Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company mine in Birmingham, Alabama.

Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company mine in Birmingham, Alabama.

"In most cases, limestone, the cleansing agent used in the iron and steel making processes, is quarried from open pits. But the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company in Birmingham, Alabama, mines it from an underground slope. Here a car of limestone is seen ascending the slope. It comes fro...

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Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/18418
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collection Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
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Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company mine in Birmingham, Alabama.
fulltopic Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company; Business & industry; Iron industry; Mining; Railroads; Steel industry; Transportation; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)
description "In most cases, limestone, the cleansing agent used in the iron and steel making processes, is quarried from open pits. But the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company in Birmingham, Alabama, mines it from an underground slope. Here a car of limestone is seen ascending the slope. It comes from a great limestone fault which overlays the iron ore seam in Red Mountain."
spelling Q0000046228Q46228Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company mine in Birmingham, Alabama."In most cases, limestone, the cleansing agent used in the iron and steel making processes, is quarried from open pits. But the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company in Birmingham, Alabama, mines it from an underground slope. Here a car of limestone is seen ascending the slope. It comes from a great limestone fault which overlays the iron ore seam in Red Mountain."19491940-1949Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company; Business & industry; Iron industry; Mining; Railroads; Steel industry; Transportation; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)Still imagePhotographsAlabama. Bureau of Publicity and InformationAlabama Bureau of Publicity and Information administrative filesSG016373v23450Alabama 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/18418
title Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company mine in Birmingham, Alabama.
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