Utah copper, 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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Step back in time with Utah copper, 1909, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Utah copper
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Utah copper, 1909
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Bingham Canyon, southwest of Salt Lake City, was the center of Utah's copper boom in 1909. The Utah Copper Company had turned the canyon into a large open-pit operation, where steam shovels and rail cars hauled ore down terraced benches to concentrators and smelters. Miners in the camp included many immigrants from southern and eastern Europe, and the town's churches, lodges and boarding houses reflected that mix. Copper prices had fallen during the financial panic of 1907 but were recovering by this time, and the mine's output helped make Utah one of the leading copper-producing states. A photograph of the workings would have shown residents the scale of an enterprise that already defined the local economy.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Creator | west coast art co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Utah |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,227 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Utah copper |
| Reference | UT Utah copper 1909 |
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