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Great Falls, Montana. Anaconda Wire and Cable Company. Trainload of copper cathodes, practically 100% pure copper; these cathodes are moved to the furnace refinery where they are melted down and cast into shapes suitable for the rolling mills and other uses

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Great Falls, Montana. Anaconda Wire and Cable Company. Trainload of copper cathodes, practically 100% pure copper; these cathodes are moved to the furnace refinery where they are melted down and cast into shapes suitable for the rolling mills and other uses

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Public domain photograph of 1930s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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01/01/1942

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Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer

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Great Falls, 47.50489, -111.29189

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Library of Congress

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No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html