Offered is an original postcard featuring Central Mill of the Eagle-Picher Mining and Smelting Company in the Tri-State Mining District, located near Joplin, Missouri. The aerial view illustrates the expansive mill complex with processing buildings, rail lines, ore stockpiles, and industrial infrastructure. The reverse notes that the facility was located at Cardin, Oklahoma, near Joplin, Missouri, and describes it as the largest zinc concentrating plant in the Midwest.
This postcard depicts the Central Mill of the Eagle-Picher Mining and Smelting Company, an important industrial operation within the historic Tri-State Mining District, which encompassed portions of Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas. According to the postcard, the mill was located at Cardin, Oklahoma, near Joplin, Missouri, and was described as the largest zinc concentrating plant in the Middle West.
The Eagle-Picher Mining and Smelting Company was one of the major mining companies operating in the region, processing zinc ores that played a significant role in American industrial development during the early and mid-twentieth century. The aerial perspective highlights the scale of the operation, including rail transportation, processing facilities, settling ponds, and stockpiles associated with large-scale ore concentration.
The postcard was produced by Adams News Co. of Joplin, Missouri and printed by Curt Teich of Chicago using the company’s Art-Colortone process, a printing style widely associated with colorful linen postcards.
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Industrial postcards documenting major mining operations are sought after because they preserve the appearance and scale of facilities that were central to regional economic development.
Original pre-owned postcard in vintage condition with wear consistent with age, storage, and handling. This postcard is unused, with no stamp, postmark, writing, or address.
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