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Tainton Electrolytic Zinc Plant in Kellogg, Idaho Item Info

Title:
Tainton Electrolytic Zinc Plant in Kellogg, Idaho
Photographer:
Barnard Studio (Wallace, Idaho)
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1949-07-14
Description:
A view from afar of the Tainton Electrolytic Zinc Plant in Kellogg, Idaho. From the Library of Congress: "Internationally, this was the first electrolytic zinc plant to use U.C. Tainton's high current density, strong acid solution process to produce commercial quantities of Special High Grade Zinc (99.99+% pure). This product became the preferred material for the die-casting industry. It served as the standard that the other plants sought to achieve."
Subjects:
electrolytes mining minerals die casting processing plants zinc
Location:
Kellogg
Latitude:
47.537737
Longitude:
-116.144635
Source:
Barnard-Stockbridge photograph collection, 1894-1964, PG 8-2, University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives
Finding Aid:
https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv407875?
Source Identifier:
B382
Type:
Image;StillImage
Format Original:
4x5 black and white film negative
Format:
image/jpeg

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"Tainton Electrolytic Zinc Plant in Kellogg, Idaho", Barnard-Stockbridge Photograph Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/barstock/items/barstock2678.html
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