Lewis P. Larsen Papers 1904-1963

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Lewis P. Larsen Papers 1904-1963

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Danish-born businessman and civic leader, of Metaline Falls, Pend Oreille County, Wash. Chiefly records (1912-1956) of Pend Oreille Mines and Metals Company, Metaline Falls, Wash., zinc mining company, and other papers. Includes papers of Larsen, company president and founder of the town of Metaline Falls, fellow Dane Jens E. Jensen, secretary-treasurer, and W.L. Zeigler, mining engineer, relating to their business and community activities, school board membership, war bond drives, insurance sales, politics, and the Metaline Zinc Lead Mining District.

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Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives

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Larsen, Lewis P., 1876-1955

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Lewis P. Larsen came to the United States from Denmark in 1895 and settled in Salt Lake City. In 1897 he went to Wallace, ID and entered the mining business, forming the partnership of Larsen & Greenough. Larsen left Idaho in 1910 and established the town of Metaline Falls, Pend Oreille County, WA in conjunction with development of deposits of cement rock by the Inland Portland Cement Co. at the site. Larsen then incorporated the Pend Oreille Mines and Metals Company, and togeth...

Zeigler, W. L.

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Pend Oreille Mines and Metals Company (Metaline Falls, Wash.)

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Jensen, Jens E.

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