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Photographic Record of the Nevada Consolidated Operation

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Photographic Record of the Nevada Consolidated Operation
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Twelve large original photo albums comprised of approximately 1,076 8x10-inch photographs made expressly for Nevada Consolidated Copper Co., circa 1907-1933. This incredible photographic record is not complete, but is all that was retained, thus is undeniably the most important photographic record of the company. Most of the photos are the classic blue sepia-tones. The photos from the thirties are black and white. There are a few panorama folded photos. The content is the entire gamut of the business - interiors and exteriors of the mills, smelter and mine buildings; exteriors of the same; spectacular shots of the mines, both in birds-eye views and close-ups; town views, mining camps, etc. Many of the albums are labeled and organized by a specific photo number sequence, which is why we think the collection is not complete in its entirety. The quality is as good as it gets for this time period, though no specific photographer's name was found. Some photos are labeled and dated.The Nevada Consolidated Copper Co. was born of the need to electrify Nevada and the rest of the United States, which created a major copper boom in America, with revenues surpassing most of the major gold mines. Mark Requa, son of a major Comstock mining engineer, was president of the Eureka and Palisade RR. He saw the opportunity in the Robinson Mining District at Ely, and proceeded to acquire properties, forming the White Pine Co. in 1903. The New York and Nevada Copper Co. had also been formed in 1902, funded by New York investors. Montana copper magnate William Andrews Clark also entered the fray by investing in the Pilot Knob and West End group. In 1904, the group merged, which by then included the Boston & Nevada Copper Co., into the Nevada Consolidated Copper Co.Developing in a parallel manner, the Guggenheims created ASARCO in 1901 and several subsidiaries, including Utah Copper Co. Their group controlled the massive Bingham Utah copper deposits, which later became the largest open pit mine in America (for awhile). In 1906 Guggenheim took out an option on 400,000 shares of NCCCo. and converted the option only two months later. It was the beginning of the end for Requa, as Utah Copper (Kennecott) ultimately took over control.

This group of twelve original photo albums is the quintessential record of the Ely-McGill large-scale copper mining operation and is a major discovery. City: Ely-McGill State: Nevada Date: HWAC# 79649