Carrie Furnace

1940-1950

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Carrie Furnace
  • Title
  • Carrie Furnace
  • Creator
  • Gaughan, William J.
  • Date
  • 1940-1950
  • Identifier
  • 943.11018.GN
  • Description
  • Exterior Shot of Carrie Furnace with a View of Rankin on the Hillside. Carrie Furnace Spanned 35 Acres throughout the Boroughs of Rankin and Swissvale. It Was Founded February 29, 1884 and Supplied Pig Iron Via the Hot Metal Bridge over the Monongahela River to the Homestead Steel Works. The Blast Furnaces Were 100 Feet High, with a 23 Foot Bosh and 15 Foot Hearth with an Annual Capacity of 672,000 Tons. The Furnaces Closed in 1978.
  • Extent
  • 8 x 10 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
    photographic prints
    gelatin silver prints
  • Subject
  • Blast furnaces
    Steel industry and trade
    Carrie Furnace (Rankin, Pa.)
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Rankin (Pa.)
  • Source
  • William J. Gaughan Collection
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • William J. Gaughan Collection
  • Rights Information
  • Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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