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Photographic prints: Album 2

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Collection Number: MS-00126
Collection Name: Basic Magnesium, Inc. (BMI) Records and Photographs
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Masonry department, interior view of plaster modeling department, showing experimental brick shapes being made: photographic print, 1942 March 26
Masonry department, interior view of pattern making department: photographic print, 1942 March 26
Cell unit No. 4 showing brick laying in exhaust tunnel at chlorination party wall: photographic print, 1942 March 26
Cell unit No. 2, showing concrete wall of exhaust tunnel at chlorination party wall: photographic print, 1942 March 26
Cell unit No. 1, showing cell cases and structural steel webbing between cell cases first floor level: photographic print, 1942 March 26
Showing completed erection of structural steel frame of cell renewal building: photographic print, 1942 March 25
Showing prefabrication of slip forms for five 40' diameter raw magnesite silos: photographic print, 1942 March 25
Cell unit No. 2, showing eight furnace shells in place and interior plaster coat being applied: photographic print, 1942 March 25
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
Cell unit No. 1, erection of chlorination-electrolysis party wall vertical steel: photographic print, 1942 March 25
Installation of cell cases in electrolysis section of cell unit No. 1: photographic print, 1942 March 18
Cell building No. 1, showing hydrogen piping and brine headers installation process: photographic print, 1942 March 18
Crushed magnesite storage silos showing slip form jackets in place ready for concrete preparation building in background: photographic print, 1942 March 18
Showing progress of McNeil personnel building at entrance gate No. 2: photographic print, 1942 March 16
Construction progress, seventh work day, McNeil office construction building: photographic print, 1942 March 16
Erection of first party-wall steel, electrolysis-chlorination section, of cell unit No. 1: photographic print, 1942 March 16
Construction progress, fifth work day, McNeil office building: photographic print, 1942 March 14
Pouring concrete roof deck of fire proof vault in McNeil office building: photographic print, 1942 March 14
Construction progress, third work day, McNeil office building: photographic print, 1942 March 12
Construction progress, fourth day on BMI administration buildings: photographic print, 1942 March 11
Construction progress, second day, McNeil office building. Note BMI building upper left: photographic print, 1942 March 11
Construction progress, third day, on BMI administration buildings: photographic print, 1942 March 10
Construction progress, first day, on McNeil office building : photographic print, 1942 March 10
Construction progress, second day's work, on BMI administration building following clean-up: photographic print, 1942 March 08
Equipment groundbreaking for McNeil office building: photographic print, 1942 March 09
Showing immediate reconstruction of BMI administration building following clean-up: photographic print, 1942 March 08
Temporary administration building after fire, showing desks and cabinets in foreground: photographic print, 1942 March 07
Removing debris from site of temporary administration building morning after fire: photographic print, 1942 March 07
Midnight view showing destruction of temporary administration building by fire: photographic print, 1942 March 06
Basic Magnesium Incorporated, Gabbs Valley, Nevada: photographic print, 1942 March 06
Aerial view, northwest, of general stores, building and shop buildings, cell units No. 1 and No. 2 in background: photographic print, 1942 February 24
Aerial view, southwest, showing construction progress of preparation plant and crushed magnesite storage silos: photographic print, 1942 February 24
Aerial view, west, of cell unit No. 1, showing pouring of concrete floors and installation of chlorinator furnace shells: photographic print, 1942 February 24
Aerial view, west, of electrical transmission tunnel and cell unit No. 1 construction progress: photographic print, 1942 February 24
Aerial view, southeast, showing construction of brine tanks: photographic print, 1942 February 24
Aerial view, east, of brine tanks: photographic print, 1942 February 24
Aerial view, south, showing start of second construction boarding camp unit: photographic print, 1942 February 24
Aerial view, west, of construction boarding camp, demountable house site, and magnesium plant: photographic print, 1942 February 24
Aerial view, east, of entire construction area including construction camp, demountable houses, reservoir and plant site: photographic print, 1942 February 24
Installation of chlorinator furnace shells at cell unit No. 1: photographic print, 1942 February 23
Aerial view, east, showing unloading, stacking, and storage of bailed peat moss: photographic print, 1942 February 17
Aerial view, southwest, showing construction progress preparation plant (left) and crushed magnesite storage silos (right): photographic print, 1942 February 17
Aerial view, south, of cell unit No. 1, showing chlorination cell piers finished and ready for installation of furnace shell: photographic print, 1942 February 14
Aerial view, north, showing construction progress cell unit No. 1 (left) and No. 2 (right) and transmission tunnel in foreground: photographic print, 1942 February 17
Aerial view, south, showing construction progress of cell buildings with No. 1 cell building in immediate foreground: photographic print, 1942 February 17
Aerial view, east, showing construction progress of cell buildings No. 1 and No. 2: photographic print, 1942 February 17
Aerial view, northwest, showing construction progress of permanent shops and stores buildings: photographic print, 1942 February 17
Aerial view, east, of complete cell block with cell No. 1 in foreground and electrical transmission tunnel (right): photographic print, 1942 February 17
Aerial view, west, showing cell block in center with graded area (right) for preparation and foundry buildings: photographic print, 1942 February 17
Aerial view, south, of construction boarding camp showing first unit completed and occupied: photographic print, 1942 February 17

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