Search Results
- Title
- No. 1: Company
- Date(s)
- 1919
- Contributor(s)
- Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company (Sponsor)
- Description
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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
- Title
- No. 3: Widener Building
- Date(s)
- 1919
- Contributor(s)
- Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company (Sponsor)
- Description
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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
- 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
- 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
- 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