Palau--History--Pictorial works;Phosphates--Palau--Angaur (Island)
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Pebble phosphate with pocket knife, March 19, 1948
A closeup of soil near a garden patch in central Angaur Island. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Pebble phosphate ore among coral fragments in the garden shown in I89, with my knife to show scale. This ore is too shallow to be worth mining, with bedrock virtually at surface."
Stockpile of white clay ore, March 21, 1948
Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Stockpile of white clay ore after removal from open pits by large dragline. High grade ore taken out of slightly brackish water at depth very near sea level."
Storage shelter for white clay phosphate ore, with two people standing by Jeep, March 21, 1948
Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Storage shelter for the wet white clay phosphate ore with stockpile reaching near roof; about the middle of west side of Angaur Island. Jeep in foreground. Phosphate is being mined for shipment to Japan."