#amiandos village

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Nitrate negatives taken near the Amiandos Asbestos Mine, August 1945.

Pano Amiantos/Yukarı Amyanto is a village in the Limassol district. Located there is the Amiandos asbestos mine, which operated for most of the 20th century until 1988, and became one of the largest asbestos producers. The mine is located inside the Troodos Mountains, and when it closed, the enormous workings were left as a blot on the landscape of the Troodos. For more information on the restoration of the landscape, please visit www.amiandos.eu/en/.

This photo is a part of a larger collection by G. Eric and Edith Matson. The G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection is a rich source of historical images of West Asia. The majority of the images depict Palestine from 1898 to 1946, but also include surrounding areas like Cyprus. Most of the collection consists of over 22,000 glass and film photographic negatives and transparencies created by the American Colony Photo Department and its successor firm, the Matson Photo Service. Over 1,000 photographic prints and eleven albums are also part of this collection.

📸 source and information by David Matson Photo Service, distributed by the Library of Congress.