File:Copper mine at Kennicott, ca 1910 (THWAITES 315).jpeg

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English: Copper mine at Kennicott, ca. 1910   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Photographer
John E. Thwaites  (1863–1940)  wikidata:Q46211791
 
Alternative names
John Edward Thwaites
Description American postal worker and photographer
– was employed in Alaska by the US federal government as a postal clerk for the Railway Mail Service during the early part of the 20th century, and he traveled the route from Valdez to Unalaska onboard a wood hulled mailboat delivering mail to the coastal communities; he was also an amateur photographer.
Date of birth/death 1863 Edit this at Wikidata 1940 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Eastwood, Ontario, Canada Mercer Island
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creator QS:P170,Q46211791
Title
English: Copper mine at Kennicott, ca. 1910
Description
English: Caption on image: Copper mine in Alaska PH Coll 247.652
The history of Kennicott began in 1900, when prospectors spotted a patch of green hillside that looked like good grazing ground for their pack horses. The grass, as fate would have it, turned out to be the green glint of copper ore.From that incident, a boom town was born, where 600 workers lived, toiled and played. Within 20 years the strike proved to be the richest known concentration of copper ore in the world, and Kennicott became a company town that included homes, stores, a laundry, school, and even a wood surfaced tennis court. By 1911, a railroad had been built 196 miles through the wilderness to tidewater at Cordova to remove the ore. The centerpiece of the town is a massive 14-story mill building where copper ore was processed for shipment. There is also an ammonia leaching plant, machine shop, and powerhouse which generated steam and electricity. By the 1930's the high-grade ore played out, and when the Kennicott Copper Corporation pulled out in 1938, Kennicott became a ghost town overnight.
  • Subjects (LCTGM): Kennicott (Alaska); Mountains--Alaska--Kennicott
  • Subjects (LCSH): Copper mines and mining--Alaska--Kennicott; Kennecott Copper Mine (Alaska)
Depicted place Kennecott, Alaska
Date circa 1910
date QS:P571,+1910-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Accession number
315
Source
English: John E. Thwaites Photographs of Alaska
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The author died in 1940, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or fewer.

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.

This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.
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