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Richinbar Mine photo collection

Collection of photographs from Arizona

Dates

Start Date
1932
End Date
1957

Summary

This collection of photos shows the Richinbar mine in the 1930s and a revisit to the mine in 1957 by the Wheeler family. Carlton Wheeler graduated from the University of Oklahoma after WWI and worked as a geologist in Texas before moving his family to Arizona and working for the Richinbar mine. Most of the photos were taken in 1933, 1934, and 1935. The Richinbar mine stopped operations in 1937. This collection has not yet been cataloged. Please contact the Arizona Geological Survey to inquire about this collection.

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These collections are made accessible for purposes of education and research.

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Property rights reside with the Arizona Geological Survey. Literary rights are generally retained by the creators of the records and their heirs.

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