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1.	Acme Lead and Zinc Company at Joplin, Missouri	Jasper County (Mo.); Joplin (Mo.); Geology; Tri-State Mining District; Lead mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County; Zinc mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County	Exterior view of Acme Lead and Zinc Company showing mine and mill buildings.

2.	Admiralty Zinc Mining Company, Mine Number Three at Douthat, Oklahoma	Douthat (Okla.); Geology; Ottawa County (Okla.); Tri-State Mining District; Zinc mines and mining--Oklahoma--Ottawa County--Douthat	An underground view at the Admiralty Mine Number Three in Douthat, Oklahoma, using a Freeman steam-geared hoist in 1933. This model could hoist a load of 1,500 pounds at an average speed of 500 feet per...

3.	American Concentrator Company, Joplin, Missouri	Buildings; Jasper County (Mo.); Joplin (Mo.); Lead mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County; Tri-State Mining District; Zinc mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County; Business and commerce	View features the American Concentrator Company as located in Joplin, Missouri. The building itself advertises the work of the company. Painted lettering on the top of the building reads (portion that...

4.	American Zinc, Lead and Smelting Company Davey Mine and Drillers Underground, Carterville, Missouri	Geology; Jasper County (Mo.); Carterville (Mo.); Lead mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County; Tri-State Mining District; Zinc mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County	Drill team working the face of the Davey Mine (number of mine unknown) of Carterville, Missouri, as owned by the American Zinc Company. By the twentieth-century, use of steam-powered drills greatly assisted...

5.	American Zinc, Lead and Smelting Company Davey Mine at Carterville, Missouri Showing Southwest Missouri Railway	Carterville (Mo.); Geology; Jasper County (Mo.); Jasper County (Mo.); Joplin (Mo.); Lead mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County; Tri-State Mining District; Zinc mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County; Railroads; Transportation	The Davey Mine Number Three at Carterville, Missouri, along side the Southwest Missouri Electric Railroad. Moving people within the Tri-State District, especially employees of the mines, quarries and supporting...

6.	American Zinc, Lead and Smelting Company Davey Mine Mill Pond Repair Crew at Carterville, Missouri	Carterville (Mo.); Geology; Jasper County (Mo.); Lead mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County; Tri-State Mining District; Zinc mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County	Seven workers with shovels next to a mill pond dam they have been repairing. In the background the faint outline of a huge tailings pile at the Davey Number Three Mine (owned by American Zinc, Lead and...

7.	American Zinc, Lead and Smelting Company Davey Mine Number Three at Carterville, Missouri with Southwest Missouri Railway Trolley	Carterville (Mo.); Jasper County (Mo.); Transportation; Tri-State Mining District	Extensive interurban lines within the Tri-State Mineral District made it possible for miners to travel across state lines when mining operations began to migrate from southwest Missouri into southeast...

8.	American Zinc, Lead and Smelting Company Davey Mine Ore Pile at Carterville, Missouri	Geology; Jasper County (Mo.); Carterville (Mo.); Lead mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County; Tri-State Mining District; Zinc mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County	After milling, separated ore was piled up and taken to the smelter via a jack wagon as seen in this photograph taken at one of Davey Mine owned by the American Zinc, Lead and Smelting Company of Carterville,...

9.	American Zinc, Lead and Smelting Company Davey Mine Underground at Carterville, Missouri	Geology; Jasper County (Mo.); Carterville (Mo.); Lead mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County; Tri-State Mining District; Zinc mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County	Shoveled ore placed in ore cans was hauled through the mine to the shaft base by several methods. Although in this photograph, taken at the Davey Mine of American Zinc, Lead and Smelting Company in Carterville,...

10.	American Zinc, Lead and Smelting Company Dinky Underground at Webb City, Missouri	Geology; Lead mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County; Tri-State Mining District; Webb City (Mo.); Zinc mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County	In this photograph from one of American Zinc, Lead and Smelting Company's mines in Webb City, Missouri, mules pulling ore buckets have been replaced by a small electric-powered locomotive. The locomotive...	Missouri Southern State University's Spiva Library Archives also holds Wallower Collection [5 Boxes]: Papers, maps, photos and business records from 1895 to 1952 generated by Frank Carmany Wallower. The collection deals with business and mining activities of the tri-state area.

11.	Annalinda Mining Company Stock Certificate, Carthage, Missouri	Carthage (Mo.); Jasper County (Mo.); Jasper County (Mo.); Neck City (Mo.); Lead mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County; Tri-State Mining District; Zinc mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County	Not only were many women property owners in the Tri-State Mining District, but women's names were often used for naming mines. Some were fictional or historical names, but some mines like the Annalinda...	Full stock certificate book in collection of the Powers Museum.

12.	Athletic Mining Company Blacksmith Shop at Duneweg, Missouri	Jasper County (Mo.); Duenweg (Mo.); Geology; Lead mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County; Tri-State Mining District; Zinc mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County; Transportation	The blacksmith shop was an integral part of any mining and milling operation. Blacksmiths were responsible for making the hooks and pig tails for hoisting, sharpening steel rods, providing the shoes for...

13.	Athletic Mining Company Electric Pumps in the San Gabriel Shaft at Duenweg, Missouri	Jasper County (Mo.); Duenweg (Mo.);Geology; Lead mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County; Tri-State Mining District; Zinc mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County	The man in the photograph is probably the chief electrician for this mining operation. Electricians often were nicknamed "Sparkie" or "Sparks." Three-phase electrical motors (seen here) were used to power...

14.	Athletic Mining Company Ore Carts and Crew Underground on Tracks at Duenweg, Missouri	Geology; Jasper County (Mo.); Duenweg (Mo.); Lead mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County; Tri-State Mining District; Zinc mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County	Mules transporting ore cans to the base of the shaft for hoisting. A partial identification has been penned on the back of this photograph's mount. It says: "From left to Right 1. Zam at Mule Skinner,...

15.	Athletic Mining Company Sanitary Toilet at Duenweg, Missouri	Jasper County (Mo.); Joplin (Mo.); Geology; Lead mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County; Tri-State Mining District; Zinc mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County	In addition to the physical dangers always present in mines and mills, the general work conditions a miner endured were not always pleasant or healthy. Not only was the work "back-breaking," miners often...

16.	Athletic Mining Company Screen Room at Duenweg, Missouri	Jasper County (Mo.); Duenweg (Mo.); Geology; Lead mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County; Tri-State Mining District; Zinc mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County	The "screen apes" wait for rock to be emptied on the grate or "grizzly" to be sorting by size. On a shelf on a wall (visible between the two men on the left) a lunch pail has been stored. Miners ate in...

17.	Athletic Mining Company Shovelers Underground at Duenweg, Missouri	Geology; Jasper County (Mo.); Duenweg (Mo.); Lead mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County; Tri-State Mining District; Zinc mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County	Due to the long distance of an underground mine, a portable rail system was introduced to move the loaded ore cans to the shaft. The ore cans first rode on small square flat cars on wooden tracks. By 1900...

18.	Athletic Mining Company Tally Board Underground at Duenweg, Missouri	Geology; Jasper County (Mo.); Duenweg (Mo.); Lead mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County; Tri-State Mining District; Zinc mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County	This photograph is identified as a field shaft. A field shaft was a secondary shaft farther into the mine. Miners stand with ore cans prepared to be hoisted up the shaft and out of the mine by the tub...

19.	Attie Mine Timbering and Miners underground at Joplin, Missouri	Geology; Jasper County (Mo.); Joplin (Mo.); Lead mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County; Tri-State Mining District; Zinc mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County	Due to the darkness of the underground environment, lighting devices were essential for miners and these Attie Mine crew members of Joplin, Missouri, are gathered at the bottom of the timber-framed shaft...

20.	Aurora, Missouri (Olive Street)	Architecture; Aurora (Mo.); Buildings; Business & Commerce; Carriages & Animal Powered Vehicles; Lawrence County (Mo.); Pierce City (Mo.); Stotts City (Mo.); Tri-State Mining District	The Tri-state Mining District continued east beyond Jasper County into Lawrence County and further east into Greene County. Lawrence County, Missouri, included the mining towns of Aurora (seen here circa...	A set of these "Art Work of the Lead and Zinc Region of Missouri and Kansas" are in the collection of the Joplin Museum Complex, Joplin, Missouri.