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Anaconda smelter, Montana. Anaconda Copper Mining Company. In the lower left hand corner, copper from the reverbatory furnace is being poured into a ladle from which it will be carried to the converter; in the upper background, first pourings of slag from the converter are being poured back into the
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Credit lineAnaconda smelter, Montana. Anaconda Copper Mining Company. In the lower left hand corner, copper from the reverbatory furnace is being poured into a ladle from which it will be carried to the converte. 1942-01-01. Lee, Russell. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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