Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, circa 1910.
Scope and Contents
A panoramic photograph showing the mountainous region surrounding the mine, the mesa containing the mine and the town and the great suspension bridge allowing access to the mesa. The photograph is signed in the negative by E. B. Downing.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1910.
Biographical / Historical
The Ojuela Mine was discovered in 1598 and has produced vast amounts of silver ore. The heyday for the mine was under the Penoles Company, 1887 to 1911. By 1903 the Compania Minera de Penoles had grown to become the largest independent base-metal enterprise in Mexico. The astonishing suspension bridge, seen in this photograph, was built by John Roebling, Inc. of New York in 1895 and was for a while the second longest suspension bridge in the world.
Physical Description
[Stored in flat file drawer]
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu