Copper flat Ruth, Nevada, 1909 – Vintage Wall Art
(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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Step back in time with Copper flat Ruth, Nevada, 1909, a historic image rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Copper flat
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Copper flat Ruth, Nevada, 1909
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Ruth, a copper camp in White Pine County, Nevada, was taking shape in 1909 on the edge of the Robinson mining district, a few miles from the town of Ely. Copper was the reason for the place. Large-scale open-pit and low-grade ore methods had recently made the district's ore worth digging, and the Nevada Northern Railway, built into Ely in the middle of the decade, carried ore and supplies in and out. Mining companies housed their workers in rows of frame houses and boarding facilities near the workings, so daily life revolved around shift whistles, company stores, and the dust and smoke of the mines. Men who worked there would have known the district above all as a copper camp, one whose fortunes rose and fell with the metal's price and with the decisions of distant corporate offices.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Creator | west coast art co |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Nevada |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,200 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Copper flat |
| Reference | NV Copper flat Ruth 1909 |
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