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New Idria, California. A rotary kiln at the mercury extraction plant of the New Idria Quicksilver Mining Company. A 1200 degree Fahrenheit heat drives off the sulphur and vaporizes the mercury, later condensed
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New Idria, California. A rotary kiln at the mercury extraction plant of the New Idria Quicksilver Mining Company. A 1200 degree Fahrenheit heat drives off the sulphur and vaporizes the mercury, later condensed

Feininger, Andreas · 1942-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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Credit lineNew Idria, California. A rotary kiln at the mercury extraction plant of the New Idria Quicksilver Mining Company. A 1200 degree Fahrenheit heat drives off the sulphur and vaporizes the mercury, later . 1942-01-01. Feininger, Andreas. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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