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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. Assembly of structural steel and rigging with P and H crane in place, chlorinator building No. 1: photographic print, 1942 April 15
  2. Interior view of buss bar building, showing completed copper shapes ready for installation: photographic print, 1942 July 08
  3. Aerial view, northwest, showing construction progress of hospital building, and relation of hospital to plant BMI highway in foreground: photographic print, 1942 July 02
  4. Three 20 foot x 50 foot coal and salt storage silos, wall forms poured: photographic print, 1942 April 11
  5. Aerial view, south, showing trailer camp, construction boarding camp, Boulder City-Las Vegas highway, demountable house area (right): photographic print, 1942 July 02
  6. Brine storage tanks; showing completed raw brine tanks, first segment of 3 sludge tanks, and first segment of clariflocculator tank: photographic print, 1942 April 08
  7. Aerial view, west, preparation area, showing neutralizing plant, magnesium oxide silos, pellet storage, and prep building with peat buildings in background: photographic print, 1942 July 02
  8. Installation of APM roofing on cell renewal building: photographic print, 1942 April 08
  9. Aerial view, east, preparation area, showing primary peat buildings No. 1 and No. 2 shredded peat storage, magnesite silos and preparation building: photographic print, 1942 July 02
  10. Cell unit No. 1, showing structural steel webbing of electrolysis floor and installation of last cell cases: photographic print, 1942 April 08
  11. Aerial view, northeast, showing brine tanks, cell buildings No. 1 and No. 2, liquefaction No. 1 cell renewal building, cooling tower, and concrete parts building: photographic print, 1942 July 02
  12. Chlorine cell buildings No. 1 erection of vertical steel members, brine, hydrogen, and chlorine piping: photographic print, 1942 April 07
  13. Aerial view, east, of cell block, with unit No. 1 in foreground, preparation area (left) and power-sub-stations (right): photographic print, 1942 July 02
  14. Aerial view, east, of trailer camp site, and construction boarding camp: photographic print, 1942 April 07
  15. Aerial view, south, of demountable house construction progress: photographic print, 1942 April 07
  16. Aerial view, southwest, of plant site, cell unit No. 10 in foreground, refinery area (right), and preparation, area (upper right): photographic print, 1942 July 02
  17. Aerial view, northwest, of magnesium plant, looking towards Royson Junction: photographic print, 1942 April 07
  18. Aerial view, northwest, showing demountable house area (left), metal plant (center), caustic evaporation ponds (center right), and construction camp (lower right): photographic print, 1942 July 02
  19. Aerial view, east, of plant site, showing caustic evaporation ponds (left), metal plant (center), construction camp (upper center), and demountable houses (right): photographic print, 1942 July 02
  20. Aerial view, southeast, of entire plant site, looking from Royson Junction to demountable house site: photographic print, 1942 April 07
  21. Aerial view, west, of demountable house area. Note completed and occupied groups (right), and houses under construction (left) near reservoir: photographic print, 1942 July 02
  22. Aerial view, northwest, of entire plant site with Las Vegas in background : photographic print, 1942 April 07
  23. Showing construction progress and laying of concrete tile for hospital building: photographic print, 1942 June 24
  24. Close view of distributing conveyor loading salt into raw brine tanks: photographic print, 1942 June 24
  25. Showing reinforcing steel and electrical conduit in ground floor slab of No. 2 rectifier building: photographic print, 1942 April 02