Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
1950.097.0033Description
Power plant at the Ferris Haggarty Mine.
Update - 2009: Black & white print of the interior of a large wooden rough finished room with rafters & pipes seen at exposed ceiling area. In the center of the wooden planked floor is a very large machinery unit comprised of a turnable large metal wheel & pipe on left connected to a metal box structure on right with a small steering wheel? device above it. This large wheel rotates into a cut-out area of the floor of the room & is bolted to the floor on either side of the wheel. A man dressed in work clothes & hat has his right hand placed on this wheel. There are many other intricate parts to these units comprised of belts, small pipes, pulleys, gauges, etc. A smaller wheel unit & machinery is seen at back side right of image.
Written on the back in blue ink: Power plant smelter at Encampment Ferris Haggarty Mine ore.
A white no. 53. is at lower right corner from negative. A black developing line extends top to bottom on side left of image edge. A tiny white sticker on backside at lower left has Ferris Haggarty Mine written in pencil.
Good condition with soiling on all edges. There are several tiny white areas from developing process. Light sources from windows & light bulb appear as white shadowy splotches on image. Small curved wrinkles in emulsion appear at top & lower edges. Wear on all corners with top left missing. Dark smudges on back left surface edges.
There are two copies, both lighter in appearance than original. both 3 1/2 b 4 3/4". both good condition.
Copy 1 - Written on back in black ink: Power plant smelter at Encampment Ferris Haggarty Mine ore. Has tiny fine scratch at top right.
Copy 2 - single tiny scratch at top mid center area.Collection
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