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No. 1: Company
Title
No. 1: Company
Date(s)
1919
Contributor(s)
Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company (Sponsor)
Description
Introduction to the Midvale Steel facilities in Nicetown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with exterior pan shots of the plant and adjacent Reading Railroad lines. The beginning of a series showing large ingot used to produce gun tubes.
Collection ID
Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company motion picture films (Accession 1970.034)
Hagley ID
FILM_1970034_FC01
Collection
Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company motion picture films
No. 3: Widener Building
Title
No. 3: Widener Building
Date(s)
1919
Contributor(s)
Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company (Sponsor)
Description
A long tracking shot of a building interior containing large boring machines and finishing lathes; workers preparing and pouring molten steel into ingot molds.
Collection ID
Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company motion picture films (Accession 1970.034)
Hagley ID
FILM_1970034_FC03
Collection
Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company motion picture films
No. 2: Corporation
Title
No. 2: Corporation
Date(s)
1919
Contributor(s)
Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company (Sponsor)
Description
Footage of the various steps to forge gun tubes and armor plates at the Midvale Steel facilities in Nicetown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Shows scenes of machines and plant workers.
Collection ID
Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company motion picture films (Accession 1970.034)
Hagley ID
FILM_1970034_FC02
Collection
Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company motion picture films
No. 4: Widener Building
Title
No. 4: Widener Building
Date(s)
1919
Contributor(s)
Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company (Sponsor)
Description
A variety of shots showing plant employees working the steel ingots and bars. African American and white employees work side-by-side.
Collection ID
Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company motion picture films (Accession 1970.034)
Hagley ID
FILM_1970034_FC04
Collection
Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company motion picture films
No. 5: Widener Building
Title
No. 5: Widener Building
Date(s)
1919
Contributor(s)
Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company (Sponsor)
Description
Finishing work on steel pipes using an annealing process and inspecting the final product, shots of Midvale tool room and a worker testing a lathe tool.
Collection ID
Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company motion picture films (Accession 1970.034)
Hagley ID
FILM_1970034_FC05
Collection
Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company motion picture films