Metcalf, Arizona, 1909 – Antique Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic image captures Metcalf, Arizona, 1909 in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Panorama of Metcalf, Arizona
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Metcalf, Arizona, 1909
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Metcalf, in Greenlee County in eastern Arizona, was a copper camp in 1909, when Arizona was still a territory and had not yet reached statehood in 1912. The town sat within the Clifton-Morenci mining district, where copper operations drew wage workers from Mexico, Europe, and the eastern United States, and ore moved to smelting works in the Clifton area. Railroad lines carried ore and metal out of the mountain canyons and tied the district to national copper markets, whose prices rose and fell with demand from manufacturers and electrical industries. Daily life in such camps centered on the company, its boarding houses, stores, and schools, and on the constant rhythm of shifts underground and at the surface works.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Creator | west coast art co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Arizona |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,341 × 914 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Panorama of Metcalf, Arizona |
| Reference | AZ Metcalf 1909 |
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