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Lead industry and trade -- Utah -- Tooele

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

History and comments of local union 55 of the International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225524286]
Identifier: MSS 2975
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten history of local union 55 of the International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers. This union was organized for the workers at the Tooele lead smelter in 1933.

Dates: approximately 1970

History of Tooele, Utah sintering plant

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225524302]
Identifier: MSS 2977
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typed history of the sintering plant at the International Smelting and Refining Company near Tooele, Utah. The operation was a lead smelter. The date of composition is uncertain.

Dates: 1960

Tooele smelter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225524278]
Identifier: MSS 2974
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten history of the Tooele lead smelter which was owned by the Anaconda Company. The lead smelter was a major employer in Tooele for many years. The lead also poisoned many residents of the city.

Dates: approximately 1980