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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.
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Date
1936
Call number
photCL Whitt 1732 ; Whitt neg. 1554
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