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American Smelting and Refinery Company 25 Year Club

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on July 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Below is a certificate my grandfather received for his 25 years of service with American Smelting and Refinery Company in 1950. He would continue with the company until his death in 1959.

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Colony Housing at the Avalos Smelter

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on July 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Below is a partial scan of a Contrato de Arrendamiento for my grandfather, Renie Wilson, to lease his home, Quinta #21, from ASARCO for $9.00 a month in 1939.

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Pancho Villa and the ASARCO Smelters

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on June 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Do you have stories to share about Pancho Villa and the Avalos smelter?
This 1914 photo courtesy of the LIFE magazine photo archive on Google shows Mexican General Pancho Villa riding with his men after victory at Torreon.

From The Life and Times of Pancho Villa by Friedrich Katz, 1998, pp. 415-416, Mr. Katz discusses the dilemma [...]

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ASARCO Employees at Avalos Chihuahua Smelter

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on June 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »

This photo courtesy of my aunt, Catina Wilson Shupe and Coky Zangwill Bohanon, shows some of the employees at the Avalos Smelter. From left to right: Pancho Bremer, Jr., Bob Harbin, George Zangwill, Bob McDonald, Andy Bradford, Rafael Gutierrez. Second row left to right: Mike Young, Pancho Bremer, Sr., Art Collins, Angel Alvarado. Back [...]

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ASARCO Dinner

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on June 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

This April 1960 photo courtesy of J. Elena Navarro shows the ASARCO 25 years of service dinner at the Avalos smelter club.

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ASARCO and Employee Welfare

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on May 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

“ASARCO’s life insurance plan has registered a record of which any corporation may well be proud. Not only was the Company one of the first large industrial organizations to appreciate the value of Group Life Insurance as an incentive to improved employee relations, but it has consistently over the years extended the program to meet [...]

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“ASARCO builds men as well as houses in Mexico.”

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on May 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

From Metal Magic: The Story of the American Smelting and Refining Company by Isaac F. Marcosson, 1949.  In his book, Marcosson discusses humanizing employee relations, “The workers’ colony at Chihuahua is an example of how the Company has contributed to communal life.  The 1,500 workers live in a neat and orderly compound with well-kept streets.  [...]

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