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Shay - Gary, Indiana Works of U.S. Steel—Blast Furnaces
Gary, Indiana Works of U.S. Steel—Blast Furnaces
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Contact: Charles Schwartz
Email: cms@cs-photo.com
Phone: 212-534-4496
Company: Charles Schwartz Ltd.
Company: 21 East 90th Street
Company: New York, NY   10128   USA
URL: http://www.cs-photo.com
Ref.#: 9861
Price: $500
Medium: Vintage Gelatin Silver Print
Image Date: 1940s
Print Date: 1940s
Dimensions: 8 x 10 in. (203 x 254 mm)
Photo Country: United States (USA)
Photographer Country:
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 mills the company documented in this project are no longer in existence.) Blast furnaces and industrial rail tracks pictured in elevated view. Full documentation, including location and photographer name, on verso. Toned print. Good condition. 1

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