[Steel workers] / W.R. – Vintage Print
![[Steel workers] / W.R., [ca. 1920] — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/1a/1a64503cce8e-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
A window into the past: [Steel workers] / W.R., preserved in this historic drawing. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Steel workers] / W.R.
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Rendered in color gouache or tempera rather than photographed, this drawing shows steel workers at their labor, a subject that drew many artists in the 1910s and 1920s. The title was supplied by Library staff, and the maker, identified only as W.R., is not recorded. Around 1920, the mills of Pittsburgh and the surrounding valley were among the busiest in the country, running day and night and employing large crews in heat, noise and smoke.
| Created / published | [ca. 1920] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : gouache or tempera, color. |
| Genre | Gouaches Color 1910-1930. |
| Notes | Title devised by Library staff. |
| Subjects | Steel industry--1910-1930. Iron & steel workers--1910-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,160 × 1,455 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219327 |
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