Grand Canyon Lime and Cement Company photograph album
First page of photograph album.
Collection dates: circa 1912
Photograph album contains 163 photographs on 27 leaves of photographs documenting life at and around the Grand Canyon Lime and Cement Company in rural Arizona at the turn of the century. Most images are 3.5 x 5.5 inches. Oblong octavo, original black cloth album. Light wear to binding. Photos are pasted to leaves and some leaves have creasing. A handful of photographs are torn away slightly from the leaf.
Album of photographs documenting life at and around the Grand Canyon Lime and Cement Company in rural Arizona at the turn of the century. The company built a small town to house its workers, and by 1910 there were 300 residents, including children. The ablum contains views of these mines, the company store, miners, and life in the town and surrounding areas. Photographs mainly from Nelson, Arizona and surrounding areas.
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