Date: | 05 06 1894 |
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Description: | View from the Monongahela River of the Edgar W. Thompson steel works. An oar from Thwaites' boat is visible in the foreground. |
Date: | 02 10 1913 |
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Description: | Pawling & Harnischfeger 5-ton type "M" auxiliary hoist at the Belmont Iron Works. A man wearing a hat is in the cab. The monorail hoist crane, used in stee... |
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Description: | A view of a covered wooden bridge over the Juniata River with smokestacks in the background. |
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Description: | Bird's-eye view of the north branch extension canal on the Susquehanna river, surrounded by smaller renderings of structures of interest around the town in... |
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Description: | A view of the Youngsville Mfg. Co.'s Plant. Caption reads: Youngsville M'F'G. Co's. Plant, Youngsville, PA. |
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Description: | Elevated view of a factory in Youngsville, with a railroad car and railroad tracks in front of it. In the background is a hill or mountain. |
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Description: | View toward the Borden Co. plant, with a truck parked in front with a man standing in the back. |
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Description: | A view of the exterior of the Kreider Shoe Factory. |
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Description: | The factory of William E. Belles, with the text, "William E. Belles MFGR of Men's and Boy's Night Robes". |
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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: | The American Lime and Stone Company, Plant Number One. It was founded in 1901. Caption reads: "No. 1 Plant of the Famous Lime Industries, Bellefonte, 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: | Peviously Sharon Steel Company, Carnegie Steel began operations in 1902. Here, the front gate is shown. |
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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: | 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: | The first rails of puddled iron were rolled on Bethlehem Steel Company's rolling mill September 26th, 1863. |
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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: | 36 McKinley Furnace was constructed by Theodore Powers and A. L. Crawford in 1848. Caption reads: "McKinley Furnace, New Castle, PA." |
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