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| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | View from road of lead and zinc mines and surrounding buildings. |
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| Description: | Soon after the turn of the century, Joplin was named the lead and zinc capital of the world. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | The Empire zinc and lead mine. Very litle lead is now produced. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View down hill towards the Kennedy zinc and lead mine (center) and the Hoskins mine (right). Snow is on the ground. |
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| Description: | Soon after the turn of the century, Joplin was named the lead and zinc capital of the world, producing 23 million dollars in lead and zinc between the year... |
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| Description: | Soon after the turn of the century, Joplin was named the lead and zinc capital of the world. |
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| Description: | Soon after the turn of the century, Joplin was named the lead and zinc capital of the world. |
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| Description: | Soon after the turn of the century, Joplin was named the lead and zinc capital of the world. |
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| Description: | Webb City was known as the world's largest and most productive lead and zinc mining field in the late 1800s and early 1900s and was part of the "Tri-State ... |
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| Description: | Webb City was known as the world's largest and most productive lead and zinc mining field in the late 1800s and early 1900s and was part of the "Tri-State ... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a town with silver-lead-zinc mine locations marked in the hills in the distance. Published for The Chocolate Shop. |
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| Description: | Exterior view of James Mine with a field and fence in the foreground. Tram tracks lead from the tall building to large piles of rocks. There are steep stai... |
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| Description: | Webb City was known as the world's largest and most productive lead and zinc mining field in the late 1800s and early 1900s and was part of the "Tri-State ... |
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| Description: | Soon after the turn of the century, Joplin was named the lead and zinc capital of the world. Elevated view of a man working with a hand jig. Caption reads:... |
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| Description: | An unidentified mining scene where two men are cranking a windlass, common only in early lead and zinc mining in southwest Wisconsin. The windlass was used... |
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| Description: | The Mammoth and Standard Mining Mills has been producing silver, gold, lead, zinc and copper continuously since 1884. Caption reads: "Mammouth and Standard... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | View down road leading up to the Cokerville Mine. Two horses pulling a wagon are near the road, and automobiles are parked on the right near a building wit... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | An outdoor exhibit, possibly at Tower Hill State Park, with a display featuring a "pig of lead" found near the shot tower there. There is also a bronze pla... |
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