Date: | 11 21 1912 |
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Description: | Elevated view within the coffer dam showing four steel draft tubes; wooden supports are visible inside one of the tubes. |
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Description: | Erected next to the Cornwall Ore Banks by R.W. Coleman's Heirs and Company, construction of the first of the Bird Coleman furnaces began in 1872, the secon... |
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Description: | By 1883, anthracite furnaces were heavy competition for companies such as Cornwall Furnace. Caption reads: "Old Anthracite Ore Roasters, Cornwall, PA." |
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Description: | Bethlehem Steel Corporation, in operation from 1857–2003, was once the second-largest steel producer in the United States. |
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Description: | In the late 1800's Eastern Steel Works replaced Pottsville Rolling Mill, and was in operation until 1931 when it was replaced by Bethlehem Steel. |
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Description: | Lukens Steel Company was founded in 1810, and was the largest employer in Chester County in the 1960s, with over 10,000 workers. |
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Description: | Robert and George Dawson Coleman built the North Lebanon Furnaces in 1847 and 1848 on the southern slopes of what is now Coleman’s Park. Caption reads: "No... |
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Description: | In 1897, Shenango Mill was constructed and became the largest mill of its kind in the world, owned by the American Tin Plate Company, which was founded on ... |
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Description: | National Tin Plate Company was founded by William Donner in May 1897 and became the Monessen, PA's first employer. Caption reads: "Tin Mill, Monessen, PA. ... |
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Description: | Elevated view of the Moravian Center. On the left is the Central Moravian Church, constructed between 1803 and 1806, and on the right stands the Moravian C... |
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Description: | Elevated view of York Iron Works with a view of the blast furnace and pig iron stock piles. The boardinghouse is visible on the hill in the far background. |
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Description: | Elevated view over railroad tracks of York Iron Works. Probably the construction of the blast furnace. |
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Description: | Elevated view over railroad tracks of York Iron Works. Probably the construction of the blast furnace. |
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