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| Description: | International PA-100 power unit operating a Pomona water pump in a lead and zinc mine. A box labeled "dynamite" is in the foreground. |
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| Description: | Soon after the turn of the century, Joplin was named the lead and zinc capital of the world. |
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| Description: | Soon after the turn of the century, Joplin was named the lead and zinc capital of the world. |
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| Description: | Soon after the turn of the century, Joplin was named the lead and zinc capital of the world. |
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| Description: | Soon after the turn of the century, Joplin was named the lead and zinc capital of the world. |
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| Description: | Two miners in the interior of a mine. Soon after the turn of the century, Joplin was named the lead and zinc capital of the world. Caption reads: "Undergro... |
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| Description: | Soon after the turn of the century, Joplin was named the lead and zinc capital of the world. Elevated view of a man working with a hand jig. Caption reads:... |
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| Description: | Soon after the turn of the century, Joplin was named the lead and zinc capital of the world. A group of young men are shown mining underground. Caption rea... |
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| Description: | Soon after the turn of the century, Joplin was named the lead and zinc capital of the world, producing 23 million dollars in lead and zinc between the year... |
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| Description: | Soon after the turn of the century, Joplin was named the lead and zinc capital of the world. A jig room is shown with a miner. Caption reads: "Typical Jig-... |
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