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Background imageIron Collection: Iron Miner

Iron Miner
5th June 1948: A miner pauses in a tunnel before starting a shift in Britains most modern iron ore mine, at Irthlinborough in Northamptonshire

Background imageIron Collection: White metal garden table and chairs in a residential backyard

White metal garden table and chairs in a residential backyard, Quebec City, Quebec Province, Canada

Background imageIron Collection: Painting Of Monitor Battling Merrimack

Painting Of Monitor Battling Merrimack
(Original Caption) A painting depicting the Union ship, the Monitor battling the Confederate ship, the Merrimack during the Civil War. The battle took place on Mar

Background imageIron Collection: Empire State Building

Empire State Building
Construction workers celebrate the completion of the iron work on the Empire State Building, Manhattan, circa 1930. The building was constructed between 1930 and 1931

Background imageIron Collection: San Pablo Bridge

San Pablo Bridge
Cuenca, Spain

Background imageIron Collection: Iron Works, Conversion To Steel; Illus

Iron Works, Conversion To Steel; Illus
(Original Caption) Iron Forge: The Forge Hammer. Iron converted into steel by the application of pressure. After a painting by Boudell, published in 1773

Background imageIron Collection: Casting The 24 Ton Anchor For The Brookl

Casting The 24 Ton Anchor For The Brookl
(Original Caption) 1873- Long Island - Casting the 24 ton anchor for the great Brooklyn Bridge at the South Brooklyn Steam Engine Works. Engraving shows men pouring molten iron into a large mold

Background imageIron Collection: Engr.;Girl Lighting Furnace, Crowd Watche

Engr.;Girl Lighting Furnace, Crowd Watche
(Original Caption) Little girl lighting up furnace #1 in the iron mills at Boontown, New Jersey. Engraving, 1880

Background imageIron Collection: Pouring Liquid Iron Into Mould Plate

Pouring Liquid Iron Into Mould Plate
(Original Caption) Iron industry: Pouring liquid iron into the mould casting piano plate. An early industrial shot, 1896

Background imageIron Collection: 19th-Century Print of Men Casting Iron

19th-Century Print of Men Casting Iron
IRON CASTING IN THE 19TH CENTURY. COLORED DRAWING. COLOR SLIDE

Background imageIron Collection: Two Men W/Wheelbarrows Of Scrap Iron

Two Men W/Wheelbarrows Of Scrap Iron
(Original Caption) Two men with wheelbarrows of scrap iron ready to be junked on the piles behind them. Undated photograph

Background imageIron Collection: 80 Year Old Smithy

80 Year Old Smithy
(Original Caption) Finland- An 80 year old smithu in the repair works of the State Railways of Finland. Undated photograph

Background imageIron Collection: American Iron & Steel Works, Ca 1908

American Iron & Steel Works, Ca 1908
(Original Caption) American iron and steel works. Photograph, ca. 1908

Background imageIron Collection: Ballik'S Ingeniously Constructed Hand

Ballik'S Ingeniously Constructed Hand
(Original Caption) Ballik's ingeniously constructed iron hand, 1811. Drawing at right shows the hand in use

Background imageIron Collection: Lithograph Of The Paterson Iron Company

Lithograph Of The Paterson Iron Company
(Original Caption) Paterson, NJ- Lithograph showing the Paterson Iron Company Railroad and Steamboat forging. Circa 1880

Background imageIron Collection: Three Different Irons

Three Different Irons
(Original Caption) Irons, Undated engraving. BPA 2 #723

Background imageIron Collection: Smelting Furnace From 1556, Europe

Smelting Furnace From 1556, Europe
(Original Caption) 1556- Smelting furnace from Agricola's "De Re Metallica". Engraving shows man seated before a furnace

Background imageIron Collection: Engraving;Rohrer'S Patent Portable Forge

Engraving;Rohrer'S Patent Portable Forge
(Original Caption) Rohrer's patent portable forge. Ca. Second-half of 19th century. Engraving

Background imageIron Collection: Illus. Of Iron Clock Shop W/Workers

Illus. Of Iron Clock Shop W/Workers
(Original Caption) Copper engraving by Stradanus of iron clocks. The iron wheel turns evenly, and evenly discloses those times and these

Background imageIron Collection: Engraving of a Knight Cocking a Crossbow by L. Massard

Engraving of a Knight Cocking a Crossbow by L. Massard
A 14th-century knight is shown cocking his crossbow in this 19th-century engraving

Background imageIron Collection: 18th-Century Engraving of Iron Casting

18th-Century Engraving of Iron Casting
1763-Casting. Iron. Copper engraving, 1763

Background imageIron Collection: Round Scrap Iron Ready For Melting

Round Scrap Iron Ready For Melting
(Original Caption) Scrap iron junk piles ready to be picked up for remelting. Photo shows gears and other round pieces of iron. Undated photograph. (Photo by VCG Wilson/Bettmann Archive)

Background imageIron Collection: Flag On Top Of Woolworth Bldg. Iron Fram

Flag On Top Of Woolworth Bldg. Iron Fram
(Original Caption) 1912-New York, NY: Woolworth Building Construction. Flag showing completion of iron structure framework

Background imageIron Collection: John Shippen Swinging Iron on Fairway

John Shippen Swinging Iron on Fairway
1913-John Shippen, golfer, in action

Background imageIron Collection: Bank Teller Cage with Typical Grillwork

Bank Teller Cage with Typical Grillwork
(Original Caption) 1922-Bank teller's cage with typical iron grill work

Background imageIron Collection: Automobile Shaped Like Gas Iron

Automobile Shaped Like Gas Iron
(Original Caption) 1923-Automobile shaped like gas iron

Background imageIron Collection: Group Construction Workers On Building

Group Construction Workers On Building
(Original Caption) 12/15/1925-New York City: A Group of Indians formerly of the Kanamake reservation in Canada who, abandoning their life close to nature

Background imageIron Collection: Supports Being Placed in Hole for Radio City

Supports Being Placed in Hole for Radio City
(Original Caption) 2/8/1932-New York, NY- New York City's amusement center, Radio City which, when completed will be the largest in the world, is slowly assuming a definite form

Background imageIron Collection: Young Women Dressed in Electrical Appliance Costumes

Young Women Dressed in Electrical Appliance Costumes
(Original Caption) An ultra-modern dance of the Los Angeles Electrical Age Exposition, which is a continuation of the Boulder Power inaugural ceremonies, are shown here on October 9th

Background imageIron Collection: Chinese American Laundryman

Chinese American Laundryman
Wong-fok Chew, a New York City immigrant launderer, drew Noble King, favored to win, in the Irish Sweepstakes. Chew, a Baptist, had a wife and child in China

Background imageIron Collection: Housewife Ironing Shirt

Housewife Ironing Shirt
A housewife wipes her brow as she irons a checked shirt

Background imageIron Collection: Eleanor Grisell Pressing Clothes

Eleanor Grisell Pressing Clothes
(Original Caption) Teenager, Eleanor Grisell, pressing clothes. Undated photograph

Background imageIron Collection: Slab Heating Furnace In Action

Slab Heating Furnace In Action
(Original Caption) 1/16/1945- Gary

Background imageIron Collection: Electric Furnace Tilts To Pour Contents

Electric Furnace Tilts To Pour Contents
(Original Caption) 1/16/1945- Pennsylvania - In this Pennsylvania subsidiary of the U.S. Steel Corp

Background imageIron Collection: Woman Shopping in Montgomery Ward

Woman Shopping in Montgomery Ward
(Original Caption) 12/9/1945-Jamaica, NY-WOMEN SHOPPING FOR IRONS AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AT THE SALE AT MONTGOMERY WARD'S STORE ON JAMAICA AVENUE

Background imageIron Collection: Woman in Apron Ironing

Woman in Apron Ironing
(Original Caption) Photo shows a woman wearing an apron, ironing a houndstooth-print shirt. Model: Patricia Garfield. Ca. 1930s

Background imageIron Collection: Closeup Of Gears, Other Iron In Junk Pile

Closeup Of Gears, Other Iron In Junk Pile
(Original Caption) Scrap iron junk piles ready to be picked up for remelting. Shown is a closeup of gears and other assorted iron. Undated photograph

Background imageIron Collection: Iron And Steel Furnace At Metalworks

Iron And Steel Furnace At Metalworks
(Original Caption) Mulheim, Germany: Photo shows the iron and steel furnace of the Hugo Stinnes Works at Mulheim in the Ruhr Valley of Germany. Ca. 1931

Background imageIron Collection: Ball And Chain Leg Irons

Ball And Chain Leg Irons
(Original Caption) Picture shows a ball and chain and leg irons hanging on the wall

Background imageIron Collection: Low Rent Krupp Housing Project

Low Rent Krupp Housing Project
(Original Caption) Essen, Germnay-Low rent Krupp housing project. Built by the Krupp family, wealthy German ironmasters, for their workers in Essen. Circa early twentieth century

Background imageIron Collection: Artificial Iron Hand

Artificial Iron Hand
(Original Caption) Artificial Iron hand, ca. 1450. It was found near mine works in Alt Zuppin 1836. B/W photograph

Background imageIron Collection: Open Pit Iron Mine

Open Pit Iron Mine
(Original Caption) MN-An open pit iron mine on Minnesota's famed Mesabi iron range. Undated photograph

Background imageIron Collection: General View Of Hull-Rust-Mahoning Mine

General View Of Hull-Rust-Mahoning Mine
(Original Caption) General view of mining operations in the Hull-Rust-Mahoning iron ore mine - the World's largest at Hibbing, Minnesota

Background imageIron Collection: Advertisement For Portable Forges

Advertisement For Portable Forges
(Original Caption) Advertisement for portable forges. Ca. late 19th century. Roots Improved Portable Forge

Background imageIron Collection: Iron-Grilled Mortgage Window

Iron-Grilled Mortgage Window
(Original Caption) View of the mortagage window, protected by iron grillwork, in the interior of a bank. Undated photograph

Background imageIron Collection: Cold Rolling Of Iron At Carnegie Steel

Cold Rolling Of Iron At Carnegie Steel
(Original Caption) Gary, IN - Gary Works- Carnegie Illinois Steel. After hot rolling the steel is pickled to remove any oxide or scale and provide a clean face for cold rolling

Background imageIron Collection: Open Hearth Furnace

Open Hearth Furnace
(Original Caption) - Ford Motor Company open hearth furnace receiving a charge of molten iron which has come direct from the blast furnace

Background imageIron Collection: Closeup Of A Bessemer Converter; Steel

Closeup Of A Bessemer Converter; Steel
(Original Caption) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Detail view of a Bessemer Converter. Undated photograph

Background imageIron Collection: Open-Pit Mine

Open-Pit Mine
(Original Caption) View of a highgrade open ore pit at Iron River, Michigan, showing the truck road leading to the bucket elevator and the car tipple (upper left)

Background imageIron Collection: Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden
(Original Caption) The Iron Jungfrau. Torture instrument used by medieval court. Undated illustration

Background imageIron Collection: Potbellied Stove Illustration

Potbellied Stove Illustration
(Original Caption) Typical potbellied stove of the victorian era

Background imageIron Collection: Iron Fillings Demosntrate Magnetic Force

Iron Fillings Demosntrate Magnetic Force
(Original Caption) The magnetic curves of force made visible by strewing iron-fillings on a card, beneath which is a magnet. Undated illustration

Background imageIron Collection: Prehistoric Man Forging Iron On An Anvil

Prehistoric Man Forging Iron On An Anvil
(Original Caption) The first blacksmiths. Prehistoric man forging iron on an anvil. Engraving, undated. BPA2# 3073

Background imageIron Collection: Advertisement For Doorbells; Illust

Advertisement For Doorbells; Illust
(Original Caption) "Cast Iron Push Buttons." Advertisement for doorbells with prices listed. Undated illustration

Background imageIron Collection: Men Heaping Ore Into Furnace

Men Heaping Ore Into Furnace
(Original Caption) Engraving entitled "THE MANUFACTURE OF IRON - FILLING THE FURNACE, " depicting men heaping carts of ore into a flaming furnace. Illustration circa 1873

Background imageIron Collection: 18Th Century Iron Melting Furnace-Illus

18Th Century Iron Melting Furnace-Illus
(Original Caption) Diagrammatic illustration depicting an iron melting furnace and courtyard in France, circa 1770

Background imageIron Collection: Man W/Iron Collar & Handcuffs Of Ankles

Man W/Iron Collar & Handcuffs Of Ankles
(Original Caption) Illustration of a man chained to a bench. He is handcuffed around his ankles and is also wearing an iron collar. Undated illustration

Background imageIron Collection: Iron Mills Of Jones & Laughlins, Pa

Iron Mills Of Jones & Laughlins, Pa
(Original Caption) Pittsburgh, PA: General view of the iron mills of Jones and Laughlins in operation with steam ships on the river. Undated engraving

Background imageIron Collection: Refugees From Soviet Zones In Germany

Refugees From Soviet Zones In Germany
(Original Caption) 7/3/1949-Uelzen, Germany: Some of the many displaced persons being interrogated to find out whether they are political refugees

Background imageIron Collection: Sam Snead With Golf Clubs

Sam Snead With Golf Clubs
(Original Caption) 8/7/1949-Chicago, IL: Sam Snead, golfdom's leading moneywinner, brought all his irons to the All American Tournament now under way at Tam O'Shanter country club here

Background imageIron Collection: Man And Woman Doing High Wire Act

Man And Woman Doing High Wire Act
(Original Caption) 2/19/1950-Bobbie Jones, of St. Petersburg and Charles Floyd, of Pensacola, show their form in the iron jaw routine on the high wire over the campus circus training ground

Background imageIron Collection: The Biggest Show on Video

The Biggest Show on Video
Mrs. harry Leder of Flushing, N.Y. seems fascinated by the Senate Crime Committee testimony of U.S. Ambassador to Mexico William O'Dwyer, ex-Mayor of New York. Like millions of others, Mrs

Background imageIron Collection: General View Of The Republic Steel Plant

General View Of The Republic Steel Plant
(Original Caption) 7/29/1952- Cleveland, OH - General view of the Republic Steel Co. in Cleveland's Cuyahoga River Valley

Background imageIron Collection: Refugees From East Berlin Crowd Factory

Refugees From East Berlin Crowd Factory
(Original Caption) 3/13/1953-West Berlin, Germany: Meanwhile, the flow of Iron Curtain refugees continue to flood Westr Berlin

Background imageIron Collection: Mother and Son Watching McCarthy Hearings on TV

Mother and Son Watching McCarthy Hearings on TV
Housewife Marie Breetveld holds her son while watching the televised McCarthy-Army hearings on April 22, 1954

Background imageIron Collection: The Berlin Wall

The Berlin Wall near the Brandenberg Gate one year into construction. | Location: Border of West Berlin and East Berlin, East Germany

Background imageIron Collection: See Through Wrought Iron Volkswagen

See Through Wrought Iron Volkswagen
(Original Caption) 10/29/1969-Los Angeles, CA-: Air conditioning is no problem with this rather unusual model of Volkswagen. The entire body is made out of white wrought iron

Background imageIron Collection: Wroght Iron Vw Bug

Wroght Iron Vw Bug
(Original Caption) Los Angeles, Calif.:The kids test driving this naturally air-conditioned Volkswagen say it runs fine on the beach, but miniskirts may pose a problem in traffic

Background imageIron Collection: Great Britain, England, 1779 cast iron bridge over river

Great Britain, England, 1779 cast iron bridge over river
18th Century Style, Arch, Architecture, Background People, Bridge, Colour Image, Crossing, Horizontal Image, Illustration And Painting, Iron, River, Single Object, Dorling Kindersley Prints, 79710806

Background imageIron Collection: Man Pouring Molten Iron

Man Pouring Molten Iron

Background imageIron Collection: Manhattan bridge in mist in New York City, NY

Manhattan bridge in mist in New York City, NY
architecture, bridge, city, day, fence, fog, foggy, iron, manhattan, metal, mist, misty, mood, new york city, nobody, outdoor, river, steel, strength, structure, suspension, travel, under

Background imageIron Collection: Iron bridge illuminated at dusk

Iron bridge illuminated at dusk
Shropshire, England

Background imageIron Collection: Old elegant wooden door in italian village

Old elegant wooden door in italian village

Background imageIron Collection: Standard washcare symbols found on clothing

Standard washcare symbols found on clothing

Background imageIron Collection: Illustration of Rococo balcony, Nantes, France, c. 1730-1740

Illustration of Rococo balcony, Nantes, France, c. 1730-1740

Background imageIron Collection: Flea market, scrap iron, metal pieces

Flea market, scrap iron, metal pieces

Background imageIron Collection: Medieval Court

Medieval Court
Victorians attending the Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace, the glass and iron building designed by Joseph Paxton, in Hyde Park, London

Background imageIron Collection: Trevithick Locomotive of 1804

Trevithick Locomotive of 1804
Engraving shows incomplete drawing of Cornish inventor and engineer Richard Trevithick steam locomotive with which he successfully hauled 25 tons of cargo and 36 passengers at Pen y Darren, Wales

Background imageIron Collection: Illustration of step down transformer with iron core, primary and secondary spirals

Illustration of step down transformer with iron core, primary and secondary spirals

Background imageIron Collection: Young woman ironing in kitchen, (B&W)

Young woman ironing in kitchen, (B&W)

Background imageIron Collection: Color Image, Day, Generic Location, Horizontal, Iron, Landscape, Limpopo Province

Color Image, Day, Generic Location, Horizontal, Iron, Landscape, Limpopo Province
Color Image, Day, Generic Location, Horizontal, Iron, Landscape, Limpo, Gallo Landscapes, 79436476

Background imageIron Collection: close-up image of a fragment of wooden ancient door

close-up image of a fragment of wooden ancient door

Background imageIron Collection: Ironbridge

Ironbridge the site of an old iron bridge over a river in the heart of Shropshire

Background imageIron Collection: Iron constructions engraving 1895

Iron constructions engraving 1895
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. Ein Nachschlagewerk des allgemeinen Wissens, 5th edition 17 volumes Bibliographisches Institut - Leipzig 1895-1897



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