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Carr Fork Canyon: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 04/02/2007 - 4:03pm.
Carr Fork Canyon as seen from the "G" Bridge, Bingham Copper Mine, Utah. Nov. 1942. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Andreas Feininger.
Love these old photos
Submitted by dawna on Thu, 11/18/2010 - 8:30am.
I heard a lot about Bingham Canyon growing up. My mother was Athena Spetsas, a daughter of a Greek immigrant. It's nice to see pictures to go with the stories I have heard, especially since most of the area has now been mined out.
I lived here in the 1950s
Submitted by Teddi Sanchez on Fri, 07/09/2010 - 10:34pm.
My family of 12 were born and grew up here. Our neighborhood was called "Dinkeyville" and it was a wonderful enchanted hometown. In the winter we went sledding in those canyons -- in the summertime we went exploring and hiking and playing with our friends. They have a reunion in August for all who want to share photos and memories, at Copperton Park on August 21 in Copperton, Utah. Here are a few photos, and us as little kids.
Bingham Canyon Mine
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sat, 06/14/2008 - 2:19am.
I used to work there. It is an open pit mine and as you can imagine it has grown quite a bit since this photo was taken. The mine just celebrated its 100 year anniversary in 2004. It still holds the record for the largest man made excavation. That entire canyon is now part of the open pit and no longer exists. I have a CD with about 500 photos of this particular mine on it. Steam shovels steam engines and all.
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Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Wed, 04/25/2007 - 11:55am.
Those who follow photography recognize Andreas Feininger as one of the premier photographers of the era... It is Andreas's sense of composition and exposure that makes this arresting image... You can be sure that he climbed all over that slope in freezing weather carrying a heavy 4x5 camera and tripod, looking for 'the' shot...
denny - old photographer
Just a great picture.
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Wed, 04/04/2007 - 4:03am.
Just a great picture.
carr fork canyon
Submitted by lisavc on Mon, 04/02/2007 - 8:01pm.
this is one of the most beautiful photos I've ever seen.
Carr Fork Canyon: 1942
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Mon, 04/02/2007 - 3:32pm.
wow! In a strange way, it's almost beautiful.
Shorpy's bridge
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 04/02/2007 - 2:11pm.
He was a regular little industrialist, that kid.
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Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Mon, 04/02/2007 - 11:57am.
Good to see that shorpy.com was already sponsoring all those copper digs and the bridges which spanned the area. Impressive advertising. :)
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