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Half of the Chesley Bonestell industrial lithographs have been posted. Those of you who may be interested in the purpose and history of the plant, may find detailed information at the Library of Congress website:
And for those who came in late . . .
In 1918, Chesley Bonestell was commissioned to create a series of lithographs chronicling the construction of the government cyanamide nitrates plant in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. It would be many years before he began painting the astronomicals that made him famous, but he already had tremendous technique.
The lithographs disappeared from public view not long thereafter.
Recently, my wife, Marianne Porter, and I bought what we think is a complete set of 32 at an auction. We had electronic files made of them, which we'll be posting here, one every weekday until they're all online. Then we'll make a torrent containing the complete collection in high density form, for whomever wants them.
All the images are in public domain. You don't have to ask anybody for permission to download them and you may employ them however you wish.
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Given that LoC already has material on the plant, as well as material on Bonestell himself, I wonder if they would also be interested in having the Bonestell lithographs?
We've already made arrangements for the scans of the lithographs to go to the Library of Congress. They've been submitted and in the fullness of time will be posted online where they can be seen by an even wider audience.
Thanks, Michael, that gladdens the historian in me. Plus, once a librarian, always a librarian. Combine the two, you get a strong instinct for preservation and safekeeping, ideally with public access ...
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