title and statement of responsibility area
title proper
silver islet collection
general material designation
parallel title
other title information
title statements of responsibility
title notes
level of description
collection
reference code
edition area
edition statement
edition statement of responsibility
class of material specific details area
statement of scale (cartographic)
statement of projection (cartographic)
statement of coordinates (cartographic)
statement of scale (architectural)
issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
dates of creation area
date(s)
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1870 - 1910 (creation)
physical description area
physical description
20 cm of textual records; 22 photographs.
publisher's series area
title proper of publisher's series
parallel titles of publisher's series
other title information of publisher's series
statement of responsibility relating to publisher's series
numbering within publisher's series
note on publisher's series
archival description area
custodial history
obtained in the very early days of the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 library archives; no donor listed. described as general archive #38.
scope and content
photographs and documents from the silver islet mine and silver islet store, including ledgers and a chart.
a rich deposit of silver was discovered on silver islet in 1868. a small island at the tip of the sibley peninsula, the mine was built deep below the waterline, and relied on breakwaters and pumps. silver islet was mined until 1884, when pumps failed, and the mine was flooded. the small community built on shore to support the mine is still inhabited.
notes area
physical condition
immediate source of acquisition
arrangement
language of material
- english
script of material
language and script note
ledgers are handwritten.
location of originals
availability of other formats
restrictions on access
no restrictions on access.
terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
finding aids
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accruals
alternative identifier(s)
standard number area
standard number
access points
subject access points
place access points
name access points
- silver islet mine (subject)