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| Russell Aikins (attributed) - U.S. Steel's Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co., Ensley Alabama—Slag Pots and Blast Furnaces |
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Phone: 212-534-4496
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Company: New York, NY 10128 USA
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| Ref.#: 9878 |
| Price: $500 |
| Medium: Vintage Gelatin Silver Print |
| Image Date: 1940's |
| Print Date: 1940's |
| Dimensions: 8 x 10 in. (203 x 254 mm) |
| Photo Country: United States (USA) |
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| Description: Behemoth U.S. Steel was in its heyday when this picture was taken—the company employed 340,000 workers in 1943. (Today, the majority of the plants the company documented in this project are no longer in existence.) This skyline features an unusual, lowered perspective, in which slag pots loom against a backdrop of furnaces in near-silhouette. Very good condition. Full documentation, including artist's name and location, on verso.
Outstanding (though under-appreciated) lensman Russell Aikins is receiving much-deserved attention in the November 2006 exhibition at ICP 1 |
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