Series 28841
Division of Archives and Records Service Bingham Canyon photographs
Dates: 1923-1978.
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Scope and Content
This series contains historic photographs of Bingham Canyon, the Bingham copper mine, and the nearby city of Copperton. The photographs in this series document the settlement and buildings of workers and families who lived in Bingham Canyon (and nearby Copperton), prior to Bingham Canyon being abandoned and completely swallowed up by ongoing open-pit copper mining in the canyon. The bulk of the photographs in this series are dated and were taken by Utah Copper Mine (U.C.M.), a mining company that once held stake in mining operations at Bingham before it was consolidated with numerous other entities over time. The company photographer was located in the engineering office at the Arthur Mill, which was closed in 1984 and subsequently demolished in 1991. The position of company photographer was abolished at that time, and all subsequent photography of the mine and mining operations was contracted to private commercial photographers. Box 1 contains portraits, small photographs, and post cards of Bingham Canyon, the mine, and Copperton. Box 2 contains larger panoramic photographs of both Bingham Canyon and Copperton.
Access Restrictions
This series is designated as Public: All photographs in this series are classified as public.
Reproduction and Use
These records are available for reproduction and use.
Related Records
Minutes from Bingham Canyon (Utah), Series 4587, contain minutes kept by the Bingham Canyon City Council, which document the decision-making process of the council and provide a historical record of the decisions of municipal government.
Correspondence and subject files from Bingham Canyon (Utah), Series 4590, contain the surviving correspondence and subject files of the city of Bingham Canyon.
Ordinances and resolutions from Bingham Canyon (Utah), Series 4599, contain ordinances that document the history of the laws of Bingham Canyon over the entire existence of the municipality.
Recorder's official records from Bingham Canyon (Utah), Series 17530, contain the surviving recorded documents from the Bingham Canyon City Recorder's Office, including wills, contracts, affidavits, and other documents filed with the city recorder.
Indexing Terms
Utah--Mining records--Photographs
Utah--Mining districts--Environmental aspects
Utah--Bingham Canyon (Utah)--Pollution
Bingham Canyon (Utah)
| BOX | FOLDER | DATE | DESCRIPTION |
| 1 | 1 | 1923 May 28 | Bingham Canyon Mining Operations |
| 1 | 2 | 1923 May 28 | Bingham Canyon Railroad and Tailings |
| 1 | 3 | 1923 May 28 | Bingham Canyon Railroad and Tailings |
| 1 | 4 | 1923 Jun 06 | Bingham Canyon Rail Line Bridge |
| 1 | 5 | 1926 Jun 06 | Bingham Canyon Rail Line Bridge |
| 1 | 6 | 1926 Jun 06 | Bingham Canyon Rail Line Bridge |
| 1 | 7 | 1926 Aug 24 | Bingham Canyon D-line Bridge |
| 1 | 8 | 1926 Sep 18 | Buildings Under Construction |
| 1 | 9 | 1926 Sep 18 | Buildings Under Construction |
| 1 | 10 | 1926 Sep 18 | Buildings Under Construction |
| 1 | 11 | 1926 Sep 19 | Buildings Under Construction |
| 1 | 12 | 1926 Sep 20 | Bingham Canyon Rail Line Bridge and Terrace |
| 1 | 13 | 1926 Sep 28 | Buildings Under Construction |
| 1 | 14 | 1926 Sep 28 | Copper Housing Development |
| 1 | 15 | 1926 Oct 16 | Buildings Under Construction |
| 1 | 16 | 1926 Oct 16 | Buildings Under Construction |
| 1 | 17 | 1926 Oct 16 | Housing and Workers |
| 1 | 18 | 1927 Sep 01 | Panorama of Copperton Housing Development |
| 1 | 19 | 1927 Sep 01 | Copperton Housing Development |
| 1 | 20 | 1928 Sep 01 | Copperton Housing Development |
| 1 | 21 | 1928 Oct 04 | Copperton Housing Development |
| 1 | 22 | 1929 Sep 11 | Copperton Housing Development |
| 1 | 23 | 1930 Jun 29 | Copperton Housing Development |
| 1 | 24 | 1930 Aug 11 | Bingham Canyon Rail Line Bridge and Buildings |
| 1 | 25 | 1930 Aug 11 | Railroad Tunnel Opening |
| 1 | 26 | 1930 Aug 11 | Building Interior |
| 1 | 27 | 1930 Aug 11 | Bingham Canyon Rail Line Bridge and Buildings |
| 1 | 28 | 1930 Nov 10 | Copperton Housing Development |
| 1 | 29 | 1933 Jul 01 | Porch of a Building |
| 1 | 30 | 1941 Aug 12 | Bingham Canyon Rail Line Bridge and Buildings |
| 1 | 31 | 1941 Sep 01 | Bingham Canyon Rail Line Bridge and Buildings |
| 1 | 32 | 1942 Jan 20 | Tunnel |
| 1 | 33 | 1945 Jan 14 | Markham Bridge and Tunnel |
| 1 | 34 | 1946 Nov 19 | Aerial View of Bingham Canyon |
| 1 | 35 | 1953 Nov 17 | Bingham Canyon Rail Line Bridge |
| 1 | 36 | 1953 Nov 17 | Bingham Canyon Rail Line Bridge |
| 1 | 37 | 1954 Mar 10 | Bingham Canyon Rail Line Bridge |
| 1 | 38 | 1956 May 03 | Landscape with Housing and Mining Development |
| 1 | 39 | 1956 May 16 | Railroad and Buildings |
| 1 | 40 | 1956 May 16 | Bingham Canyon Rail Lines |
| 1 | 41 | 1956 Dec 04 | Bingham Canyon Railroad Tunnel and Building |
| 1 | 42 | 1957 Feb 15 | Workers in Tunnel |
| 1 | 43 | 1957 Feb 15 | Workers in Tunnel |
| 1 | 44 | 1957 Feb 15 | Equipment in Tunnel |
| 1 | 45 | 1957 Feb 15 | Workers outside Tunnel |
| 1 | 46 | 1957 Jun 08 | Bingham Canyon Rail Line Bridge and Buildings |
| 1 | 47 | 1957 Jun 08 | Flooded Tunnel with Equipment |
| 1 | 48 | 1957 Jun 08 | Landscape with Tunnel, Buildings, and Equipment |
| 1 | 49 | 1958 Apr 28 | Houses in Bingham Canyon |
| 1 | 50 | 1959 Jul 22 | Bingham Canyon Mining Terrace |
| 1 | 51 | 1960 Jun 20 | Detail Shot of Markham Gulch Looking West |
| 1 | 52 | 1965 Jul 22 | Bingham Canyon Railroad and Operations |
| 1 | 53 | 1978 May 15 | Aerial View of Bingham Canyon |
| 1 | 54 | 1978 May 15 | Aerial View of Bingham Canyon |
| 1 | 55 | 1978 Jun 26 | Aerial View of Bingham Canyon |
| 1 | 56 | ||
| 1 | 57 | ||
| 1 | 58 | ||
| 1 | 59 | ||
| 1 | 60 | ||
| 1 | 61 | ||
| 1 | 62 | ||
| 1 | 63 | ||
| 1 | 64 | ||
| 1 | 65 | ||
| 1 | 66 | ||
| 1 | 67 | ||
| 1 | 68 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 1929 Sep 12 | Panorama of Copperton |
| 2 | 2 | 1929 Sep 12 | Panorama of Copperton |
| 2 | 3 | 1931 May 12 | Panorama of Bingham Canyon Tailings |
| 2 | 4 | 1934 Feb 19 | Panorama of Bingham Canyon |
| 2 | 5 | 1939 May 12 | Panorama of Bingham Canyon Rail Lines and Buildings |
| 2 | 6 | 1939 May 12 | Panorama of Bingham Canyon Rail Lines and Buildings |
| 2 | 7 | 1939 May 12 | Panorama of Bingham Canyon Rail Lines and Buildings |
| 2 | 8 | 1939 Jun 06 | Panorama of Bingham Canyon Railroad Bridge |
| 2 | 9 | 1939 Jun 06 | Panorama of the Mouth of Bingham Canyon |
| 2 | 10 | 1939 Jun 06 | Panorama of Rail Lines and Buildings at the Mouth of Bingham Canyon |
| 2 | 11 | 1939 Sep 06 | Panorama of Bingham Canyon Railroad Bridge |
| 2 | 12 | 1940 Apr 23 | Panorama of Bingham Canyon and Mine |
| 2 | 13 | 1940 Oct 15 | Panorama of Bingham Canyon and Mine |
| 2 | 14 | 1941 Jul 31 | Panorama of Bingham Canyon Mine and Railroad |
| 2 | 15 | 1941 Aug 12 | Panorama of Bingham Canyon Railroad Bridge |
| 2 | 16 | 1941 Aug 12 | Panorama of Bingham Canyon |
| 2 | 17 | 1943 Sep 01 | Panorama of Bingham Canyon |
| 2 | 18 | 1943 Sep 01 | Panorama of Bingham Canyon |
| 2 | 19 | 1944 Nov 04 | Panorama of Bingham Canyon |
| 2 | 20 | 1944 Nov 04 | Panorama of Bingham Canyon |
| 2 | 21 | 1944 Nov 04 | Panorama of Bingham Canyon Railroad and Mining Operations |
| 2 | 22 | 1957 Feb 15 | Panorama of Bingham Canyon Railroad and Mining Operations |
| 2 | 23 | 1957 Feb 15 | Panorama of Bingham Canyon Railroad and Mining Operations |
| 2 | 24 |