This image shows an aerial view of the central pit of the Binham Copper Mine in Bingham Canyon, Utah.
The description states:
BINGHAM COPPER MINE, UTAH
This vast copper mining operation which is situated in the oQuirrh Mountains about 25 miles South and West of Salt Lake City is the largest open-cut copper mine in the world. Electric shovels load the ore in 24 ton bites onto railroad cars and diesel trucks.
–Again, as with the previous card, the amount of ore moved in a single shovel has increased in quantity significantly, from 15 to 24 tons each time. Higher capacity shovels and cars to move the ore continue to be deployed as time passes and technology improves.
The slides that occurred in 2013 would have started in the smooth area to the left of the photo and proceeded down into the central bowl as it is seen here. By then, of course, the pit was larger and deeper, increasing the risk.
This image likely dates from the 1960s.
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Bingham Copper Mine Wide View, Bingham Canyon, Utah
This image shows a wider view of the pit that makes up the Bingham Copper mine, with a particular emphasis on some of the sloped terraces in the foreground.
The description states:
BINGHAM COPPER MINE, UTAH. Located only a few miles from Salt Lake City, Utah, high in the Oquirrh Range is Bingham Canyon, site of the world’s largest open-pit copper mine. Presenting a colorful view of the green, gray and red mountain, this ever-changing stadium affords a spectacular view of the huge mining operations as the electric shovels move fifteen tons of ore at a time.
–As one may have noted from the previous posting, the amount of ore being excavated at once has doubled in amount, indicative of more modern machinery being deployed between the time of each of these images. The terraces can be seen here as unstabilized mounds, with frequent roads that pass over them from one level to the next, which makes them more vulnerable to sliding.
This image likely dates from the 1950s.
Bingham Mine Close View, Bingham Canyon, Utah
This image shows the Bingham Copper Mine and the mountains in the background from a relatively close in view, where the trains that move the ore are visible along the terraces.
The description states:
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BINGHAM COPPER MINE Bingham Canyon, Utah
This, the world’s largest open pit coper mine, produces more than 90% of the copper mined in Utah, and one twelfth of the total world production. The giant pit resembles a huge stadium, its levels look like bleacher seats for giants. Ant-like electric shovels scurry back and forth on tracks, biting away seven tons of ore at a time. Bingham Canyon is located 20 miles southwest of Salt Lake City.
–While the construction of the mine looks stable, there have been two large landslides in the pit, in April and September of 2013. There were no injuries or deaths.
This card is dated 1950.
Mason Hotel Coffee Shop Entrance, Claremore, Oklahoma
This image shows the entrance to the coffee shop at the Mason Hotel, which at the time housed the J. M. Davis gun collection, displayed throughout the hotel on the walls of various public spaces.
The description states:
J. M. DAVIS Gun Collection
Largest Individual Gun Collection in U. S. A.
–It is believed that the man pictured is J. M. Davis.
Comparing this image to the one posted previously, you can see the the right edge of the previous card matches up with the left edge of this card, giving a more panoramic view of the lobby as it looks towards the coffee shop.
This card likely dates from the 1940s.
Hotel Mason Lobby, Claremore, Oklahahoma
This image shows one wall of the lobby of the Hotel Mason, which housed the enormous gun collection of J. M. Davis.
There is no description on the back of this card.
The image shown is a colorized version of a black and white original. While the rifles visible in the image seem to be generally similar, there are no duplicates in the entire collection.
This image likely dates from the 1950s.
Maon Hotel Front Desk, Claremore, Oklahoma
This image shows the Mason Hotel in Claremore, Oklahoma as it looked with the world-famous J. M. Davis Gun Collection.
There is no description on the back of this card.
The gun collection was housed in this location for many years, but was eventually moved to its own museum. The hotel was closed in 1974 and demolished in 1986.
This card was used and is dated 20 July 1953.
YMCA Camp, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
This image shows a young man reading near the buildings which made up the YMCA Camp located near Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. It has been redeveloped into the Geneva Lakes Family YMCA.
There is no description on the back of this card.
The fate of this facility is described on the YMCA National History web site, and the relevant information excerpted here:
“The need for a formal school was also felt in the Midwest, with a YMCA Training School housed in the downtown Chicago YMCA opening in 1890 with five students. It ultimately became George Williams College, after merging with the Western Secretarial Institute, a summer training school in Lake Geneva, Wis., in 1892. A century later, George Williams College became part of Aurora University, in Aurora, Ill.”
The facility is thus no longer in existence. The card was used and is dated 21 June 1928.
Little Norway Bedroom, Blue Mounds, Wisconsin
This illustration shows the bedroom of a building on the grounds of Little Norway, a reconstructed Norwegian village near the town of Blue Mounds, Wisconsin.
There is no description on the back of this card.
Little Norway changed hands a few times over the years, and recently was closed because of declining tourist revenue. The most famous component of the site, the stave church known as the Norway building, has been purchased by parties from Orkdal, Norway where the church was constructed, and is slated to be shipped there for reconstruction by 2017.
This image likely dates from the 1940s.
First U.S. Kindergarten, Watertown, Wisconsin
The building shown in this image was the home of the first kindergarten held in the United States, which was founded by Margarethe Schurz in 1856 in Watertown, Wisconsin.
The description states:
First Kindergarten in the United States — founded by Margarethe Meyer Schurz in 1856 in Watertown, Wisconsin. Building moved from original site to Octagon House grounds in 1956 and restored by the Watertown Historical Society in 1957. Open to the public daily from May to November.
–There is an extensive and detailed history of this building recounted here.
Since the description states the dates of transfer and restoration, it is probable that this card dates from the 1950s.
Octagon House, Watertown, Wisconsin
This image shows the front entrance of the Octagon House, located in Watertown, Wisconsin.
The description states:
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OCTAGON HOUSE, WATERTOWN, WISCONSIN
The Octagon House is the most interesting landmark of early Watertown. It was built by the Hon. John Richards and completed about 1852. There are 57 rooms built around a spiral stairway. It was presented to the Watertown Historical Society in January, 1939.
–This image is unusual in that it was taken while the building was incomplete, and not representative of the original construction. Over the years, the wooden porches around the first and second floor became unsafe and were demolished in 1938, leaving the building in the condition seen here. The porches were reconstructed in the 1970s and again in the early 2000s.
This card is dated 1951.