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Ladle and workers, Bethlehem Steel Company factory. 1936



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  • Factory interior, Bethlehem Steel Company. 1936

    Factory interior, Bethlehem Steel Company. 1936

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    A view of the foundry at the Bethlehem Steel Company factory. Molten metal pours down one of the chutes into a large ladle which can be used to transport it. There are a few workers standing away from the molten metal.

    photCL Whitt 1731 ; Whitt neg. 1539

  • Factory storage area, Bethlehem Steel Company. 1936

    Factory storage area, Bethlehem Steel Company. 1936

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    A slightly elevated view of a long, low hall in the Bethlehem Steel Company. In the foreground there are stacks of very long metal pipes or rods, some of which are being lifted by a pulley hanging from the girders. The steel stored in the background is mostly rectangular and larger in its cross-section.

    photCL Whitt 1735 ; Whitt neg. 1553

  • Factory interior, Bethlehem Steel Company. 1936

    Factory interior, Bethlehem Steel Company. 1936

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    An interior view of a low hall in the Bethlehem Steel Company factory. There are men standing at various workstations throughout the hall. Walkways are marked on the floor and there is a row of sinks in the bottom right corner.

    photCL Whitt 1724 ; Whitt neg. 1533

  • Factory interior, Bethlehem Steel Company. 1936

    Factory interior, Bethlehem Steel Company. 1936

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    A slightly elevated view of a long narrow work hall in the Bethlehem Steel Company factory. There is some machinery in the middle of the hall, then a slightly tilted platform. A few workers are standing on or next to the platform.

    photCL Whitt 1743 ; Whitt neg. 1546

  • Factory storage area, Bethlehem Steel Company. 1936

    Factory storage area, Bethlehem Steel Company. 1936

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    A storage area in the Bethlehem Steel Company factory filled with large coils of steel wire wrapped in paper. In most cases the paper completely covers the steel, but in some the paper is falling off, leaving the steel exposed. A wall of stacked barrels is behind the coils.

    photCL Whitt 1740 ; Whitt neg. 1534

  • Factory interior, Bethlehem Steel Company. 1936

    Factory interior, Bethlehem Steel Company. 1936

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    A view of a production area in the Bethlehem Steel Company factory. Two men use tongs to pull a long piece of white-hot steel out of a smoking machine. Another man stands by the machine holding the end of a long pole, perhaps used for cutting the steel off at the desired length.

    photCL Whitt 1732 ; Whitt neg. 1554