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Production. Lead. Reopened mine workings near Creede, Colorado. Creede, for many years a "ghost town," has resumed the activities that made it an important lead-producing center years ago, and is now producing much metal vitally needed for the war effort

Production. Lead. Reopened mine workings near Creede, Colorado. Creede, for many years a "ghost town," has resumed the activities that made it an important lead-producing center years ago, and is now producing much metal vitally needed for the war effort

Production. Lead. Reopened mine workings near Creede, Colorado. Creede, for many years a "ghost town," has resumed the activities that made it an important lead-producing center years ago, and is now producing much metal vitally needed for the war effort

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Production. Lead. Creede, Colorade where old lead mines have been reopened. Creede, for many years a "ghost town," has resumed the activities that made it an important lead-producing center years ago, and is now producing much metal vitally needed for the war effort

Production. Lead. Loading lead ore at a mine near Creede, Colorado. Creede, for many years a "ghost town," has resumed the activities that made it an important lead-producing center years ago, and is now producing much metal vitally needed for the war effort

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Production. Lead. Main street of Creede, Colorado. Creede, for many years a "ghost town," has resumed the activities that made it an important lead-producing center years ago, and is now producing much metal vitally needed for the war effort

Production. Lead. Reopened mine workings near Creede, Colorado. Creede, for many years a "ghost town," has resumed the activities that made it an important lead-producing center years ago, and is now producing much metal vitally needed for the war effort

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colorado mineral county creede nitrate negatives creede colo production lead mine workings mine workings ghost town ghost town activities center center years war effort farm security administration 1940s united states history 1940 s library of congress
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01/01/1942
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Feininger, Andreas, 1906-1999, photographer
United States. Office of War Information.
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Creede (Colo.) ,  37.84917, -106.92639
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Library of Congress
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colorado mineral county creede nitrate negatives creede colo production lead mine workings mine workings ghost town ghost town activities center center years war effort farm security administration 1940s united states history 1940 s library of congress