Workers at the Argentine Smelter
Dublin Core
Title
Workers at the Argentine Smelter
Subject
Smelting
Kansas City (Kan.)
Laborers
Description
Black and white photograph of laborers in front of the settling bowls at the Kansas City Smelting and Refining Company, located in Argentine, Kansas. This is where the metal cooled and separated. The smelter produced gold, silver, lead, blue vitriol, and zinc and operated from 1880 until it closed in 1901.
Creator
Unknown
Source
Kansas Room Special Collections
Publisher
Kansas City, Kansas Public Library
Date
1889
Rights
Format
JPG
Language
eng
Type
Photograph
Identifier
KSCOLL_PH_Landis_ArgentineSmelter
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Gelatin silver print
Physical Dimensions
8 x 10 inches
Files
Citation
Unknown, “Workers at the Argentine Smelter,” Kansas Room Special Collections, accessed April 28, 2024, https://kansascollection.omeka.net/items/show/960.