TITLE	Limestone Quarry No. 6 (4th Panel)
DATE OF ORIGINAL	1906-12-10
DATE OF DIGITAL	2006-2
DESCRIPTION	THE PLANT - This is 1/5 of a picture of one of the limestone quarries of the Atlas Portland Cement Plant in its early years.  Seven railcars of the Hannibal Connecting Railroad are waiting to be filled with limestone for the plant.  This railroad was owned and operated by the Cement Plant and was for the express purpose of transporting materials from the quarries.  On the left are two overturned wagons and a horse which had probably been used to transport the materials from the dig sight to the rail cars.
CREATOR	Atlas Portland Cement Company (Ilasco, Mo.)
CONTRIBUTOR	Continental Cement Company (Frank Salter)
PUBLISHER	Hannibal Free Public Library (Hannibal, Mo.)
SUBJECT	Atlas Portland Cement Company (Ilasco, Mo.) -- Equipment.
SUBJECT	Atlas Portland Cement Company (Ilasco, Mo.) -- Quarries.
SUBJECT	Limestone quarries and quarrying -- Missouri -- Ilasco.
ORIGINAL FORMAT	Black and white photograph, 9 1/4" by 7 1/2", 1/5 of a larger picture approx. 45" by 9 1/4" ; yellowing, some pealing at juncture of 3rd and 4th panel ; the number "1237" is written in upper right corner.  The picture is glued to a woven material background.  (1237)
DIGITAL FORMAT	jpg
PANORAMA VIEW
IDENTIFIER	C10086