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Box 03, LLB, 3, SCA Main Stacks, Standard Shelf [Aisle: 1, Section: 10, Shelf: 1], MS--00126, Basic Magnesium, Inc. (BMI) Records and Photographs

Archival objects in this container:

  1. Aerial view southeast, of entire project from Royson, Union Pacific Railroad Junction: photographic print, 1941 December 08
  2. Masonry department, interior view of plaster modeling department, showing experimental brick shapes being made: photographic print, 1942 March 26
  3. Aerial view, northeast, of working area in relation to construction boarding camp (center right): photographic print, 1941 December 08
  4. Masonry department, interior view of pattern making department: photographic print, 1942 March 26
  5. Aerial view, east, showing unfinished brick storage (right), brick grinding (center) and finished brick storage (left): photographic print, 1941 December 08
  6. Cell unit No. 4 showing brick laying in exhaust tunnel at chlorination party wall: photographic print, 1942 March 26
  7. Aerial view, east, showing general progress cell buildings, electrolysis units, rail spurs, and brick finishing buildings: photographic print, 1941 December 08
  8. Cell unit No. 2, showing concrete wall of exhaust tunnel at chlorination party wall: photographic print, 1942 March 26
  9. Aerial view, northeast, showing construction progress of rail spurs No. 10, 11A, 12, 13 and 14: photographic print, 1941 December 08
  10. Cell unit No. 1, showing cell cases and structural steel webbing between cell cases first floor level: photographic print, 1942 March 26
  11. Aerial view, southeast, of final machine excavation for electrolysis unit No. 9: photographic print, 1941 December 08
  12. Showing completed erection of structural steel frame of cell renewal building: photographic print, 1942 March 25
  13. Aerial view, east, of electrolysis unit No. 1, showing concrete footings and piers: photographic print, 1941 December 08
  14. Showing prefabrication of slip forms for five 40' diameter raw magnesite silos: photographic print, 1942 March 25
  15. Aerial view, east, of cell building No. 1, showing hand excavation nearing completion, ready for footing forms: photographic print, 1941 December 08
  16. Cell unit No. 2, showing eight furnace shells in place and interior plaster coat being applied: photographic print, 1942 March 25
  17. Aerial view, northeast, of construction boarding camp, showing first stages of construction: photographic print, 1941 December 08
  18. Cell and unit No. 1, showing installation of steel cell cases and steel framework at southwest quarter of electrolysis building: photographic print, 1942 March 25
  19. Aerial view, southeast, showing relation of construction boarding camp (left) and work area (right) to Las Vegas-Boulder City highway: photographic print, 1941 December 08
  20. Cell unit No. 1, erection of chlorination-electrolysis party wall vertical steel: photographic print, 1942 March 25
  21. Installation of cell cases in electrolysis section of cell unit No. 1: photographic print, 1942 March 18
  22. Pouring concrete footings of electrolysis building unit No. 3: photographic print, 1941 December 08
  23. Cell building No. 1, showing hydrogen piping and brine headers installation process: photographic print, 1942 March 18
  24. Construction progress of spur track No. 13 (left) and No. 11-A (center) Unfinished brick storage building under construction at center left: photographic print, 1941 December 08
  25. Crushed magnesite storage silos showing slip form jackets in place ready for concrete preparation building in background: photographic print, 1942 March 18