December 1970Eldorado Pole and Piling Company
Eldorado, Arkansas
The camera used is a Yashica SLR with Ektachrome slide film. The slides were converted to digital using a home made light box and camera stand holding a Nikon L-19 camera.
Eldorado Pole and Piling Company
December 1970
Eldorado Pole and Piling Company
Eldorado, Arkansas
The steam boiler within the treating plant.
December 1970
Eldorado Pole and Piling Company
Eldorado, Arkansas
Quality Control Laboratory.
At center, a Meeker burner with glowing
iron crucibe above. A step in the 'Lime
Ignition ' assay for pentachlorophenol retention.
December 1970
Eldorado Pole and Piling Company
Eldorado, Arkansas
A different view of the Quality Control Laboratory.
Note the sand covered beakers on the wall
to the left. Everything in here was like that
before extensive cleaning. The treating company
did NO routine quality control!
This is why buyers of treated wood products
hired us to do quality control for them.
December 1970
Eldorado Pole and Piling Company
Eldorado, Arkansas
The Quality Control Laboratory is the shack
to the left of my 1969 Karmin Ghia.
The treating department is farther
towards the right background.
December 1970
Eldorado Pole and Piling Company
Eldorado, Arkansas
A view from the office towards the treating
department with the tall black chimney.
Fence posts are at center.
December 1970
Eldorado Pole and Piling Company
Eldorado, Arkansas
Some of my southern pine utility poles
on framing skids, and the bark peeling
shed at right.
December 1970
Eldorado Pole and Piling Company
Eldorado, Arkansas
Rail tracks leading to the treating
cylinders towards left. Waste pits are
at background.
The black objects on the rail tracks are
tram cars which are used to transport the
utility poles into the treating cylinders.
December 1970
Eldorado Pole and Piling Company
Eldorado, Arkansas
Background - Quality Control Laboratory at far left.
Boiler exhaust chimney at center. Treating plant
and two treating cylinders at right.
December 1970
Eldorado Pole and Piling Company
Eldorado, Arkansas
Another view of the steam boiler.
It is another of the 'portable' or
small locomotive type boilers.
December 1970
Eldorado Pole and Piling Company
Eldorado, Arkansas
Rear view of a horizontal compound air
compressor driven by an electric motor.
December 1970
Eldorado Pole and Piling Company
Eldorado, Arkansas
Foreground - unused air comperssor.
Background - steam leaks, plumbing, and
sunlight coming in through holes in the roof.
December 1970
Eldorado Pole and Piling Company
Eldorado, Arkansas
The instrument board with its pen and ink
paper disk recorders.
December 1970
Eldorado Pole and Piling Company
Eldorado, Arkansas
The preservative storage tank farm
and a large steam leak in a heating pipe.
December 1970
Eldorado Pole and Piling Company
Eldorado, Arkansas
A preservative (pentachlorophenol) storage tank.
Note the pipe coupler hanging on a small cable
about half way up. This is attached to a float
within the tank and is a very rough indication
of the level of preservative within.
For the most part, the amount of preservative
retained in a charge of treated wood, was just
a guess!
December 1970
Eldorado Pole and Piling Company
Eldorado, Arkansas
The temperature got below freezing so
the crew built a warming fire. A front
end loader is in the background.