TITLE	Shaleton Section 1
DATE OF ORIGINAL	Unknown
DATE OF DIGITAL	2006-2
DESCRIPTION	THE PLANT - This is one of the shale quarries of the Atlas Portland Cement Plant in its early years.  Upon close examination the striations are visible.  Removing this shale required a lot of backbreaking labor much of which was performed by immigrant laborers from southern Europe living in the company town of Ilasco.
CREATOR	Atlas Portland Cement Company (Ilasco, Mo.)
CONTRIBUTOR	Continental Cement Company (Frank Salter)
PUBLISHER	Hannibal Free Public Library (Hannibal, Mo.)
SUBJECT	Atlas Portland Cement Plant -- Quarries.
SUBJECT	Shale quarries and quarrying -- Missouri -- Ilasco.
SUBJECT	Immigrant laborers -- Missouri -- Ilasco -- Quarries.
ORIGINAL FORMAT	Black and white photograph, 9 1/2" by 7 1/2", curling slightly on upper edge, number "1180" written on lower right, some water damage lower right edge. The picture is glued to a woven material background that extends beyond the left side.  The material contains several puncture holes (for insertion into a binder).  (1180)
DIGITAL FORMAT	jpg
IDENTIFIER	C10071