Interior view of a Steel Mill

1935/1980

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Interior view of a Steel Mill
  • Title
  • Interior view of a Steel Mill
  • Creator
  • Associated Photographers
  • Identifier
  • MSP285.B014.F02.I01
  • Description
  • Open hearth furnaces (pictured here) were used extensively in the manufacture of steel in many of the steel mills in western Pennsylvania. Molten iron is poured into a large shallow hearth and subjected to intense heat, which removes impurities from the iron and subsequently prepares it for the infusion of other elements. After tapping from this furnace, the steel is ready to be poured into ingot molds.
  • Subject
  • Steel industry and trade--Pennsylvania.
    Open-hearth furnaces.
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
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