Machinery at Magnesite Plant

ID: 5504 ~ Source: L87-1.20874-41 The Eastern Washington State Historical Society Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture ~ Creator: Charles Libby ~ Date: 1941
This file appears in: The Magnesite of Chewelah: The backbone of two world wars

After the first world war, the production of magnesite in the US ramped up to the point that during WWII there was little concern of supply shortage with less than 20% of the national supply being imported in 1942.

This file appears in: The Magnesite of Chewelah: The backbone of two world wars