A section of the tank house at the refinery. The men are knocking off knobs of copper from the cathode which would cause the copper to be deposited improperly if they were to continue to grow.

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Title A section of the tank house at the refinery. The men are knocking off knobs of copper from the cathode which would cause the copper to be deposited improperly if they were to continue to grow.
Photo Number p1477n01_01_10
Description Photo of copper refining process at the American Smelting and Refining Company in Garfield, Utah.
Keywords Mines and mining; Mining; Copper industry; Copper smelting; Copperwork; Machinery
Subject Copper smelting--Photographs; Copper industry and trade--Utah--Photographs; Metals--Refining--Photographs; Copper mines and mining--Utah--Photographs
Spatial Coverage Garfield (Utah)
Collection Number and Name P1477 Gibb R. Madsen Photograph Collection
Collection Name Gibb R. Madsen
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Type Image
ARK ark:/87278/s67d3jw7
Setname uum_map
ID 977297
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s67d3jw7
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