Steel Industry Collection (page 2)

Manufacture of cutlery: cast ingot in a mold, 1904 (engraving)
ELD4933002 Manufacture of cutlery: cast ingot in a mold, 1904 (engraving) by Calmettes, Pierre (b.1874); Private Collection; (add.info.: Manufacture of cutlery)

Andrew Carnegie, 1910 (b/w photo)
5974310 Andrew Carnegie, 1910 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection

Steel and concrete go into place rapidly as a new steel... Columbia Steel Co. Geneva, Utah, 1942
Steel 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, 1942
Partly 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, 1942
Constructing 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

Coke being pushed into a quenching car, Hanna... Great Lakes Steel Corporation, Detroit, Mich. 1942
Coke being pushed into a quenching car, Hanna furnaces of the Great Lakes Steel Corporation, Detroit, Mich

Hanna furnaces of the Great Lakes Steel Coporation, stock pile of coal and... Detroit, Mich. 1942
Hanna furnaces of the Great Lakes Steel Coporation, stock pile of coal and iron ore, Detroit, Mich

Coal feeders on tip of coke ovens... of the Great Lakes Steel Corporation, Detroit, Mich. 1942. Creator: Arthurs Siegel
Coal feeders on tip of coke ovens, Hanna furnaces of the Great Lakes Steel Corporation, Detroit, Mich

Hanna furnaces of the Great Lakes Steel Corporation, Detroit, Mich. 1942. Creator: Arthurs Siegel
Hanna furnaces of the Great Lakes Steel Corporation, Detroit, Mich. Coal tower atop coal ovens

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, Pa
Back 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 Steele
White-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

Ladle of molten iron is poured into... Allegheny Ludlum Steele Corp. Brackenridge, Pa. (1941?)
Ladle of molten iron is poured into an open hearth furnace for conversion into steel, Allegheny Ludlum Steele Corp. Brackenridge, Pa. Note the safety latch on the crane hook

Drill press operator, Allegheny Ludlum Steel[e] Corp. Brackenridge, Pa. 1941?. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Drill press operator, Allegheny Ludlum Steele Corp. Brackenridge, Pa

Slag run-off from one of the open hearth furnaces... Republic Steel Corp. Youngstown, Ohio, 1941
Slag 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 Palmer
A 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 Palmer
Slag 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 Palmer
Iron 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 Palmer
Blast furnace at Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation mill in Etna, Pennsylvania

Servicing one of the floodlights that turn night into day... Columbia Steel Co
Servicing 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 Palmer
A 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

A war factory at St. Roch, 1918 (oil on canvas)
904951 A war factory at St. Roch, 1918 (oil on canvas) by Monge, Jules (1855-1934); Musee des Armees, Hotel des Invalides, Paris, France; (add.info.: by Jules Monche (1855-1934))

Caricature of Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) illustration from Millionaires of America, 1902 (colour litho)
CHT231110 Caricature of Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) illustration from Millionaires of America, 1902 (colour litho) by Fornaro, Carlo de (1872-1949); Private Collection; © Archives Charmet

Oural, les acieries Demidoff (Ural, The Demidov Steelwork) - Peinture de Pavel Petrovich Vedenetsky (1766-1847)
FIA5363920 Oural, les acieries Demidoff (Ural, The Demidov Steelwork) - Peinture de Pavel Petrovich Vedenetsky (1766-1847), huile sur toile, 1836, art russe

Australia: Broken Hill Proprietary Companys Smelters at Port Pirie, South Australia (b / w photo)
7182119 Australia: Broken Hill Proprietary Companys Smelters at Port Pirie, South Australia (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Steel Manufactures of Sheffield, the "Hull, "or Workshop, of the Razor-Grinder
1098902 The Steel Manufactures of Sheffield, the " Hull, " or Workshop, of the Razor-Grinder, with the Use of the Fan (engraving) by English School

Royal Foundry at Le Creusot in 1787 (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT164512 Royal Foundry at Le Creusot in 1787 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Frances industrial effort: the rise of French steel mills since the First World War
XEE4185308 Frances industrial effort: the rise of French steel mills since the First World War. Engraving. One of the newspaper " Le PetiteJournal illustrious", on 13/04/1924

The casting of steel at the cockerill establishments in Seraing. Engraving by C
LSE4334134 The casting of steel at the cockerill establishments in Seraing. Engraving by C.Meunier to illustrate the story " La Belgique", by Camille Lemonnier (1844-1913)

Puddleur has his oven (steelworker responsible for stirring iron to turn it into iron by
LSE4333991 Puddleur has his oven (steelworker responsible for stirring iron to turn it into iron by burning carbon), in a factory in Jumet (or Djumet, in the city of Charleroi)

The Sheffield Steel Manufactures, Hull of the Fork-Grinders (engraving)
1099003 The Sheffield Steel Manufactures, Hull of the Fork-Grinders (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sheffield Steel Manufactures)

Siderurgy: " Au Creusot la sortie du oven d'un plaque de armage" Prints of 19th century Paris
JLJ4671909 Siderurgy: " Au Creusot la sortie du oven d'un plaque de armage" Prints of 19th century Paris, decorative arts by French School

The Sheffield Steel Manufactures (engraving)
1099002 The Sheffield Steel Manufactures (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sheffield Steel Manufactures)

The casting halls (or foundry hall) at the factories of Couillet (or Couyet
LSE4333990 The casting halls (or foundry hall) at the factories of Couillet (or Couyet, in the city of Charleroi). Engraving by X.Mellery, to illustrate the story " Belgium"

The tragic flow: in the buildings of a blast furnace in a smelter in the region of Givors (Rhone, region Rhone Alpes)
XEE4185427 The tragic flow: in the buildings of a blast furnace in a smelter in the region of Givors (Rhone, region Rhone Alpes)

The Riveters, 1917. Creator: Joseph Pennell
The Riveters, 1917

Making Pig-Iron, 1916. Creator: Joseph Pennell
Making Pig-Iron, 1916

The Perambulator, 1916. Creator: Joseph Pennell
The Perambulator, 1916

Welders working on pipe
bending, bent over, close up, close-up, closeup, copy space, day, detail, equipment, fix, fixing, half-length, hard hats, hazard, kneeling, masks, metal, negative space, outdoor, pipe, product

Alfred Krupp, printers sample for the Worlds Inventors souvenir album (A25) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888

Metalworkers, Styria, Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Metalworkers, Styria, Austria, c1935. Factory workers using an industrial hammer to shape steel. From " Osterreich - Land Und Volk", (Austria, Land and People). [R

Blast furnaces, Donawitz, Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Blast furnaces, Donawitz, Austria, c1935. Steam locomotive at the steel-making industrial complex near Leoben in Styria. From " Osterreich - Land Und Volk", (Austria, Land and People). [R

Warm Work!, c1930. Creator: Dorman, Long & Co. Ltd
Warm Work!, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne]

Colebrook Furnace, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Colebrook Furnace, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA, c1900. From Scenic Marvels of the New World edited by Prof. Geo.R. Cromwell. [C.N.Greig & Co. c1900]

Bessemers Steel-converting Apparatus, c1917
Bessemers Steel-converting Apparatus - aa Converters; b, hydraulic ram for revolving converter; c, ram to lift platform carrying ladle; d, crane; e, gear for revolving platform; f, hoods to chimneys

Steel Rolling, c1917. From How It is Made, by Archibald Williams. [Thomas Nelson and Sons, London, Edinburgh, Dublin and New York]

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The steel industry has long been a vital part of Sheffield's history, shaping the city and its people in more ways than one. From the North Sheffield marked with bombing targets during World War II to the iconic Brown Bayleys Steel Works Ltd. , this industry has left an indelible mark on the landscape. One can imagine the hustle and bustle outside the old Bessemer shop at Brown Bayleys Steel Works Ltd. , where workers toiled tirelessly to produce high-quality steel. The sight of a large steel ingot being run at Cammel Lairds in 1916 showcases both the sheer size and power of this industry. At Cyclops Works in Sheffield, Yorkshire, tilting tool steel was crafted with precision in 1918. This attention to detail is evident even in historical depictions such as Factories at Le Creusot in 1848 and 1855, captured beautifully on paper. Davy Brothers Ltd. 's Park Iron Works stood as a testament to innovation and progress within the steel industry. Meanwhile, William Jessop and Sons Ltd. And J. J. Savile & Co Ltd. 's long service award from 1949 exemplifies dedication that spanned generations. Artists' impressions transport us back to M & H Armitage & Co. 's Mousehole Forge by River Rivelin, showcasing not only industrial prowess but also how nature coexisted alongside these factories. No discussion about the steel industry would be complete without mentioning Andrew Carnegie - "The King of Trusts. " His influence extended far beyond Sheffield, leaving an enduring legacy that still resonates today. Finally, Thomas Turton & Sons' Sheaf Works serves as a reminder of how this industry shaped entire streetscapes like Cadman Street and Maltravers Street back in 1858.