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Kennicott Mines Co. mine, n.d.
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| Title | Kennicott Mines Co. mine, n.d. |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | n.d. |
| Notes | On verso of image: Kennicott Mine
Filed in Alaska--Mining/Mines--Kennicott |
| Contextual Notes | 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. All of the equipment, furnishings, and buildings were left, much of it available for viewing by the public. In 1986, Congress recognized Kennicott as a National Historic Landmark, and efforts were begun to stabilize and preserve the site. In 1998, the National Park Service acquired the Kennicott Mines National Historic Landmark, thus adding this important cultural resource to the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. [Source: http://www.alaskan.com/kennicottalaska/index.htm] |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Copper mining--Alaska--Kennicott; Mine buildings--Alaska--Kennicott |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Kennecott Copper Mine (Alaska); Kennicott (Alaska)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Industrial buildings--Alaska--Kennicott; Copper mines and mining--Alaska--Kennicott |
| Location Depicted | United States--Alaska--Kennicott |
| Digital Collection | Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection
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| Order Number | AWC0513
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| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction-info |
| Negative Number | UW8269 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Alaska Photograph Collection |
| Object Type | Photograph |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 100 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2004. |
| Restrictions | For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Reproduction & Use page
http://content.lib.washington.edu/sc-use.html |
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