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Carrie Furnace Scenic View

July 1946

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Carrie Furnace Scenic View
  • Title
  • Carrie Furnace Scenic View
  • Creator
  • Gaughan, William J.
  • Date
  • July 1946
  • Identifier
  • 943.74606.GN
  • Description
  • A scenic view of the Carrie Furnaces from the southern bank of the Monongahela river with a steamboat pushing barges downriver. The Carrie Furnaces were acquired by Andrew Carnegie in 1900 and originally consisted of two blast furnaces. The furnaces were placed under the control of the Homestead District Works in 1901. Additional furnaces were built and the whole complex remained in service until 1984. Furnaces #6 an #7 are still standing.
  • Extent
  • 4 x 5 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Blast furnaces
    Steel industry and trade
    Iron and steel workers
    Carrie Furnace (Rankin, Pa.)
    Bethlehem Steel Corporation. Rankin Works
  • 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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