Closing a furnace at Homestead, [Pa.] after drawing molten iron – Historic Print
![Closing a furnace at Homestead, [Pa.] after drawing molten iron, c1907. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/38/3877108cab45-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.)
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Step back in time with Closing a furnace at Homestead, [Pa.] after drawing molten iron, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Closing a furnace at Homestead, [Pa.] after drawing molten iron
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A furnace being shut down after its molten iron has been drawn is the moment captured here, at the Homestead steel works on the Monongahela River near Pittsburgh. The works had earlier belonged to Carnegie Steel and was already notorious for the bitter 1892 lockout and strike, which gave the name Homestead a lasting place in labor history. Issued as a stereograph around 1907, the card was made to be viewed through a stereoscope, a popular way for Americans to see heavy industry up close. The date is approximate, and the caption data is unverified.
| Created / published | c1907. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Subjects | No. 69-C. No copyright renewal. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Pa.--Homestead; Industry--Steel--1907; Geogr.; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,443 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-141172 |
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