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November 1941. Iron ore piles and blast furnaces of the Carnegie-Illinois steel mill in Etna, Pennsylvania. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer for the Office of War Information.
This sure brings back memories. I grew up three towns from Etna and this is a photo of the Elizabeth furnaces. It was due for closure, but after WWII started they kept it open.
While a young lad, I passed it many a time when it was in operation but what I remember is the a huge empty field with a blast furnace in the middle. It has long been dismantled.
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