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Box PCA0200

 Container

Contains 53 Results:

Part 1: #1-13: Views of the mining operations of the Bear Creek Mining Co. in the Upper Kobuk Valley, taken by Mac's Foto, Anchorage.

 Series — Box: PCA0200
Identifier: PCA0200-Part1
Scope and Contents

Mining operations of the Bear Creek Mining Co. in the Upper Kobuk Valley. The photographs, taken by Mac's Foto, Anchorage, show the mine operators collecting ore samples for analyzing Copper content.

Dates: circa 1913-1950
Found in: Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids / PCA 200, Miscellaneous Alaskan views, circa 1913-1950, Bear Creek Mining Co., Anchorage pioneer Nellie E. Brown, St. Michael and Ft. St. Michael

Kobuk Village on the Upper Kobuk

 Item — Box: PCA0200
Identifier: PCA0200-1
Scope and Contents

[River; aerial view of village buildings.] #13020, Mac's Foto.

Dates: circa 1913-1950
Found in: Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids / PCA 200, Miscellaneous Alaskan views, circa 1913-1950, Bear Creek Mining Co., Anchorage pioneer Nellie E. Brown, St. Michael and Ft. St. Michael / Part 1: #1-13: Views of the mining operations of the Bear Creek Mining Co. in the Upper Kobuk Valley, taken by Mac's Foto, Anchorage.

Hole 181-A drilling

 Item — Box: PCA0200
Identifier: PCA0200-2
Scope and Contents

[men operating drilling rig using tripod wooden frame to attach hoist.] #13005, Mac's Foto.

Dates: circa 1913-1950
Found in: Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids / PCA 200, Miscellaneous Alaskan views, circa 1913-1950, Bear Creek Mining Co., Anchorage pioneer Nellie E. Brown, St. Michael and Ft. St. Michael / Part 1: #1-13: Views of the mining operations of the Bear Creek Mining Co. in the Upper Kobuk Valley, taken by Mac's Foto, Anchorage.

[Hoist operator, at top of tripod, recoupling power drilling head of core drilling unit.]

 Item — Box: PCA0200
Identifier: PCA0200-3
Scope and Contents

#13003, Mac's Foto.

Dates: circa 1913-1950
Found in: Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids / PCA 200, Miscellaneous Alaskan views, circa 1913-1950, Bear Creek Mining Co., Anchorage pioneer Nellie E. Brown, St. Michael and Ft. St. Michael / Part 1: #1-13: Views of the mining operations of the Bear Creek Mining Co. in the Upper Kobuk Valley, taken by Mac's Foto, Anchorage.

[Driller Allen looks up the tripod before "going back in the hole." Allen operates the engine that drives the bit into the ground.]

 Item — Box: PCA0200
Identifier: PCA0200-4
Scope and Contents

#13004, Mac's Foto.

Dates: circa 1913-1950
Found in: Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids / PCA 200, Miscellaneous Alaskan views, circa 1913-1950, Bear Creek Mining Co., Anchorage pioneer Nellie E. Brown, St. Michael and Ft. St. Michael / Part 1: #1-13: Views of the mining operations of the Bear Creek Mining Co. in the Upper Kobuk Valley, taken by Mac's Foto, Anchorage.

[Hoist operator using spruce poles to feed cable onto drum at Copper Prospect site.]

 Item — Box: PCA0200
Identifier: PCA0200-5
Scope and Contents

#13043, Mac's Foto.

Dates: circa 1913-1950
Found in: Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids / PCA 200, Miscellaneous Alaskan views, circa 1913-1950, Bear Creek Mining Co., Anchorage pioneer Nellie E. Brown, St. Michael and Ft. St. Michael / Part 1: #1-13: Views of the mining operations of the Bear Creek Mining Co. in the Upper Kobuk Valley, taken by Mac's Foto, Anchorage.

[Two men guiding drill rod into ground to obtain core sample -- 1/2 mile from Bear Creek Mining Co. camp.]

 Item — Box: PCA0200
Identifier: PCA0200-6
Scope and Contents

#13009, Mac's Foto.

Dates: circa 1913-1950
Found in: Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids / PCA 200, Miscellaneous Alaskan views, circa 1913-1950, Bear Creek Mining Co., Anchorage pioneer Nellie E. Brown, St. Michael and Ft. St. Michael / Part 1: #1-13: Views of the mining operations of the Bear Creek Mining Co. in the Upper Kobuk Valley, taken by Mac's Foto, Anchorage.

[Two men attaching a section of drilling rod to machine used for drilling.]

 Item — Box: PCA0200
Identifier: PCA0200-7
Scope and Contents

#13008, Mac's Foto.

Dates: circa 1913-1950
Found in: Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids / PCA 200, Miscellaneous Alaskan views, circa 1913-1950, Bear Creek Mining Co., Anchorage pioneer Nellie E. Brown, St. Michael and Ft. St. Michael / Part 1: #1-13: Views of the mining operations of the Bear Creek Mining Co. in the Upper Kobuk Valley, taken by Mac's Foto, Anchorage.

[Man on right operating hoist to pull up hollow diamond "bit" containing core sample; man on left recording depth.]

 Item — Box: PCA0200
Identifier: PCA0200-8
Scope and Contents

#13044, Mac's Foto.

Dates: circa 1913-1950
Found in: Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids / PCA 200, Miscellaneous Alaskan views, circa 1913-1950, Bear Creek Mining Co., Anchorage pioneer Nellie E. Brown, St. Michael and Ft. St. Michael / Part 1: #1-13: Views of the mining operations of the Bear Creek Mining Co. in the Upper Kobuk Valley, taken by Mac's Foto, Anchorage.

[Two men using huge wrench to break joint on head of diamond core drill so core sample can be released.]

 Item — Box: PCA0200
Identifier: PCA0200-9
Scope and Contents

#13010, Mac's Foto.

Dates: circa 1913-1950
Found in: Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids / PCA 200, Miscellaneous Alaskan views, circa 1913-1950, Bear Creek Mining Co., Anchorage pioneer Nellie E. Brown, St. Michael and Ft. St. Michael / Part 1: #1-13: Views of the mining operations of the Bear Creek Mining Co. in the Upper Kobuk Valley, taken by Mac's Foto, Anchorage.