Production. Mercury. Aerial tramway which carries mercury ore from mines at New Idria, California to a nearby extraction plant. Triple-distilled mercury is produced here by the New Idria Quicksilver Mining Company from cinnabar, an ore containing sulphur and mercury mined at a number of workings near the plant
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Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Date
01/01/1942
Contributors
Feininger, Andreas, 1906-1999, photographer
United States. Office of War Information.
Location
california
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain