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Boomtimes Again: Twentieth-Century Mining in the Mojave Desert

An excerpt from a 1915 booklet called “Borax the Magic Crystal.”

An excerpt from a 1915 booklet called “Borax the Magic Crystal.”

Citation Information: “Borax, the magic crystal,” Digital Public Library of America, http://dp.la/item/e5c9c58644b76227085b6005bf708470.

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Item 12 of 15 in the Primary Source Set Boomtimes Again: Twentieth-Century Mining in the Mojave Desert

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A photograph of a twenty-mule team used to transport metals and minerals prior to the development of railroads in the Mojave Desert.

A 1925 photograph of magnesium bagged for transport by train near Death Valley, California.

An excerpt from a 1915 booklet called “Borax the Magic Crystal.”

A 1946 photo of a mineral processing plant in Trona, California.

A 1989 photo of dry lakes used for mineral harvesting in Trona, California.

A 1989 photo of the Kerr McGee plant in Trona, California.

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