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Alaska Syndicate
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In an effort to thwart statehood and Alaskan home rule from Washington D.C., the Alaska Syndicate, was formed in 1906 by J. P. Morgan and Simon Guggenheim. The Syndicate purchased the Kennicott-Bonanz
Guggenmorgan- Another Triumph in the Far North
Guggenmorgan- Another Triumph in the Far North
Kennecott Mine
Kennecott Mine
"Million Dollar Bridge" looking east from Childs glacier to Miles glacier.
"Million Dollar Bridge" looking east from Childs glacier to Miles glacier.
lossy page 1 Copper Ore Transportation, 1911 1938 Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River and Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Valdez Cordova C
lossy page 1 Copper Ore Transportation, 1911 1938 Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River and Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Valdez Cordova Census Area, AK HAER AK,20 MCAR,1.tif
Kennecott, Alaska
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Kennecott, also known as Kennicott and Kennecott Mines, is an abandoned mining camp in the Copper River Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska that was the center of activity for several copper mines
Alaska Syndicate
…of the three managing directors of the syndicate. With the financial backing of Guggenheim and Morgan, the railway was built and Birch developed the Kennecott copper mines, which consisted of several large copper mines including the Bonanza and Jumbo mines. In 1915 the Kennecott Copper Company was established…
The 14-story Kennicott Concentration Mill (to the right). The mines are 5 miles up in the mountains to the east/northeast. Also pictured: foreground (
The 14-story Kennicott Concentration Mill (to the right). The mines are 5 miles up in the mountains to the east/northeast. Also pictured: foreground (left to right): power plant, machine shop, flotation plant, ammonia leaching plant (world's first); in the trees to the right - general manager's office (the log cabin portion was the first building built in Kennicott)
The Kennecott hospital (left) stood out as the town's only white-washed building. The vast majority of other town structures, including workers' bunkh
The Kennecott hospital (left) stood out as the town's only white-washed building. The vast majority of other town structures, including workers' bunkhouses (right), were painted red, the least expensive color at the time. The Kennecott hospital was also the site of the first X-ray machine in Alaska.
Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark marker for the geologic outcrop
Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark marker for the geologic outcrop
Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark marker for the ore body
Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark marker for the ore body