Employees operating machinery at the Republic Steel Corporation plant in Gadsden, Alabama.

"Republic Steel's galvanizing line in Gadsden is as long as two football fields. Here a continuous strip of steel goes through cleaning tanks, then enters a hot zinc bath where it picks up its galvanized coating. It also goes through a cooling tower and is sent to customers in coils or cut...

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collection Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
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Employees operating machinery at the Republic Steel Corporation plant in Gadsden, Alabama.
fulltopic Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Business & industry; Iron & steel workers; Machinery; Steel industry; Gadsden (Ala.); Etowah County (Ala.)
description "Republic Steel's galvanizing line in Gadsden is as long as two football fields. Here a continuous strip of steel goes through cleaning tanks, then enters a hot zinc bath where it picks up its galvanized coating. It also goes through a cooling tower and is sent to customers in coils or cut lengths. The continuous galvanizing line in Gadsden makes the steel rust-proof."
spelling Q0000036824Q36824Employees operating machinery at the Republic Steel Corporation plant in Gadsden, Alabama."Republic Steel's galvanizing line in Gadsden is as long as two football fields. Here a continuous strip of steel goes through cleaning tanks, then enters a hot zinc bath where it picks up its galvanized coating. It also goes through a cooling tower and is sent to customers in coils or cut lengths. The continuous galvanizing line in Gadsden makes the steel rust-proof."19641960-1969Business & industry; Iron & steel workers; Machinery; Steel industry; Gadsden (Ala.); Etowah County (Ala.)Still imagePhotographsAlabama. State Chamber of CommerceAlabama State Chamber of Commerce recordsPB/G/5, Box 43v35033Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/15200
title Employees operating machinery at the Republic Steel Corporation plant in Gadsden, Alabama.
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