Anaconda smoke stack

Not my photo!

 

A friend of mine in America, Len, sent me this photo yesterday.

I told him that I think it’s a beautiful photograph and asked if it would be okay to post this and his tale on Flickr. He agreed.

 

I met Len a number of years ago. We both play ‘Words with friends’ (it’s like the game of Scrabble) on their app.

He’s a good friend, and we often message or email.

Len and his wife live in Montana in the summer, and Arizona in the winter.

 

Len:

“Sunset View from our humble abode of the smoke stack at what was the Anaconda Cooper Co. Smelter where they processed copper, silver, gold, lead and zinc. It was shut down in the mid 1980’s. The stack is over 900 feet tall and the largest free standing stack in the world and is now a National Monument.

When it was in operation I brokered the insurance on all 1600 employees families that worked in the plant and had a claims office in Anaconda just to handle this insured plan. It was a great time in my life and a lot of fun. Many dollars commission for my family over the years. Also a lot of lifetime friendships built as a result. 😁👍”

 

Len Ward

 

Montana

 

USA

Done