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Final rolling mill action forming finished steel rails

  • After 1895

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View of a worker using a rolling mill to produce steel rails at an unknown manufacturing plant. During the production of steel, mills are used to shape the steel into various forms, such as plates or rails. This photograph is one of a set of seven stereographs detailing the production of steel.

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  • 7 in. W x 3 in. H
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“Final Rolling Mill Action Forming Finished Steel Rails.” Underwood & Underwood, n.d. Underwood & Underwood Stereographs of Manufacturing Industries. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/p5547r37h.

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