This collection, digitized here in its entirety, consists of photographs documenting the facilities and activities of the Vanadium Corporation of America from 1911 to 1976. While the collection is not a comprehensive record of the company, the materials provide a good snapshot of the significance of vanadium mining to industrial output in the first half of the 20th century. Most notable among the photographs are a series of prints of the Mina Ragra deposit in the Peruvian Andes dating from 1911. The collection also includes photographs of facilities at the Bridgeville, Pennsylvania plant, as well as various plants acquired by the Vanadium Corporation throughout the United States.
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12 items
The Vancoram Review
Box 1- 1949-Dec
Newsletter issued by the Vanadium Corporation of America with articles entitled "Uranium in the Colorado Plateau Area," "Bus Springs: Wellsprings of Good Will," "The Vanadium Minerals — Part II — Mineral Sources of…
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7 items
Vanadium Corporation of America Research Center pamphlet
Box 1- Circa 1954
Promotional brochure for the Vanadium Corporation of America's forthcoming research center in Cambridge, Ohio circa 1954. The brochure, which includes a map of the 30,000 square foot campus, details how the new center…
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Vanadium Corporation mine in Jumasha, Peru
Box 2- 1950
General view of the Vanadium Corporation of America mining facilities located in Jumasha, Peru. Vanadium, a malleable transition metal, was discovered in its natural state in Mexico by Spanish-Mexican scientist,…
- Creator Of Work Vanadium Corporation of America
- Subject Vanadium Corporation of America, Steel alloy industry, Peru, Mineral industries, Mines and mineral resources, Vanadium
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Cancha de minerales calcinados y horno de cal
- Field of calcined minerals and lime kiln
Box 2- 1911-Oct-25
General view of a field of calcined minerals and lime kiln at the American Vanadium Company (later the Vanadium Corporation of America) mining camp located at Mina Ragra in the Peruvian Andes. Vanadium, a malleable…
- Creator Of Work Vanadium Corporation of America
- Photographer Mariano, E.
- Subject Limekilns, Vanadium Corporation of America, Steel alloy industry, Peru, Mineral industries, Mines and mineral resources, Vanadium, Andes
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Cajo Central
Box 2- 1911-Oct-25
General view of a section of the American Vanadium Company (later the Vanadium Corporation of America) mining camp located at Mina Ragra in the Peruvian Andes. Vanadium, a malleable transition metal, was discovered in…
- Creator Of Work Vanadium Corporation of America
- Photographer Mariano, E.
- Subject Vanadium Corporation of America, Steel alloy industry, Peru, Mineral industries, Mines and mineral resources, Vanadium, Andes
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Tunel No. 2 - Vista exterior
- Tunnel No. 2 - Exterior view
Box 2- 1911-Oct-25
General view of the exterior of tunnel no. 2 at the American Vanadium Company (later the Vanadium Corporation of America) mining camp located at Mina Ragra in the Peruvian Andes. Vanadium, a malleable transition metal,…
- Creator Of Work Vanadium Corporation of America
- Photographer Mariano, E.
- Subject Vanadium Corporation of America, Steel alloy industry, Peru, Mineral industries, Mines and mineral resources, Vanadium, Andes
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Vista exterior de los Hornos
- Exterior view of the Furnaces
Box 2- 1911-Oct-25
Exterior view of the furnaces at the American Vanadium Company (later the Vanadium Corporation of America) mining camp located at Mina Ragra in the Peruvian Andes. Vanadium, a malleable transition metal, was discovered…
- Creator Of Work Vanadium Corporation of America
- Photographer Mariano, E.
- Subject Vanadium Corporation of America, Steel alloy industry, Metallurgical furnaces, Peru, Mineral industries, Mines and mineral resources, Vanadium, Furnaces, Andes
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Campamento de arriba
- Top camp
Box 2- 1911-Oct-25
General view of the American Vanadium Company (later the Vanadium Corporation of America) mining camp located at Mina Ragra in the Peruvian Andes. Vanadium, a malleable transition metal, was discovered in its natural…
- Creator Of Work Vanadium Corporation of America
- Photographer Mariano, E.
- Subject Vanadium Corporation of America, Steel alloy industry, Peru, Mineral industries, Mines and mineral resources, Vanadium, Andes
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Foote Mineral Company lithium carbonate plant
Box 1- 1976-Feb-04
Aerial view of the Foote Mineral Company's lithium carbonate plant located in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. A bulk supplier of industrial minerals, the Foote Mineral Company acquired the Vanadium Corporation of…
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Aerial view of lithium brine evaporation panels
Box 1- Circa 1969
General view of the Foote Mineral Company's lithium brine evaporation panels located in Silver Peak, Nevada. A bulk supplier of industrial minerals, the Foote Mineral Company began extracting lithium from below Silver…
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Foote Mineral Company lithium brine evaporation panels
Box 1- Circa 1969
General view of the Foote Mineral Company's lithium brine evaporation panels located in Silver Peak, Nevada. A bulk supplier of industrial minerals, the Foote Mineral Company began extracting lithium from below Silver…
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Ferroalloy stockpiles at Vanadium Corporation plant
Box 1- Circa 1965
General view of an unidentified employee posed with assorted ferroalloy stockpiles at a Vanadium Corporation of American plant facility, likely in Cambridge, Ohio. Vanadium Corporation plants commonly produced a range…
- Creator Of Work Vanadium Corporation of America
- Subject Iron alloy industry, Employees, Vanadium Corporation of America, Steel alloy industry, Vanadium, Mineral industries
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Vanadium Corporation White Canyon plant
Box 1- 1953 – 1963
General view of a section of the Vanadium Corporation of America facilities near White Canyon in San Juan County, Utah. Uranium and vanadium were mined from the sandstone canyons and used to produce crude vanadium oxide…
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Keokuk Electro-Metals Company facility
Box 1- 1916
General view of the exterior of the Keokuk Electro-Metals Company facility located in Keokuk, Iowa.
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Primos Chemical Company facilities in Lakewood, Colorado
Box 1- 1915
General view of the exterior of the Primos Chemical Company facilities in Lakewood, Colorado. In 1919, the Vanadium Corporation of America acquired the Primos Chemical Company, assuming control of its molybdenum,…
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Ore stockpiles at American Vanadium Company plant
Box 1- After 1905 – before 1920
General view of stockpiles of ore at the American Vanadium Company (later the Vanadium Corporation of America) plant facilities in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania. The Bridgeville chemical and metallurgical plant was used to…
- Creator Of Work Vanadium Corporation of America
- Subject Smelting, Vanadium Corporation of America, Steel alloy industry, Vanadium, Mineral industries
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Furnace at American Vanadium Company plant
Box 1- After 1905 – before 1920
General view of a furnace used to smelt ore at the American Vanadium Company (later the Vanadium Corporation of America) plant facilities in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania. The Bridgeville chemical and metallurgical plant…
- Creator Of Work Vanadium Corporation of America
- Photographer Altwater & Bro.
- Subject Vanadium Corporation of America, Steel alloy industry, Metallurgical furnaces, Vanadium, Furnaces, Mineral industries, Smelting furnaces
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American Vanadium Company plant in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania
Box 1- After 1905 – before 1920
Elevated view of the exterior of the American Vanadium Company (later the Vanadium Corporation of America) plant facilities in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania. The Bridgeville chemical and metallurgical plant was used to…
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American Vanadium Company plant in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania
Box 1- After 1905 – before 1920
Elevated view of the exterior of the American Vanadium Company (later the Vanadium Corporation of America) plant facilities in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania. The Bridgeville chemical and metallurgical plant was used to…
