vachon

16 photos tagged vachon, from 2 members of Flickr Commons.

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1939

1973

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New Apartment Buildings 02/1973 from U.S. National Archives uploaded September 2009
Worker at carbon black plant, Sunray, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
De-waxing plant at Mid-Continent refinery, Tulsa, Okla. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Geologist examining cuttings from wildcat well, Amarillo, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Workers leaving Pennsylvania shipyards, Beaumont, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Melted sulphur from the wells pouring into relay station, Freeport Sulphur Co., Hoskins Mound, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Nearly exhausted sulphur vat from which railroad cars are loaded, Freeport Sulphur Co., Hoskins Mound, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Nearly exhausted sulphur vat from which railroad cars are loaded, Freeport Sulphur Co., Hoskins Mound, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Freeport Sulphur Co., 60 foot high vat of sulphur, Hoskins Mound, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Railroad cars loaded with sulphur, Freeport Sulphur Co., Hoskins Mound, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Loading box cars with sulphur, Freeport Sulphur Co., Hoskins Mound, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Loading sulphur from vat, Freeport Sulphur Co., Hoskins Mound, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Sulphur vat 60 feet high, Freeport Sulphur Co., Hoskins Mound, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
60 foot high sulphur vat, Freeport Sulphur Co., Hoskins Mound, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Rural school girl, San Augustine County, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008

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Freeport Sulphur Co., 60 foot high vat of sulphur, Hoskins Mound, Texas (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

jack.us.dk said:
The caption is unclear. "Building a 60 ft high 'vat' of sulfur" would be clearer.

Railroad cars loaded with sulphur, Freeport Sulphur Co., Hoskins Mound, Texas (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

glistening mine said:
these are all such wonderful images.
skillful north said:
Glad they don't have smell with them!

60 foot high sulphur vat, Freeport Sulphur Co., Hoskins Mound, Texas (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

John said:
How does the sulfur come to be this giant block? Is it poured into a giant form or what? This is quite odd, but cool. : )
sorrelli4me said:
At first glance it resembles a huge block of cheese
El Cobrador said:
...limburger cheese ;)