Smeltertown
Alrededores de la Fundidora

Smeltertown

Otis Aultman took this photo of the ASARCO plant. The copper smelting plant opened in 1910 and closed in 1999.

Area: Central / Smeltertown

Collection: Aultman Collection

Source: El Paso Public Library

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History

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