| Title |
Jumbo Plaster Company P.1 |
| File Name |
39222001532915.tif |
| Photo Number |
No.2781 |
| Classification |
622 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Subject |
Mining |
| Person |
Moss, Stephen |
| Corporate Name |
Jumbo Plaster Company |
| Other Subject |
Gypsum mines and mining |
| Spatial Coverage |
Sigurd; Sevier County; Utah |
| Description |
Gypsum mining, Sigurd, Utah. Stephen Moss, standing by horses, was hired by Jumbo Plaster Co. to blast and haul ore to the mill. He had to chuck(?) drill by hand, fill the hole with black powder, then fuse, light and RUN. After blast the big rock was broken by sledgehammer and hauled by wagons. Jumbo Plaster Co is now known as U.S. Gypsum Co. Courtesy: Eugene Moss, Magna (S.L. Tribune Mining Centennial Collection) |
| Rights Management |
Digital Image © 2008 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
| Holding Institution |
Utah State Historical Society |
| Relation |
Classified Photograph Collection |
| Source Format |
Print Photograph |
| Source Size |
8.4 inches x 5.3 inches |
| Source Donors |
Moss, Eugene |
| Type |
Image |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Format Creation |
Original scanned on Epson Expression 10000 XL and saved as 400 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000 pixels on the long axis. Archival resolution: 3378 x 2134 |
| Scanned By |
Seungkeol Choe |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6x355pv |
| Setname |
dha_cp |
| ID |
437951 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6x355pv |
