (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
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Open-pit workings of the Utah Copper Company, Bingham Canyon, Utah. This is the Carr Fork side from which the company obtains huge amounts of ore. The Carr Fork bridge and main shops appear in the foreground (LOC)
- tsayrate said:
Carr Fork Canyon as seen from "G" bridge, Bingham Copper Mine, Utah (LOC)
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Kevan Gilbert said:
Oh my GERSH. That's a phenomenal photograph. This whole collection is a mindblowing privilege to be exploring. To the folks responsible for digitizing and publicizing it: nice work.
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Arni Kristjansson said:
Just stunning.
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The Library of Congress said:
Glad you’re enjoying them. The Library is pleased to be able to share the photographs with new audiences!
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Gifted Day said:
A picture by Feininger himself! Thanks a lot for sharing those images with Flickr community. -- Seen on your photo stream. (?)
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roderickbodine said:
Amazing photo indeed, but I cannot find the "train in the background" I even went to persistent URL, and still couldn't find it. If anyone can find it please add note so I can see it.
View of the Utah Copper Company open-pit mine workings at Carr Fork, as seen from the railroad, Bingham Canyon, Utah (LOC)
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Jay Fichialos said:
Location: maps.google.com/maps?p=1497&c=&t=k&hl=en&...
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roderickbodine said:
So thats were pennies came from.
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Marian Grozos said:
So much copper was needed to make weapons that 1943 pennies were minted in steel.
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Josh 223 said:
The levels (terraces) were named alphabetically, with the bottom being "A". I can see five trains, pulled by the electric pit motors, on levels A, D, E, F and G.
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rainbow6562011 said:
There's an awful beauty in this assault on the earth.