Bethlehem Steel Works, Pennsylvania, 1896 – Vintage Wall Art
(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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Bethlehem Steel Works, Pennsylvania, 1896 comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Bethlehem Steel Works
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Bethlehem Steel Works, Pennsylvania, 1896
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Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in 1896 was a steel town built around the Bethlehem Iron Company, which had shifted from iron to steel-making in the 1870s and had grown into one of the largest armor and structural steel producers in the country. The works lay along the Lehigh River, and the company's output went into railroad rails, bridges, and naval armor plate. The town's population had swelled as immigrant workers from Central and Eastern Europe came to work the furnaces and rolling mills alongside longtime Lehigh Valley families. Many residents knew their town as the home of the works, with its shifts, whistles, and the steady glow of its furnaces shaping daily life.
| Created / published | 1896 |
|---|---|
| Creator | rau, william herman |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Pennsylvania |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,839 px · prints to 18 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Bethlehem Steel Works |
| Reference | PA Bethlehem Steel Works 1896 |
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