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Factory storage area, Bethlehem Steel Company. 1936



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  • 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 storage area in the Bethlehem Steel Company factory. There are large, flat sheets of steel on the right and long flat beams on the left. The roof of the area only covers the nearest part of the hall.

    photCL Whitt 1742 ; Whitt neg. 1536

  • 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 storage area in the Bethlehem Steel Company factory. Short beams with a rectangular cross-section are stacked in square towers, with three to five beams in each layer, lying perpendicular to the layers above and below.

    photCL Whitt 1745 ; Whitt neg. 1538

  • 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. There are stacks of very long metal pipes or rods, kept in place by a series of upright posts.

    photCL Whitt 1736 ; Whitt neg. 1550

  • Factory storage area, Bethlehem Steel Company. 1936

    Factory storage area, Bethlehem Steel Company. 1936

    Visual Materials

    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 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