Upper Bingham, Utah, 1909 – Historic Photograph 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 Upper Bingham, Utah, 1909 in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Upper Bingham
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Upper Bingham, Utah, 1909
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Upper Bingham, Utah, in 1909 sat wedged into the steep walls of Bingham Canyon in the Oquirrh Mountains, southwest of Salt Lake City, where the town existed almost entirely for copper. The Utah Copper Company was working its enormous open-pit mine above the settlement, and the shift to large-scale steam shovel mining had made the district one of the most productive copper sources in the country. Its population was drawn from many places, including Italy, Greece, Austria-Hungary, Japan, and Mexico, as well as the older Cornish and Welsh mining families, and the crowded hillside streets reflected that mix of boardinghouses, churches, and fraternal halls. Because the ground allowed little flat space, houses climbed the slopes in tiers, and the mine's ever-widening pit pressed steadily against the town.
| 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 × 1,200 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Upper Bingham |
| Reference | UT Upper Bingham 1909 |
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