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Box 04, 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. Addition of temporary water reservoirs No. 5 and No. 6 for plant supply: photographic print, 1942 February 03
  2. Cell building No. 1, showing construction progress and installation of APM siding and roofing: photographic print, 1942 May 13
  3. Aerial view, north, of temporary administration building, showing first work on new addition: photographic print, 1942 January 26
  4. Copper buss bar bending machine in operation: photographic print, 1942 May 07
  5. Aerial view, north, showing construction progress of structural machine shop: photographic print, 1942 January 26
  6. Showing completed shapes removed from copper buss bar bending machine: photographic print, 1942 May 07
  7. Aerial view, north, of general stores and small stores buildings, cell blocks in background: photographic print, 1942 January 26
  8. Aerial view, northeast, of sewage disposal plant detention lagoons (left), clarifiers and bio filters (center), and Imhoff tanks (upper right): photographic print, 1942 May 06
  9. Aerial view, southeast, of small stores buildings, structural machine shop, and general stores progress: photographic print, 1942 January 26
  10. Aerial view, north, of cell building No. 1 showing laying of reinforcing steel and pouring of concrete: photographic print, 1942 January 26
  11. Aerial view, southwest, of construction boarding camp, showing progress of third unit: photographic print, 1942 May 06
  12. Aerial view, east, of temporary structures: restaurants, BMI headquarters, storage warehouse, general stores, electrical plumbing, McNeil headquarters (center right): photographic print, 1942 May 06
  13. Aerial view, west, showing construction progress of transmission tunnel and cell unit No. 1: photographic print, 1942 January 26
  14. Aerial view, northeast, showing permanent warehouse buildings, inflammable liquid stores, small stores, electrical shop, structural and machine shop, general stores, temporary buss bar building (right): photographic print, 1942 May 06
  15. Aerial view, west, of cell blocks, transmission tunnel (left), cell blocks center, preparation plant grading upper right: photographic print, 1942 January 26
  16. Aerial view, east, cell units No. 1 to No. 7, showing construction progress of chlorination, electrolysis, and rectifier buildings. Note power sub-stations (right): photographic print, 1942 May 06
  17. Aerial view, east, showing active construction zone. Note grading for preparation plant at center left: photographic print, 1942 January 26
  18. Aerial view, north, of chlorine area, salt and brine system, No. 1 and No. 2 cell buildings, cell renewal building, and No. 1 and No. 2 liquefaction buildings: photographic print, 1942 May 06
  19. Aerial view, southeast, showing completed grading for preparation plant: photographic print, 1942 January 26
  20. Aerial view, northeast, of preparation area, primary peat storage, coal storage, salt storage, raw magnesite storage, and preparation buildings: photographic print, 1942 May 06
  21. Aerial view, southeast, showing newly installed trestles on track No. 10 from main Union Pacific line: photographic print, 1942 January 20
  22. Aerial view, east, and showing construction progress of entire metal producing plant: photographic print, 1942 May 06
  23. Aerial view, northeast, of cell units No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, with electrical transmission tunnel (right): photographic print, 1942 January 26
  24. Aerial view, north, showing construction progress of cell building No. 1: photographic print, 1942 January 20
  25. Aerial view, southwest, showing unit No. 3 of construction boarding camp under construction, demountable site (left), and metal plant (right): photographic print, 1942 April 30