Bauxite mine in Missouri, Bauxite is used in making aluminum – Vintage Photo Print
![Bauxite mine in Missouri, Bauxite is used in making aluminum, [between 1909 and 1920] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/8f/8f5ed687165f-L.webp)
(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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Bauxite mine in Missouri, Bauxite is used in making aluminum comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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A glass negative of a bauxite mine in Missouri, the ore that is refined into alumina and then smelted into aluminum. Missouri's bauxite was a minor source compared with the deposits in Arkansas, which supplied most of the country's ore in the early 1900s, so a view of a Missouri working is a useful record of the smaller regional operations. The National Photo Company made thousands of commercial views around 1909 to 1920, when it photographed American industry, travel, and towns for publication. The glass plate shows streaks and blemishes from the natural breakdown of its original coating, which is typical of negatives from this period.
| Created / published | [between 1909 and 1920] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch five. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,977 × 4,351 px · prints to 20 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-249704 |
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