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Wisconsin Steel Blast Furnaces

Three blast furnaces at Wisconsin Steel Works produce about 2,100 tons of iron a day. Coke, iron ore and limestone are poured into the furnaces at the top. Molten iron is drained off at the bottom. Information published in East Side Cenennial Commemoration booklet, "History and Progress of East Side 1851-1951 July 5, 6, 7 and 8 Chicago 17, Illinois"

See also: SCH_South_Deering; Wisconsin_Steel;


Item Data

Title  Wisconsin Steel Blast Furnaces
Description  Three blast furnaces at Wisconsin Steel Works produce about 2,100 tons of iron a day. Coke, iron ore and limestone are poured into the furnaces at the top. Molten iron is drained off at the bottom. Information published in East Side Cenennial Commemoration booklet, "History and Progress of East Side 1851-1951 July 5, 6, 7 and 8 Chicago 17, Illinois"
Subjects  SCH_South_Deering; Wisconsin_Steel;
Creator  East Side Lions Club
Date  1951-00-00; 2007-02-01
Format  Photograph_(all_forms)
Identifier  1657; http://www.pullman-museum.org/cgi-bin/pvm/mainRecordDisplayXML.pl?recordid=10552; 81-25-5-p2b
Rights  The Industrial Heritage Archives provides reproductions of items from its collections for personal or research use. If an image is to be reproduced in any type of publication or on the web, written permission is required and use fees may be assessed.
Collection 

Southeast Chicago Historical Society

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