Armor Plate Plant, Charl, West Virginia – Historic Photograph Print
(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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A window into the past: Armor Plate Plant, Charl, West Virginia, preserved in this historic image. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Site of Armor Plate Plant, Charleston, W. Va.
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Armor Plate Plant, Charl, West Virginia
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Charl, West Virginia, was touched by the wartime buildup of 1917, when the United States entered the First World War in April and American firms were pressed to produce steel for ships, guns, and armor. The surrounding region of southern West Virginia was already known for coal, timber, and the railroads that hauled them out to eastern markets. A plant making armor plate represented the heavy steel work the federal government was now asking private companies to expand, bringing new jobs and drawing workers from nearby hollows and other states. For people living there in 1917, the place would have been measured by its shifts, its payrolls, and the war news arriving by telegraph and newspaper each day.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Creator | haines photo co. (conneaut, ohio) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--West Virginia |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,071 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Site of Armor Plate Plant, Charleston, W. Va. |
| Reference | WV Armor Plate Plant, Charl |
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