Views of the Borax Industry, ca. 1898-ca. 1915

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Views of the Borax Industry, ca. 1898-ca. 1915

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49 photographic prints ; 20 x 25 cm.; 49 digital objects

eng,

Bancroft Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6662693

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Pacific Coast Borax Company

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In 1872, Francis Marion Smith discovered borate near his cabin in Teel's Marsh, Nevada, founding the Pacific Coast Borax Company. In 1891, the focus of the company shifted to Death Valley from Teel's Marsh, as disclosed in correspondence to Teel's Marsh superintendent J.H. Strachan. From the description of Pacific Coast Borax Company letters : TLS, 1891-1892. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 56712941 ...