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November 1938. "Largest smelting furnace in the world. Omaha, Nebraska." Photo by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Another photo of someone's outstanding HO train set. Other modelers say odd things like "You've got a nice water tower." "Nice smoke effect."
Plant closed in 1999, and is now a superfund site.
http://www.kvnonews.com/2014/05/omaha-stand-15-years-epa-cleanup/
http://omahamagazine.com/articles/tag/american-smelting-and-refining-co/
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