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| Accession Number:1999-309 Accession Date: Condition:fair Location:archives,photo coll.,business,box 5,folder 8 Keywords:quarry, Phenix Quarry,pulley, steam engine Area of Origin:Probably Phenix, Mo. Period:Ca1900 Category:Documentary Artifact Object:Print, photographic Maker:UK Description/History:Black and white photograph of a stone quarry, which is possibly the Phenix Stone Quarry located at Phenix, Missouri. There is hoisting equipment being used to load the quarried stone on to a railroad flat car. There are four men working in the quarry. One man is using a lever to raise and lower the stone as it is being loaded. A horse is being used to turn a gear that winds a cable. In the background is a steam boiler. Also in the background are the remains of two wagons. News-Leader Photo Information: |
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