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Filter: COLLECTION_NAME of Albertype Company photographs, circa 1880s-circa 1950
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| Description: | The roofs and smokestacks of the power house and hoist house of Buffington Coke Works are behind the coke ovens which are in the foreground. Buffington Cok... |
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| Description: | Semet-Solvay was founded in 1894, manufacturing coke and its by-products. Caption reads: "Semet-Solvay Coke Ovens, Lebanon, PA." |
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| Description: | Men work with the coke ovens at the coal mine. Caption reads: "Coke Manufacturing Scene, Near Bluefield, West Virginia." |
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| Description: | The Old Cornwall Charcoal Furnace was originally built by Peter Grubb in 1742, and later closed in 1883. Caption reads: "Old Charcoal Furnace, Built 1742, ... |
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