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Metadata
Title |
MINE, Miscellaneous, Pumps, Pumplines |
Date |
1908-1968 |
Description |
Series of photographs of pumps and pumplines. 268-1Image of a newspaper clipping titled "The End of Great Epoch in Cornish Mining: Last of the Famous Pumping Engines Makes Her Final Stroke" by John H. Trounson. 268-2Pumping Machinery "1100" Homestake Gold Mine, Lead, S.D. Brick lined pump room on 1,100-ft level, 1908. 268-3Man standing in the pumping Machinery room 1,100-foot level at the B&M No. 1 Shaft. Room was possibly converted to a locomotive repair shop, 1964. 268-4Pump room at the B&M Shaft at 800 foot level. Photograph was taken by Lease. View of a pump. There is a lot of graffiti on the walls. 268-5Man standing next to a pump. 268-6Man wearing a hat and tie standing in a room filled with pipes. 268-7Close up on an Allis-Chalmers pump. 268-8Man operating a pump, 1946. 268-9Pump Room on 1250-ft. Level; 1250' Ross Pump Room, 1952. 268-14Man standing in a tunnel with his back to the camera. There is a pipe above his head. 268-15Mechanical Department employees, Loyal Babb (left) and George "Shorty" Olson (right) installing pumps in the pump room on the 6,200-foot level at the Winze No. 4, 1962. 268-16Close-up view of pipes, 1968. 268-17Man with his back to the camera looking at pipes, 1968. 268-20Track-mounted sand pump is used throughout the mine to remove sand slurry from the settling sumps at various pump rooms. Mine Department employees William Kruger (left), and Raymond Sargent (right) "tear down" after cleaning the sump on the 6,200-foot level at Winze No. 4. 268-22View of the entrance to the pump room on the 2,450-foot level taken from inside the shaft compartment. The main pump column is at the right, a 12-inch, inside diameter pipe. Note the many power cables in brackets at left. 268-23The pump system at B. and M. No. 2 shaft is separate from the main mine pump circuit. Mechanical Department employee "Tino" Marchiando is inspecting the valve on the pump column that leads to the surface. This photo was taken on the 1,100-foot level. 268-24Mechanical Department employee Oscar Jeffery is checking the oil rings on a pump bearing in the pump room on the 1,250-foot level at the Ross Shaft. 268-25Hauber Mine pumps being repaired in our Mechanical Department pump repair shop. Walfred Anderson, left, works on a portable Flygt pump, while William Anderson loosens cover bolts on a 500 gpm centrifugal pump. 268-26View of a pump. 268-27Mechanical Department employees Walfred Anderson (left) and William Anderson (right) are placing reconditioned rotating (impeller) unit for one of our large centrifugal pumps onto the storage rack at the surface repair shop. 268-28Mechanics William Anderson (left) and Walfred Anderson (right) work on a 1,000 gpm pump. 268-29Winze No. 3 pump room with air-powered pump on the left. Pump was installed to prevent flooding if the electric-powered pumps failed. "Tino" Marchiando checks the position of a valve. 268-302450 ft. level sump (page 5) November 1964 overflow into sump- will be pumped to 1250 then to top. 268-31Mechanical Department employee Arvid Gustafson is checking operation of the pumps on the 6,200-foot level. 268-32500 gpm pumps. Pump sump is located below the grating. 268-36Man sitting on some stairs inspecting pipes, 1968. 268-37Man inspecting a pump,1968. There are pipes and a lader below him. 268-39Track-mounted sand pump is used throughout the mine to remove sand slurry from the settling sumps at various pump rooms. Mine Department employees William Kruger (left) and Raymond Sargent (right) "tear down" after cleaning the sump on the 6,200-foot level at Winze. 268-40View of water flowing. 268-41Man working with a pipe. 268-42View of an Ingersoll-Rand pump. 268-43View of pump. 268-44View of flowing water and pipes. 268-45View of pump. 268-46Two men working on pipes. 268-47View of pump. 268-48Two men inspecting an Ingersoll-Rand pump. 268-49View of a pump and a Prestone anti-freeze can. 268-50View of pump. 268-51View of an Ingersoll-Rand pump. 268-52Color photograph of a man with his back to the camera holding onto a valve. |
Collection |
Homestake Mining Company Collection |
Object Name |
Series, Archival |
Catalog Number |
HMCC 268 |
Print size |
Please See Metadata for Print Sizes |
People |
Anderson, Walfred Anderson, William Babb, Loyal Gustafson, Arvid Jeffery, Oscar Kruger, William Lease, Art Marchiando, Tino Olson, George Sargent, Raymond |
Search Terms |
1900s 1940s 1950s 1960s B&M Shaft Homestake Employees Homestake Mining Company Lead Men Newspapers Ross Shaft Water |