TITLE Limestone Quarry No. 7 (1st Panel)
DATE OF ORIGINAL 1906-12-10
DATE OF DIGITAL 2006-2
DESCRIPTION THE PLANT - This is 1/4 of a picture of one of the limestone quarries of the Atlas Portland Cement Company in its early years.  The two employees, identity unknown,  in this picture were probably immigrant laborers who lived in the company town of Ilasco.  There are a number of horse drawn wagons which would take the product to the train 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 Plant (Ilasco, Mo.) -- Quarries.
SUBJECT Atlas Portland Cement Plant (Ilasco, Mo.) -- Immigrant laborers.
SUBJECT Limestone quarries and quarrying -- Missouri -- Ilasco.
ORIGINAL FORMAT Black and white photograph, 9 1/2" by 7 1/2", 1/4 of a larger picture, approximately 38" by 7 1/2" ; some yellowing, image is smeared in center of picture ; splashes of tiny white dots in several places ; the number "1244" is written in upper right corner.  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). (1244)
DIGITAL FORMAT jpg
PANORAMA VIEW  
IDENTIFIER C10093