Louis Janin photographs of Australian mining, approximately 1895

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Summary

Creators:
Janin, Louis, 1837-1914.
Abstract:
Photographs of gold and copper mining in Australia, approximately 1895, taken by American mining engineer Louis Janin.
Extent:
1.42 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Louis Janin photographs of Australian mining, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains 41 mounted 6 x 8-inch photographs of gold and copper mines, miners, and mining facilities in Australia, approximately 1895, including close-up scenes of miners working with tools and equipment inside mines. Other images depict overviews of mine buildings and surrounding land, smelters, mine interiors with walls of timber, and miners wearing helmets with oil lamp lanterns. The photographs were taken by American mining engineer Louis Janin, who traveled to the Australian mining districts in 1895 to identify uses for American mining methods and equipment. He contributed a report, published in 1897, for the prospectus of Australia's Cobar Chesney Copper and Gold Mining Company. Most likely these photographs are connected to one or both of these projects. Handwritten captions on the photographs identify the following mines: C.C.C.; the Peak; Chesney; Mount Pleasant; Young Australian; and Cobar, as well as Fort Bourke Dam and Fort Bourke Cyanide Works.

Biographical / historical:

Louis Janin (1837-1914) was a mining engineer and metallurgist educated at Yale. He made his professional mark on the Comstock Lode in Nevada in the early 1860s and went on to have a long and notable career as a consultant for a wide variety of American and international firms.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Elliot A. P. Evans, 1968.
Processing information:

Processed by Huntington Library staff, circa late-20th century. In 2020, Suzanne Oatey created a finding aid derived from a collection file.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Louis Janin photographs of Australian mining, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
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