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HAMMON CONSOLIDATED GOLD FIELDS COMPANY (Ak. Hist. Soc. Col.). Photographs; 1925. .1 cu. ft. List.
The Hammon Consolidated Gold Fields Company gained control of the mining holdings of the Pioneer Mining Company near Nome, Alaska, in 1923. The holdings consisted of 5,932 acres of ground and four water ditch projects. In 1924, the United States Smelting and Refining Company took over the Nome assets from Hammon, although that name was used until 1936.
The collection consists of photographs of the mining operations of the Hammon Consolidated Gold Fields Company near Nome in 1925. The collection contains twelve black and prints and typed captions from the illustrations section of a company report or investment prospectus, and copy negatives of the photographs. Subjects of the photographs include: mining engineer Otto Halla (portrait); No. 4 Dredge near Snake River; No. 3 Dredge on Wonder Creek; No. 1 Dredge on Coopers Gulch; cold water thawing pipes; a six inch churn drill; prospecting near Dry Creek; bunkhouse near Little Creek; power plant and oil tank; Little Creek camp; and the large rear wheel of a churn drill.
The collection was presented to the Alaska Historical Society by David M. Lang in 2003.
HMC-0015ae
JAS (8/2004)