Sheets of Copper
Hojas de cobre

Sheets of Copper

El Paso, Texas, Phelps Dodge refining company. Electrolytic tanks in which sheets of pure copper are formed. The sheets are later melted and cast into ingots. Creator(s): Henle, Fritz, photographer. Phelps Dodge was bought by Freeport and is still in business.

Area: Mission Valley / Alfalfa

Source: Library of Congress

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History

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so cool and ancient.

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