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DISTANT VIEW OF PLANT AND CAMP, LOOKING WEST-NORTHWEST - Clay Spur Bentonite Plant and Camp, Clay Spur Siding on Burlington Northern Railroad, Osage, Weston County, WY
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DISTANT VIEW OF PLANT AND CAMP, LOOKING WEST-NORTHWEST - Clay Spur Bentonite Plant and Camp, Clay Spur Siding on Burlington Northern Railroad, Osage, Weston County, WY
Description
Mondell, Frank; Silica Products Company
Depicted place Wyoming; Weston County; Osage
Date Documentation compiled after 1968
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HAER WYO,23-OSAG.V,1-1
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  • Significance: The Clay Spur Bentonite Plant and Camp is associated with the early 20th century bentonite mining industry in Wyoming and the United States. It was one of the first bentonite processing plants built in the Clay Spur Bentonite District of Wyoming. Wyoming has consistently been among the top producers of the highest quality bentonite in the United States. The Clay Spur District was the center of the pioneer Wyoming bentonite industry and remained the premier Wyoming producing district until reserves began to dwindle in the 1950s. The plant also embodies the distinctive engineering technology of the bentonite industry. It is still possible to trace the milling process due to the machinery still in place. The associated company camp also reflects early twentieth century company town architecture with simple buildings and floor plans that could be quickly and cheaply constructed and adapted to many different uses.
  • Survey number: HAER WY-23
  • Building/structure dates: 1928 Initial Construction
  • Building/structure dates: 1932 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: 1932 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: 1975
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/wy0198.photos.174650p
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