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Metal Industry Collection

The metal industry is a diverse and dynamic sector that plays a crucial role in various aspects of our daily lives

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Steel Foundry

Steel Foundry
19th January 1978: The steel foundry at Corby. (Photo by Colin Davey/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Farrier shoeing horse drinking water from trough near open stable doors, rear view

Farrier shoeing horse drinking water from trough near open stable doors, rear view

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Rabelo boats and Dom Luis I bridge in Douro river, Porto

Rabelo boats and Dom Luis I bridge in Douro river, Porto
Dom Luis I bridge and rabelo boats from Vila Nova de Gaia. The Dom Lu's I Bridge is a double-decked metal arch bridge that spans the Douro River between the cities of Porto

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Dom LuAis I Bridge in Porto, Portugal

Dom LuAis I Bridge in Porto, Portugal
Dom LuAis I Bridge in Porto from a boat in Douro river. The Dom LuAis I Bridge is a double-decked metal arch bridge that spans the Douro River between the cities of Porto

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Welding

Welding
A welder at work on the construction of the liner Queen Mary at Clydebank

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: A slab of steel rolls down the line at the Novolipetsk Steel PAO steel mill in Farrell

A slab of steel rolls down the line at the Novolipetsk Steel PAO steel mill in Farrell, Pennsylvania, U.S. March 9, 2018. REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: A molten ferroalloy ladle is seen inside Eurasian Resources Groups (ERG

A molten ferroalloy ladle is seen inside Eurasian Resources Groups (ERG) Aksu Ferroalloys Plant in the town of Aksu, north-eastern Kazakhstan, February 19, 2018. Picture taken February 19, 2018

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Recovery of gold from amalgum

Recovery of gold from amalgum
863649 Recovery of gold from amalgum; (add.info.: Recovery of gold from amalgum. 7) chamois leather bag for separating amalgum from excess mercury

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Purification of silver in muffle furnace

Purification of silver in muffle furnace
863683 Purification of silver in muffle furnace; (add.info.: Purification of silver in a muffle furnace. From 1683 English edition of Lazarus Ercker "Beschreibung allerfurnemisten mineralischen)

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Assay laboratory with various forms of furnace

Assay laboratory with various forms of furnace
863682 Assay laboratory with various forms of furnace; (add.info.: Assay laboratory with various forms of furnace including and athanor or 'Slow Harry', 7)

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Various muffles used in assay ovens

Various muffles used in assay ovens
863648 Various muffles used in assay ovens; (add.info.: Assaying: Various muffles used in assay ovens for assaying gold and silver 1,2,3: 4,5,6, stopples, bottom plates and covers: 7)

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Steel manufacture, Bessemer process, United Kingdom

Steel manufacture, Bessemer process, United Kingdom
863947 Steel manufacture, Bessemer process, United Kingdom; (add.info.: Steel manufacture by the Bessemer process in operation in Sheffield, England)

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Roasting gold ore

Roasting gold ore
863652 Roasting gold ore; (add.info.: Roasting gold ore in order to recover the precious metal. From 1683 English edition of Lazarus Ercker "Beschreibung allerfurnemisten mineralischen Ertzt)

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Assaying copper and lead

Assaying copper and lead
863650 Assaying copper and lead; (add.info.: Assaying copper and lead: prepared and weighed ore (1) and assay oven (2). From 1683 English edition of Lazarus Ercker "Beschreibung allerfurnemisten

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Assay laboratory for gold and silver, 1574 (engraving)

Assay laboratory for gold and silver, 1574 (engraving)
863685 Assay laboratory for gold and silver, 1574 (engraving); (add.info.: Assay laboratory for gold and silver. 1) Furnace: 2) Sheet of iron onto which assays are poured: 3) Parting flask

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Refining gold

Refining gold
863684 Refining gold; (add.info.: Refining gold: furnaces, 2,2, and operator, 9. The man near 4 is gradually heating a crucible surrounded by a ring of burning coals)

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Assaying of silver

Assaying of silver
863654 Assaying of silver; (add.info.: Assaying of silver: 1&3, moulds for making cupels: 2&4, the cupels: 8, man moulding cupels)

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Assaying copper

Assaying copper
863653 Assaying copper; (add.info.: Assaying copper: Furnaces (1,4), ore (3), bellows (5), and aeolipile (6) to supply draught to furnaces. Pot in which flux is prepared (8)

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Smelting copper

Smelting copper
863647 Smelting copper; (add.info.: Smelting copper. From a 1683 English edition of Lazarus Ercker "Beschreibung allerfurnemisten mineralischen Ertzt- und Berckwercksarten" originally)

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Refining of silver

Refining of silver
863651 Refining of silver; (add.info.: Refining of silver, showing (2) a test put into the furnace and (3) burning the silver in a test

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: View of Lima, the capital of Peru, 1864. Creator: Unknown

View of Lima, the capital of Peru, 1864. Creator: Unknown
View of Lima, the capital of Peru, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by David Powell, '...taken from the foot of the hill, San Cristoval

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Interior of a Copper Foundry in Falun, 1781. Creator: Per Hillestrom

Interior of a Copper Foundry in Falun, 1781. Creator: Per Hillestrom
Interior of a Copper Foundry in Falun, 1781

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: In the Anchor-Forge at Söderfors. The Smiths Hard at Work. Creator: Per Hillestrom

In the Anchor-Forge at Söderfors. The Smiths Hard at Work. Creator: Per Hillestrom
In the Anchor-Forge at Soderfors. The Smiths Hard at Work, Unknown date. Additional Info: The painting shows a realistic scene of the forge

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 13ème arrondissement : Vertus civiques. 1878

Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 13ème arrondissement : Vertus civiques. 1878
Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 13eme arrondissement : Vertus civiques. 1878. Sketch for interior of reception hall for marriages. Civic virtues: blacksmith's forge

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Esquisse pour la galerie des Métiers de l'Hôtel de Ville: Forgerons, 1890

Esquisse pour la galerie des Métiers de l'Hôtel de Ville: Forgerons, 1890. Creator: Pierre Victor Galland
Esquisse pour la galerie des Metiers de l'Hotel de Ville: Forgerons, 1890. Blacksmiths

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Esquisse pour la galerie des Métiers de l'Hôtel de Ville : Fondeurs, 1890

Esquisse pour la galerie des Métiers de l'Hôtel de Ville : Fondeurs, 1890. Creator: Pierre Victor Galland
Esquisse pour la galerie des Metiers de l'Hotel de Ville : Fondeurs, 1890. Foundry workers

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Sketch for the salon des Sciences of the Hôtel de Ville in Paris: Fire, between 1889 and 1891

Sketch for the salon des Sciences of the Hôtel de Ville in Paris: Fire, between 1889 and 1891
Sketch for the salon des Sciences of the Hotel de Ville in Paris: Fire, between 1889 and 1891. Metalworker at a furnace. (Esquisse pour le salon des Sciences de l'Hotel de Ville de Paris : Le Feu)

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Iron Ship Fitting at the Royal Dockyard, Woolwich, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Iron Ship Fitting at the Royal Dockyard, Woolwich, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Iron Ship Fitting at the Royal Dockyard, Woolwich, 1854. Metalworking in London during the Crimean War....preparation of engines of the Termagant, 620-horse power...To form the cranks on the shaft

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Casting a Monster Cylinder, at Messrs. Scott Russell and Co.'s Building-Yard, Millwall, 1854

Casting a Monster Cylinder, at Messrs. Scott Russell and Co.'s Building-Yard, Millwall, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Casting a Monster Cylinder, at Messrs. Scott Russell and Co.'s Building-Yard, Millwall, 1854. Metalworking in London during the Crimean War....the casting of the last of the four largest

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Map of the Russian Empire showing the regions of the precious metals, 1890. Creator: A. Jlyne

Map of the Russian Empire showing the regions of the precious metals, 1890. Creator: A. Jlyne
Map of the Russian Empire showing the regions of the precious metals, 1890

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: The International Exhibition: blowing-engine in the Belgian Department... 1862. Creator: Unknown

The International Exhibition: blowing-engine in the Belgian Department... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: blowing-engine in the Belgian Department of the Western Annexe, 1862. Machine for...reducing iron ore to pig metal...As iron-furnaces have increased in size and number

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: casting the shot and shell for 100... 1862

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: casting the shot and shell for 100... 1862. Creator: W Thomas
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: casting the shot and shell for 100 pounders, 1862. In viewing the manner in which the work is carried out in the various branches of the Royal

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: finish-turning a 100-pounder, 1862

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: finish-turning a 100-pounder, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: finish-turning a 100-pounder, 1862. The gun, being now completely built up, is carried to a lathe for the purpose of being finish-turned

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: the beehive, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: the beehive, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: the beehive, 1862. This is the upper floor of a two-storied building upwards of 200ft. in length and 60ft

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: welding the coil, 1862. Creator: W Thomas

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: welding the coil, 1862. Creator: W Thomas
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: welding the coil, 1862. An Armstrong gun was a uniquely designed type of rifled breech-loading field

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: coiling the bars, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: coiling the bars, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: coiling the bars, 1862. An Armstrong gun was a uniquely designed type of rifled breech-loading field

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: drawing down and welding the... 1862

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: drawing down and welding the... 1862. Creator: W Thomas
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: drawing down and welding the bars previous to coiling, 1862. An Armstrong gun was a uniquely designed type of rifled breech-loading field

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Progress of the International Exhibition building: the forge, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Progress of the International Exhibition building: the forge, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Progress of the International Exhibition building: the forge, [London], 1862. View of...a portion of the works going on at the building for the Great Exhibition which is well calculated to give an

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Casting a monster cylinder for Her Majesty's armour-plated frigate Agincourt at Maudslay... 1862

Casting a monster cylinder for Her Majesty's armour-plated frigate Agincourt at Maudslay... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Casting a monster cylinder for Her Majesty's armour-plated frigate Agincourt at the foundry of Maudslay, Sons, and Field, Westminster-road, London, 1862

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Steel channels are pictured at the Ariel Metal steel trader warehouse in Podolsk

Steel channels are pictured at the Ariel Metal steel trader warehouse in Podolsk outside Moscow, Russia February 9, 2018. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: An aerial view shows the brine pools of SQM lithium mine on the Atacama salt flat in the

An aerial view shows the brine pools of SQM lithium mine on the Atacama salt flat in the Atacama desert of northern Chile, January 10, 2013. Picture taken January 10, 2013. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Interior of the old workshop at Hellebæk, 1859. Creator: Constantin Hansen

Interior of the old workshop at Hellebæk, 1859. Creator: Constantin Hansen
Interior of the old workshop at Hellebaek, 1859

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Steel bars are pictured in a mill in Chau Khe village outside Hanoi

Steel bars are pictured in a mill in Chau Khe village outside Hanoi, Vietnam March 30, 2018. REUTERS/Kham

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Steel rods are seen at a construction site in Phnom Penh

Steel rods are seen at a construction site in Phnom Penh, Cambodia March 30, 2018. REUTERS/Samrang Pring

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Aluminium heater tubes are seen inside a factory in Dongguan

Aluminium heater tubes are seen inside a factory in Dongguan, China April 10, 2018. Picture taken April 10, 2018. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Aluminium bar stock is seen inside a factory in Dongguan

Aluminium bar stock is seen inside a factory in Dongguan, China April 10, 2018. Picture taken April 10, 2018. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: A metal construction is welded at the Ariel Metal steel trader warehouse in Podolsk

A metal construction is welded at the Ariel Metal steel trader warehouse in Podolsk outside Moscow, Russia February 9, 2018. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Background imageMetal Industry Collection: Steel strips are pictured at the Ariel Metal steel trader warehouse in Podolsk

Steel strips are pictured at the Ariel Metal steel trader warehouse in Podolsk outside Moscow, Russia February 9, 2018. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov



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The metal industry is a diverse and dynamic sector that plays a crucial role in various aspects of our daily lives. From the Farrier shoeing horse drinking water from trough near open stable doors, to the Rabelo boats sailing under the iconic Dom Luis I bridge in Douro river, Porto, metal is an integral part of these scenes. One cannot overlook the intense craftsmanship involved in welding, where skilled workers fuse metals together to create strong and durable structures. The Dom LuAis I Bridge in Porto stands tall as a testament to the engineering marvels achieved through metalworking. At steel mills like Novolipetsk Steel PAO in Farrell, slabs of steel roll down production lines with precision and efficiency. Molten ferroalloy ladles inside Eurasian Resources Groups (ERG) showcase the high temperatures required for metallurgical processes. Steel channels at Ariel Metal steel trader warehouse in Podolsk demonstrate how this versatile material can be shaped into various forms for construction purposes. Similarly, steel plates and bars stored within their premises highlight its wide range of applications across industries. From Chau Khe village outside Hanoi to construction sites in Phnom Penh, steel rods are essential components used extensively for building infrastructure worldwide. Meanwhile, aluminium heater tubes inside factories like Dongguan contribute to efficient heat transfer systems. Even beyond terrestrial boundaries lies the significance of metals - aerial views reveal brine pools at SQM lithium mine on Atacama salt flat; an essential source for battery manufacturing and renewable energy technologies. Whether it's shaping horseshoes or constructing bridges; producing alloys or storing materials – every aspect of life benefits from the innovations brought forth by the ever-evolving metal industry.