Production. Tin smelting. Tapping the furnace of a Southern tin smelter in which pure tin is extracted from the raw ore of South American mines. Here tin is drawn off into floats which weigh about eighteen tons when filled. The metal is then conveyed to polling kettles, where dross or skimmings are drawn off and forwarded to another furnace for re-melting
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tin
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southern
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southern tin smelter
ore
american
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south american mines
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kettles
dross
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oregon
united states history
library of congress
Date
01/01/1942
Contributors
Hollem, Howard R., photographer
United States. Office of War Information.
Location
galveston county
Source
Library of Congress
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Public Domain