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Listen: The Folk Program100-ton bucket biting a carload of matrix at the Peace Valley Mine in Mulberry, Florida.
Image Number
C005909
Date Note
Photographed in April 1947.
Rights
Collection
Department of Commerce collection
Subject Term
Phosphates
Mineral industries--Florida--Polk County--Mulberry
Nonmetallic minerals industry--Florida--Polk County--Mulberry
Phosphate industry--Florida--Polk County--Mulberry
Natural resources--Florida--Polk County--Mulberry
Mines and mineral resources--Florida--Polk County--Mulberry
Earthmoving machinery
Excavating machinery
Buckets (Excavating machinery)
Phosphate mines and mining--Florida--Polk County--Mulberry
Mineral industries--Florida--Polk County--Mulberry
Nonmetallic minerals industry--Florida--Polk County--Mulberry
Phosphate industry--Florida--Polk County--Mulberry
Natural resources--Florida--Polk County--Mulberry
Mines and mineral resources--Florida--Polk County--Mulberry
Earthmoving machinery
Excavating machinery
Buckets (Excavating machinery)
Phosphate mines and mining--Florida--Polk County--Mulberry
Corporate Subject
Physical Description
1 photoprint - b&w - 5 x 4 in.
General Note
Accompanying note: "A mouthful of this 100-ton dragline bucket is a carload of matrix during mining operations in International's Peace Valley fields. It removes 3,000 tons of concentrate a day and 8 to 10 million cubic yards of earth yearly."
100-ton bucket biting a carload of matrix at the Peace Valley Mine in Mulberry, Florida.
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