Cerro de Pasco, Mining, Peru

File — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The Horace Willis Higgs photograph collection consists of 1 box containing 44 black-and-white photographs collected by Horace Willis Higgs throughout the course of his career in mining. It contains 12 photographs of the Cerro de Pasco Copper Corporation mines near La Oroya, Peru, primarily dating from the 1920s and 1930s. The collection also contains a booklet titled "Photographs Paucartambo Hydroelectric Project Inspection Trip December 1956" and dated February 25, 1957, containing 21 black-and-white photographs. The collection also contains photographs of the Higgs family and friends engaging in recreation while living in Peru between 1950 and 1967.

Dates

1920-2002

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.