1950-1959INDUSTRY/MANUFACTURING
THE STEEL INDUSTRY
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IRON ORE. MINING. CRANE. WORKER IN DENIM OVERALLS WORKING CRANE. PULLING LEVERS. HUGE MOUND OF DIRT DUG UP. DUMPED ONTO RAILROAD CAR.
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TRAIN CONDUCTOR GIVES HAND SIGNALS. TRAIN ENGINE WITH CONDUCTOR STICKING HIS HEAD OUT WINDOW.
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JACK HAMMER. HARD HATS WITH LIGHTS. MINING HATS. VERY LONG CARGO TRAIN. CANAL. GREAT LAKES. LOADING SHOOTS.
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IRON ORE SLIDING DOWN TROUGHS.
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HUGE CARGO SHIP. HUGE GRAB BUCKETS. WORKERS NAVIGATE FROM INSIDE. ELEVATED RAILROAD TRACK MOVING ORE.
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WORKERS STANDING BY BLAST FURNACE. MAN PUTS CIGARETTE IN HIS MOUTH. WORKER LOOKS AT POCKET WATCH. SUPERVISOR FOREMAN GIVES SIGNAL.
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MOLTEN IRON. BLAST FURNACE. WORKER PULLS LEVER. DIRTY SWEATY. GOGGLES.
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MOLTEN IRON FLOWING. POURS INTO LADEL.
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WORKER TAKES SAMPLE. POURS IT INTO MOLD CAST.
SMOKING PIPE. MEN CHECK SAMPLE. BLACK WORKER. |
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TRAIN PULLING AWAY.
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BLAST FURNACE. MAN CONTROLS HUGE MACHINE THAT PUTS METAL INTO FURNACE. CU MAN PULLS LEVERS METAL GOING INTO FURNACE.
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| 00:07:50 387.5 |
MOLTEN IRON POURING. WORKER USING CONTROLS ABOVE HIS HEAD.
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CHEWING TOBACCO. STEEL WORKERS.
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POURING MOLTEN IRON.
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SMOKING PIPE. PRIMITIVE COMPUTER READ OUT.
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CU MOLTEN IRON POURED INTO MOLD CAST. SPARKS.
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WORKERS LOOKING AT CHART. VISOR.
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WORKERS SHARE SNACK. MAN PUTS ON GLASSES GOGGLES LOOKS IN FURNACE. CU IRON IN BLAST FURNACE.
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WORKERS SHOVEL METAL INTO FURNACE.
WHEELBARROW. COOL SHOT FROM INSIDE FURNACE. |
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WORKER BANGS GONG. LUNCH TIME. WORKERS QUIT AND GO TO LUNCH.
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| 00:11:11 588.5 |
MEN PUSH POLE INTO FURNACE. MOLTEN IRON POURS.
STEAM SMOKE. SPARKS FLYING. WORKER LIGHTS CIGARETTE. |
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CRANE FULL OF MOLTEN IRON MOVES TOWARDS MOLDS.
WORKER GUIDES CRANE. IRON POURS INTO MOLD. WORKER TAKES SAMPLE. OPTICAL PEROMETER. CU MOLTEN STEEL POURING. |
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SPARKS POURING OVER THE SIDE OF THE MOLDS.
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SIGN "NUMBER OF DAYS WITHOUT A LOST TIME ACCIDENT". WORKER CHANGES NUMBER FROM 210 TO 211.
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TWO WORKERS LOOK IN FURNACE. CU FURNACE.
EXPLOSIONS. |
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MOLTEN METAL POURING INTO CAULDRON. WORKERS SHOVELING IN METAL.
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MOLTEN METAL POURING INTO MOLDS.
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WORKERS AT CONTROLS. PULLING LEVERS CHORDS.
BESSEMER CONVERTERS. METAL POURING. EXPLOSIONS HUGE BURST OF FLAMES. SPARKS. |
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CRANE PULLS MOLD OFF. METAL STILL GLOWING.
GLOWING METAL PULLED ON FLATBED RAILROAD CAR. |
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METAL REHEATED. WORKERS BEHIND SCREEN AT CONTROLS. CRANE PULLS GLOWING STEEL OUT OF FURNACE.
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GLOWING METAL INGOT GOING DOWN CONVEYER BELT.
WATER BEING POURED ON METAL. LARGE DIALS. |
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WORKERS ANSWERS PHONE. CU DIAL. ARROW STOPS ON "OK". GREEN LIGHT TURNS ON.
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FLAT GLOWING PIECE OF METAL TRAVELS DOWN CONVEYER BELT. TURNS.
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WATER SPRAYED ON METAL. GOES THROUGH RINGER.
FLATTENED OUT. |
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VERY THIN LONG PIECE OF METAL ON CONVEYOR BELT.
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ROCKING SHEAR. CUTS METAL INTO SMALLER PIECES.
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MEN DRINK SODA COLA AT COUNTER.
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WORKER AT HUGE MACHINE. MAN PATS WORKER ON BACK. HUGE ROLLER.
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FEMALE WOMEN WORKERS SORTING SHEETS OF METAL.
WOMAN CHECKS HAIR IN METAL SHEET. |
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GLOWING METAL RAIL ROLLS OUT OF MACHINE. RAILS PASS EACH OTHER.
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HUGE BUZZ SAWS CUT RAILS INTO SMALL PIECES.
SPARKS FLY. |
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STEEL GIRDER IS MADE. WORKER AT CONTROLS. SAW CUT GIRDER.
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MEN GRAB SMALL SAMPLE OF GIRDER WITH METAL CLAWS. USE IT TO HEAT UP COFFEE. WORKERS POUR COFFEE.
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WORKERS PUSH METAL INTO MACHINE. GIANT HAMMER POUNDS METAL INTO SHAPE.
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WORKERS TAKE A BREAK RELAX.
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MACHINE MAKES RAILROAD WHEELS.
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SIGN ABOVE WORKERS. "TAKE ON RISK". WORK PLACE SAFETY.
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METAL IS SHAPED INTO LONG THIN RAILS.
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COMES OUT AS THIN WIRE. SPUN INTO A ROLL OF METAL COIL.
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WORKER MEASURES WIDTH OF WIRE. COILS OF WIRE SPINNING AROUND.
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| 00:33:09 1906.5 |
COILS OF WIRE ARE PULLED BY BULLDOZER.
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| 00:33:22 1919.5 |
METAL TUBE IS MADE.
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| 00:34:11 1968.5 |
MAN STANDING ON FRONT OF MOVING TRAIN ENGINE.
LARGE TUBES ON FLATBED TRAIN CAR. |
| 00:34:19 1976.5 |
LABORATORY. EXPERIMENTS DONE ON STEEL SAMPLES.
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| 00:34:39 1996.5 |
MAN LOOKS IN MICROSCOPE.
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MACHINE STRETCHING PIECE OF STEEL.
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DIAL. NEEDLE MOVING.
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PIECE OF STEEL BREAKS SNAPS.
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MAN CLEANS REFLECTING PIECE OF METAL.
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STEEL WORKERS WALKING INTO PLANT. MAN LOOKS AT PAYCHECK. PAY DAY.
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MOTHER AND KIDS PICK UP FATHER AT WORK. FATHER KISSES DAUGHTER. CARS PULLING OUT OF PLANT.
QUITTING TIME. |
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TRAIN. SHIP. CARS ON HIGHWAY. HIGH TENSION WIRES. FARMER ON TRACTOR. KIDS WATCH. OIL WELL.
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MOTHER WIFE WOMAN COOKING IN KITCHEN. POTS PANS. MAN HAMMERING. CONSTRUCTION. WOMAN PLAYING PIANO. CAN OF TOMATOES POURING INTO GLASS BOWL.
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MAN FIXING POCKET WATCH. LOW ANGLE CITY BUILDINGS. BRIDGE.
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