Blast Furnace Collection (page 2)

Blast furnaces, South Wales, 1885. The pollution being generated during the production of iron and steel at Siemens Iron and Steel Works, Landore

Tapping a blast furnace and casting iron into pigs, c1900. From The Marvels of Metals by FM Holmes. (London, c1900)

Nant-y-Glow Iron Works, Monmouthshire, Wales, c1780, (c1830). This shows the works by moonlight. The buildings on the left are probably puddling furnaces, those on the right blast furnaces

Blast furnace for smelting iron ore, 1556. From De re Metallica by Georgius Agricola. Basel, 1556)

Blast furnaces, Barrow Hematite Iron and Steel Company, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, 1890. A charge being taken to the top of a furnace on a railway

Blast furnaces at the Phoenix Iron and Bridge Works, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA, 1873

Tapping a blast furnace and running molten iron into the pigs, c1885

Charging a blast furnace at the Govan Iron Works, Scotland, c1885. The charge was fed into a cup around the cone, the cone was lifted and the charge fell into the top of the furnace

Man Vitiates his Environment, early 20th century. A group of typical early 20th century blast furnaces with smoking chimneys causing atmospheric pollution

Industrial landscape, Wales, 19th century. Artist: Penry Williams
Industrial landscape, Wales, 19th century. An ironworks at night, the blast furnace in the centre

Blast furnaces, 1683. Illustration from the 1683 English edition of Beschreibung Allerfurnemisten Mineralischen Ertzt (Treatise on Ores and Asssaying), by Lazarus Ercker, published in 1580

Blast furnaces, 1540. Woodcut showing different forms of blast furnace, with bellows supplying draught powered by an overshot water wheel

Sir Isaac Lowthian Bell, 1st Baronet, 1816 - 1904. Victorian ironmaster and Liberal Party politician. From The Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser, published 1907

Engraving depicting a piston blowing machine for supplying a draught to the blast furnace for smelting iron (top). A tilt hammer (bottom) in plain view

Interior iron foundry Five workers carry holder
Interior of an iron foundry, Interior of an iron foundry. Five workers carry a holder with molten metal. Part of the collection pastels, iron and steel industry, melting, extracting from ore

Passport card Baltic Sea Rostock Vyborg Passport card
Passport card from the Baltic Sea from Rostock to Vyborg Passport card from the Baltic Sea Alienating Al de Gelegentheyt between Rostok and Wyborg. Carefully arranged

STEEL MILL, 1938. Steel Company, along the Ohio River, in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. Photograph by Arthur Rothstein, July 1938

Steel making - Bessemer process
Antique illustration of a Bessemer process which was the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass-production of steel from molten pig iron

England, County Durham, Seaton Carew. The Teeside Redcar Steel Works viewd from Seaton Carew

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Duquesne steel factories at night, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1900 Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

UTAH: STEEL MILL, 1942. Construction site of Columbia Steel Company in Geneva, Utah. Photograph by Andreas Feininger, 1942

UTAH: STEEL MILL, 1942. Partly finished open-hearth furnaces and smokestakes of a Columbia Steel Company factory in Geneva, Utah. Photograph by Andreas Feininger, November 1942

STEEL FACTORY, 1941. Piles of iron ore in front of the blast furnaces at the Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation in Farrell, Pennsylvania. Photograph by Alfred Palmer, November 1941

Blast Furnace
Vintage engraving of a Blast Furnace

Blast stoves
Antique illustration of a Blast stoves

Abandoned industrial steel plant. Part of the blast furnace

STEEL MILL, 1941. Blast furnace and iron ore at the Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation mill in Etna, Pennsylvania. Photograph by Alfred Palmer, 1941

STEEL MILL, 1941. Blast furnace at the Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation mill in Etna, Pennsylvania. Photograph by Alfred Palmer, 1941

DETROIT: STEEL MILL, 1942. Coal-fed blast furnaces at the Great Lakes Steel Corporation at Detroit, Michigan. Photograph by Arthur Siegel, November 1942

STEEL FACTORY, 1941. Jones and Laughlin Steel Company, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. Photograph by John Vachon in January 1941

Sea chart of the Baltic Sea from Rostock to Vyborg, Jan Luyken, Johannes van Keulen (I), unknown, 1681 - 1799

Blast furnace, Furnaces, 1924

JAMES GAYLEY (1855-1920). American metallurgist who developed the dry-blast process for steel furnaces. Photograph, c1911

ALABAMA: SLOSS FURNACE. Casting pig iron, or crude iron, at the Sloss Furnace in Birmingham, Alabama. Photograph, c1906

ALABAMA: SLOSS FURNACE. The Sloss Furnace, a pig iron-producing blast furnace in Birmingham, Alabama. Photograph, c1906

CARNEGIE STEEL MILL, c1905. Blast furnaces along the Monongahela River at the Carnegie Steel Works in Homestead, Pennsylvania. Photograph, c1905

STEEL MILL: BLAST FURNACE. Blast furnace plant at a steel mill in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Stereograph, c1905

STEEL MILL, c1886. Blast furnaces at the Edgar Thomson Steel Works in Bessemer, Pennsylvania, c1886

STEEL MILL, c1905. Yard at a steel works at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Stereograph, c1905

STEEL MILL, c1905. A ladle pouring molten steel into molds at a foundry in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Stereograph, c1905

STEEL WORKERS, c1905. Steel workers at a blast furnace in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, making molds for pig iron, crude iron that is then remelted to make iron and steel products, c1905

STEEL WORKERS, c1907. Steel workers at the lower level of a blast furnace at a factory in Homestead, Pennsylvania, c1907

STEEL WORKERS, c1907. Workers shearing hot slabs of steel at an American foundry, c1907

STEEL FACTORY, c1907. View of the blast furnaces at the Steel Works at Homestead, Pennsylvania. Photograph, c1907

STEEL WORKERS, c1907. Closing a furnace after drawing molten iron from it, at a steel mill at Homestead, Pennsylvania, c1907

A Steel Plant, Cleveland, Ohio Postcard. 1901, A Steel Plant, Cleveland, Ohio Postcard

Blast furnace, New Jersey, 19th century C019 / 1583
Blast furnace, New Jersey, 19th century. Original Howell or Monmouth furnace, at Allaire, New Jersey, USA, built in the period 1831-1846 and seen in a ruined state here

Charcoal furnaces, New York, 19th century C019 / 1584
Charcoal furnaces, New York, 19th century. Hot and cold charcoal furnaces, at Wassaic, Amenia, New York, USA. Also called beehive charcoal ovens, these structures date from 1825

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"Blast Furnace: A Glimpse into the Fiery Heart of Industrial Revolution" Step back in time to 1964, where the Park Gate Iron and Steel Co. Stood proudly in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. The blast furnaces towered over the landscape, their colossal structures a testament to human ingenuity and industrial might. Captured by an unknown artist, this image transports us to an era when these iron giants reigned supreme. Fast forward to c1880 in Govan Iron Works, Glasgow; WD Scott-Moncrieff's artwork depicts the charging of a modern blast furnace. Men work tirelessly, feeding it with raw materials that would soon be transformed into molten metal. The scene exudes energy and determination as workers strive for progress amidst billowing smoke and intense heat. In Wales, 1885 at Siemens iron and steel works, we witness another crucial moment - tapping a blast furnace and casting iron into pigs. This process marked the culmination of countless hours of laborious work; molten iron flowing like liquid fire into molds shaped like piglets ready for further refinement. Scunthorpe Steel Works emerges next on our journey through time with captivating photographs from 28843_042, 28842_048, and 28842_037. These snapshots capture both the grandeur and gritty reality of steel production - towering chimneys belching out plumes of smoke against a backdrop of bustling activity. Traveling across continents brings us to Blists Hill Iron Furnaces (28747_046) in all its historical glory—a relic from a bygone era when these imposing structures dominated landscapes worldwide—reminders of humanity's relentless pursuit for progress through industry. Venturing overseas to Alabama's Birmingham takes us deep into history at Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark during the late 19th century—an iconic symbol representing America's industrial prowess during its formative years.