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Item Title
Green Butte Copper Company, Bunkhouse (Upper camp), McCarthy Creek 12 miles Northeast of McCarthy, McCarthy, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK
LocationMcCarthy Creek 12 miles Northeast of McCarthy,
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.
Notes
Survey number HAER AK-9-J
Building/structure dates:
1921 initial construction
Significance: Used by miners employed by the Green Butte Copper Company as part of their mining operation. A duplicate of the bunkhouse in the lower camp, this three-story, 32' x 46' wood frame building is constructed with 1" x 6" milled boards with 2" x 4" post beams. A 30' x 8' wide porch is attached on the southeast side. Interior features include bed lights, cooking utensils, stove, office desk, payroll slips and a 1920's pinup.
Subjects
BunkhousesWooden BuildingsCopper Mining
Related Names
Green Butte Copper Company
Lowe, Jet, Photographer
Faulkner, Sandra M., Historian
Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. VIEW LOOKING DOWN THE VALLEY OVER THE BUNKHOUSE
2. VIEW OF SIDE, LOOKING NORTH
3. VIEW OF SIDE, LOOKING SOUTH
4. INTERIOR VIEW OF DINING ROOM
5. INTERIOR VIEW OF WASHROOM, SHOWING STAIRWAY
6. INTERIOR VIEW SHOWING SMALL BUNKROOM
7. INTERIOR VIEW SHOWING THIRD FLOOR BUNK ROOM, NORTH CORNER
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