SC0011.82 Same as previous. (Landscape view of seven levels of quarry, right side of photo steep incline of track connecting three levels, lower right is a railroad switch engine, on third level at left steam shovel and train of ore cars, at right on same level three buildings and end of another incline extending up to fourth level, at top level another shovel. Some smudging).
Scope and Contents
This collection covers at least a two year period beginning with the title date of the album January 1, 1913 to August 1914 as noted on notations on some of the photographs. The collection is composed of 130 black and white or sepia photographs. Shown in the photos are many aspects of an iron ore mining operation and the landscape of the mining district in the Sierra Maestre Mountains in eastern Cuba. There is one personal postcard mailed from Panama addressed to Mrs. A. W. Gaumer, Firmeza, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba c/o Juragua Iron Co. dated May 6, 1912.
Dates
- Creation: 1912-1914
Language of Materials
English
Extent
From the Collection: 0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Repository Details
Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository
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