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Blast furnaces, Park Gate Iron and Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. ArtistBlast furnaces, Park Gate Iron and Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. The iconic view of the two Blast Furnaces that stood on the Park Gate Iron and steel company site near Rotherham
Tapping a Steel Furnace, c1930. Creator: UnknownTapping a Steel Furnace, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne]
James Nasmyths steam hammer erected in his foundry near Manchester in 1832. Artist: James NasmythJames Nasmyths steam hammer erected in his foundry near Manchester in 1832. The steam hammer was invented by the Scottish engineer and inventor James Nasmyth (1808-1890)
Train driver on an intercom, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist: Michael WaltersTrain driver on an intercom, South Yorkshire, 1964. A loco driver from the Park Gate Iron and Steel Company in Rotherham on an intercom in the cab of his diesel loco
The Landore Siemens steel works, c1880The Landore Siemens steelworks, c1880. View of the factory in South Wales. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York)
Presentation of a testimonial to Mr. W. F. Dixon, by the workpeople of James Dixon and Sons, 1870. Creator: UnknownPresentation of a testimonial to Mr. W. F. Dixon, by the workpeople of James Dixon and Sons, Sheffield, 1870. 'Mr. W. F. Dixon, of Page Hall
M. Schneider, President of the French Corps Legislatif, 1870. Creator: UnknownM. Schneider, President of the French Corps Legislatif, 1870. Engraving from a photograph by M. Franck. 'M. Eugene Schneider is the proprietor and manager of the very extensive iron
Conflict between workmen and soldiers at the Seraing Ironworks, Belgium, 1869. Creator: UnknownConflict between workmen and soldiers at the Seraing Ironworks, Belgium, 1869. 'The alarming riots which have broken out in some of the mining
English furnace woman in iron works, between c1915 and 1917. Creator: Bain News ServiceEnglish furnace woman in iron works, between c1915 and 1917. A woman stoker England in front of a furnace at an ironworks during World War I
Forge, 1871-1906. Creator: Pieter de Josselin de JongForge, 1871-1906
The Foundry, after Adolf Friedrich Erdmann Menzel, c1880-83. Creators: Adolph Menzel, W ManfieldThe Foundry, after Adolf Friedrich Erdmann Menzel'. From "Modern Artists" by F.G.Dumas. [J.S.Virtue & Co Ltd, London, c1880]
Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Company, Birmingham, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeSloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Company. Birmingham, Alabama
Steel and concrete go into place rapidly as a new steel... Columbia Steel Co. Geneva, Utah, 1942Steel and concrete go into place rapidly as a new steel mill takes form, Columbia Steel Co. Geneva, Utah. The new plant will make important additions to the vast amount of steel needed for the war
Partly finished open hearth furnaces and stacks for a... Columbia Steel Co. Geneva, Utah, 1942Partly finished open hearth furnaces and stacks for a steel mill under construction which will soon be producing vitally needed steel, Columbia Steel Co. Geneva, Utah
Constructing a building on the site of a new steel mill... Columbia Steel Co. Geneva, Utah, 1942Constructing a building on the site of a new steel mill which will soon turn out steel for the war needs, Columbia Steel Co. Geneva, Utah
This sheet of synthetic rubber coming off the rolling mill... B.F. Goodrich Co. Akron, Ohio, 1941This sheet of synthetic rubber coming off the rolling mill at the plant is now ready for drying, B.F. Goodrich Co. Akron, Ohio
Bessemer converter (iron into steel), Allegheny Ludlum Steel[e] Corp. Brackenridge, Pa. (1941?)Bessemer converter (iron into steel), Allegheny Ludlum Steel[e] Corp. Brackenridge, Pa
Back into production go these carloads... Allegheny Ludlum Steele Corp. Brackenridge, PaBack into production go these carloads of scrap metal, Allegheny Ludlum Steele Corp. Brackenridge, Pa. The melting of alloy steels for defense work requires that steel mill scrapyards such as this be
White-hot steel pours like water from a 35-ton electric furnace, Allegheny Ludlum SteeleWhite-hot steel pours like water from a 35-ton electric furnace, Allegheny Ludlum Steel[e] Corp. Brackenridge, Pa. The finest quality steels and alloys are produced in these furnaces
Slag run-off from one of the open hearth furnaces... Republic Steel Corp. Youngstown, Ohio, 1941Slag run-off from one of the open hearth furnaces of a steel mills, Republic Steel Corp. Youngstown, Ohio. Slag is drawn off the furnace just before the molten steel is poured into ladles for
A scene in a steel mill, Republic Steel, Youngstown, Ohio, 1941. Creator: Alfred T PalmerA scene in a steel mill, Republic Steel, Youngstown, Ohio. Molten iron is blown in an Eastern Bessemer converter to change it to steel for war essentials
Slag run-off from open hearth furnace, Republic Steel Corp. Youngstown, Ohio, 1941. Creator: Alfred T PalmerSlag run-off from open hearth furnace, Republic Steel Corp. Youngstown, Ohio
Blast furnaces and iron ore at the Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation mills, Etna, Pennsylvania
Iron ore piles and blast furnaces, Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation mill, Etna, Pa. 1941. Creator: Alfred T PalmerIron ore piles and blast furnaces, Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation mill in Etna, Pennsylvania
Blast furnace at Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation mill in Etna, Pennsylvania, 1941. Creator: Alfred T PalmerBlast furnace at Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation mill in Etna, Pennsylvania
Servicing one of the floodlights that turn night into day... Columbia Steel CoServicing one of the floodlights that turn night into day at the big construction operations for a new steel plant which will make important additions to the vast amount of steel needed for the war
A scene in a steel mill, Republic Steel Mill, Youngstown, Ohio, 1941. Creator: Alfred T PalmerA scene in a steel mill, Republic Steel Mill, Youngstown, Ohio. Molten iron is blown in an Eastern Bessemer converter to change it to steel for war essentials
Bethlehem graveyard and steel mill, Pennsylvania, 1935. Creator: Walker EvansBethlehem graveyard and steel mill. Pennsylvania
Bethlehem houses and steel mill, Pennsylvania, 1935. Creator: Walker EvansBethlehem houses and steel mill. Pennsylvania
The Perambulator, 1916. Creator: Joseph PennellThe Perambulator, 1916
Changing Shifts, Charleroi, 1911. Creator: Joseph PennellChanging Shifts, Charleroi, 1911
Furnaces at Night, 1916. Creator: Joseph PennellFurnaces at Night, 1916
The Great Tower: Pig-Iron, 1916. Creator: Joseph PennellThe Great Tower: Pig-Iron, 1916
The Presses, 1916. Creator: Joseph PennellThe Presses, 1916
Unloading Ore, 1917. Creator: Joseph PennellUnloading Ore, 1917
The New Gun-Pit, 1916. Creator: Joseph PennellThe New Gun-Pit, 1916
Rolling mills and bridges on the Antietam Creek, 1872. Creator: Granville PerkinsRolling mills and bridges on the Antietam Creek, 1872. Old Bridge and Mill, Antietam - Antietam Rolling-Mill - Burnside Bridge
Forging a Propeller Shaft for a Large Liner, c1930. Creator: UnknownForging a Propeller Shaft for a Large Liner, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne]
Warm Work!, c1930. Creator: Dorman, Long & Co. LtdWarm Work!, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne]
A Set of Modern Blast Furnaces Shown in Section, c1930. Creator: UnknownA Set of Modern Blast Furnaces Shown in Section, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne]
Pattern maker, Wombwell Foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist: Michael WaltersPattern maker, Wombwell Foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963. A pattern maker constructs a wooden replica of the part which needs to be cast in steel. A mould for the cast is then made from the pattern
Forging at the foundry of AT Green & Sons Ltd, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1963. Impression die forging pounds or presses metal between two dies (called tooling)
Overview of the bar mill at the Brightside Foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. View showing the capstan in the foreground
Steelmill and workers houses, Birmingham, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker EvansSteelmill and workers houses. Birmingham, Alabama
Blast furnace at the Stanton Iron Co, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, 1962. Iron production had taken place in the Ilkeston area since Roman times
Coils of steel wire, Tinsley Wire Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1972
Tinsley Viaduct on the M1 after completion, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1968. ArtistTinsley Viaduct on the M1 after completion, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1968. The twin cooling towers of Blackburn Meadows Power Station which many travellers heading north used as a landmark were
The iron and steel works at Barrow, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)
Also as soldiers of work: SA men in the front line, 1938Also as Soldiers of Work: SA Men in the Front Line, 1938. Founded in c1919, the Sturmabteilung (SA) was the paramilitary wing of the Nazi party
Tool factory, Germany, 1936. From Germany: The Olympic Year, published by Volk und Reich Verlag. (Berlin, 1936)
Ceaseless activity in iron works, Germany, 1936Ceaseless activity in an ironworks, Germany, 1936. A worker stands back from a blast furnace as he makes iron, part of a move by Hitler to make Nazi Germany self-sufficient in iron
Coiled log saw blade, Spear & Jackson, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. ArtistCoiled log saw blade, Spear & Jackson, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966
Packing garden forks for dispatch, Brades Tools, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966
Giant bandsaw blades, Slack Sellers & Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. ArtistGiant bandsaw blades, Slack Sellers & Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963
Forging at J Beardsley, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. Artist: Michael WaltersForging at J Beardsley, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. The forge would press the steel into the desired shape between two dies
Rolling hot spades, garden tool manufacture, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. ArtistRolling hot spades, garden tool manufacture, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966
Packing turf cutters, Everlast Garden Tools, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965. ArtistPacking turf cutters, Everlast Garden Tools, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965
Saws in racks ready for distribution, Spear & Jackson, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. Spear & Jackson are still a world-renowned garden tool manufacturer
Beating hot garden forks, Ward & Payne Ltd, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965. Red hot garden forks are beaten into shape on an anvil before being finished
Drill press, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965. Artist: Michael WaltersDrill press, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965. A press ad photograph for Archer Tools showing their quick change chuck, which was made in Sheffield
Garden tool production, Brades Tools, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966
Steelworks control room, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964
Welding a dragline bucket, Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. Dragline buckets are used in the excavation of raw materials from quarries in addition to being used in the dredging
The small ingot furnace, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964
Coils and hexagonal bars at the Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. A manager quality checks the finished coils which are ready for delivery
Rolling steel bars, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. A two man team roll steel bars by hand
View of the canteen at the Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, 1964. ArtistView of the canteen, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. The canteen provided meals for the steelworkers
Steelworks control centre, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. From the control room, which was located high above the mill floor
Road control room, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. A controller with his intercom keeps a view on the access road to the steelworks at the Park Gate Iron & Steel Co in
ERF 66GSF lorry, Park Gate iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. The ERF 66GSF had a 13ft 3in wheelbase and was powered by the Gardner power unit
Oxygen control panel at the Park gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964
Medical infirmary, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. In the case of any minor injuries, the steelworks provided a medical infirmary where treatment could be given
Lab testing at the Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964
A rotary kiln section being welded in preparation for installation, Steetley, Nottinghamshire, 1962. The large ring in the centre of the cylinder is the kiln tyre which would eventually be supported
Cleaning a Kaldo furnace, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. Steelworkers using a specialised trolley-mounted machine to clean a Kaldo furnace
Technicians working at the Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1966. Technicians from the British Oxygen Company using vibration testing equipment
Teeming (pouring) molten iron, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. Iron is teemed from the crucible into moulds to make ingots
Churchill lathe in use, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964
Pig casting at the Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. Pig iron being teemed (poured) into ingots at the Park Gate Iron & Steel Co in Rotherham
Welding an industrial drying unit, Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962
Molten steel being channelled at the Stanton Steel Works, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, 1962. Iron production had taken place in the Ilkeston area since Roman times
Morris J4 van at the Park Gate Iron and Steel Company, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. A Morris J4 Van belonging to the British Oxygen technical service
Lathe workshop area, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964 ArtistLathe workshop area, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. An overview of the lathe workshop area where machining was undertaken on final stage in the production of the high
