Steel mill smokestacks rising behind rows of houses – Historic Reproduction
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Steel mill smokestacks rising behind rows of houses. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Steel mill smokestacks rising behind rows of houses
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Smokestacks rise above a tight grid of worker housing in this view, placing the mill almost at the front door of the town it powered. Company towns like this one were common across American steel country from the late 1800s into the early 1900s, when mills often built or leased rows of modest homes for their workers within walking distance of the furnaces. The closeness of the stacks to the rooftops shows how little separated daily domestic life from heavy industry, and the smoke that hangs in the sky is a reminder of the air residents breathed.
| Original scan | 5,432 × 3,849 px · prints to 18 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 1a34407u houses factories |
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