Gibb R. Madsen photograph collection

Gibb R. Madsen photograph collection, 1930-1955

Overview of the Collection

Collector: Madsen, Gibb R
Title: Gibb R. Madsen photograph collection
Dates: 1930-1955 (inclusive)
19301955
Quantity: 12 images
Collection Number: P1477
Summary: The images in the Gibb R. Madsen photograph collection are found in the master's thesis of Gibb R. Madsen, written in fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Master of Science in the University of Utah in 1951, and titled The Economic Factors Affecting the Development of the Copper Industutry in Utah. This collection includes photographs of various mine sites and mining and refining equipment.
Repository: University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions: Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Languages: English

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The images in the Gibb R. Madsen photograph collection are found in the master's thesis of Gibb R. Madsen, written in fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Master of Science in the University of Utah in 1951, and titled The Economic Factors Affecting the Development of the Copper Industutry in Utah. This collection includes photographs of various mine sites and mining and refining equipment.

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Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: Gibb R. Madsen photograph collection, P1477, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Following Citations: P1477.

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Arrangement

The photographs in the Gibb R. Madsen collection follow in the order that they are found in Gibb Madsen's University of Utah Master's Thesis.

Processing Note

Processed by Megan Fair in 2007.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
1	1	General images 1: Kennecott's open-pit copper mine at Bingham, Utah. 2: Mine locomotive and electric shovel in operation at Utah Copper Mine. 3: Track Shifter in operation at the Utah Copper Mine. This machine does the work of fifty men and has cut costs by cutting the time off consumed in track work operations. 4: Car dumper at the Magna concentrating mill. The car, with between 85 and 100 tons of ore, is turned completely over in the unloading process. 5: Ball mills at the Magna mill. Each cylinder contains about sixty tons of steel balls, which roll as the cylinder turns, grinding the ore between the balls. 6: A validation cell showing the valuable concentration being floated out in a bubbly froth. 7: An air view of American Smelting and Refining Company's Garfield, Utah, smelter, showing the plant and the ever-growing slag dump. 8: The poling furnace at the Garfield smelter. The poles burn the oxygen that would make the copper less pure. 9: The anode casting wheel at the Garfield smelter. The anode has arms so that it can be easily handled and make electrical contact with the bus bar of the electrolytic cell. 10: A section of the tank house at the refinery. The men are knocking off knobs of copper from the cathode which would cause the copper to be deposited improperly if they were to continue to grow. 11: Wire bar casting wheel at the Garfield refinery. The molds are cast of copper at the refinery. THey are sprayed with bone ash and a stream of water is played on the bottom of the mold to keep it from melting. 12: Inspecting and cleaning wire bars at the Garfield refinery.

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