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Box 05, 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, west, showing progressive construction of cell units No. 10 to No. 1. Preparation, neutralization and foundry areas (right): photographic print, 1942 July 15
  2. Aerial view, east, showing entire metal producing area from Royson Junction to construction boarding camp. Basic Town site at upper right: photographic print, 1942 July 15
  3. Aerial view, east, of hospital and staff building Boulder City-Las Vegas highway parallel at center, and BMI highway (right): photographic print, 1942 July 15
  4. Aerial view, southeast, of preparation area, peat beds in foreground, preparation and neutralization structures, and cell buildings No. 1 to No. 5: photographic print, 1942 July 15
  5. Aerial view, west, showing construction boarding camp and Basic Town site trailer camp: photographic print, 1942 July 15
  6. Aerial view, north, showing terminal reservoir in foreground, Basic Town site (center), plant site (center left), and construction boarding camp (extreme right): photographic print, 1942 July 15
  7. Construction progress of magnesite storage silos, showing slip forms in operation: photographic print, 1942 April 20
  8. Cell renewal building nearing exterior completion with brine storage tanks center left: photographic print, 1942 April 20
  9. North view from chlorinator building of cell unit No. 1, showing bases for clariflocculator tanks and construction progress of recovery building No. 1: photographic print, 1942 July 09
  10. Completed application of APM siding on cell renewal building Note brine storage tanks (left): photographic print, 1942 April 15
  11. Northeast view of preparation area, showing secondary peat storage building, calcined and raw magnesite storage silos, and portion of preparation plant B-1: photographic print, 1942 July 09
  12. Assembly and erection of magnesium chloride storage tanks south of preparation building: photographic print, 1942 April 15
  13. West view of preparation plant, showing magnesium chloride tanks, pellet storage building, rotary kiln and tunnel kiln portions of preparation building: photographic print, 1942 July 09
  14. North view of hospital building, showing roof sheathing and general construction progress: photographic print, 1942 July 09
  15. Three 40 foot x 86 foot magnesite storage silos with truck in receiving pit under construction: photographic print, 1942 April 15
  16. Foundations and wall forms of salt storage building: photographic print, 1942 April 15
  17. Southwest view of preparation area, showing pulverizer building, salt storage building, salt and coal storage bins, and primary peat storage building No. 1 and No. 2: photographic print, 1942 July 09
  18. Construction of wall forms of salt storage building: photographic print, 1942 April 15
  19. Interior view of preparation building, showing tunnel kilns No. 5 and No. 6, rotary kiln No. 4 and cooler No. 4 installed and placing of rotary kiln No. 3: photographic print, 1942 July 08
  20. Southwest view, cell unit No. 1, showing completed exterior of chlorinator building, and construction progress of recovery units: photographic print, 1942 July 08
  21. Stripping concrete wall form to pre-heater level of rotary kiln portion of preparation building: photographic print, 1942 April 15
  22. Excavation and footing forms for twelve turbo-neutralizers in neutralizing plant: photographic print, 1942 July 08
  23. Vertical structural steel members in place, east half of cell building No. 1: photographic print, 1942 April 15
  24. Interior view of anode assembly building, showing graphite anode bars being assembled into units following pickling in phosphoric acid: photographic print, 1942 July 08
  25. Showing wall forms above operating floor level, chlorine cell rectifier building No. 1: photographic print, 1942 April 15