Description: This photograph depicts coke plant machinery. Coke plants burn coal to form coke, which in turn is used as a fuel in blast furnaces to convert iron ore into pig iron. This is the first step of the steelmaking process. This photograph belongs to the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Audiovisual Archives, so it likely depicts a Youngstown company plant. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B04F69_011
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; Coke plants
 

Description: This photograph depicts a coke plant pump. A sign in the picture reads "NO SMOKING". Coke plants burn coal to form coke, which in turn is used as a fuel in blast furnaces to convert iron ore into pig iron. This is the first step of the steelmaking process. This photograph belongs to the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Audiovisual Archives, so it likely depicts a Youngstown company plant. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B04F69_010
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; Coke plants
 

Description: This photograph depicts coke plant machinery. Coke plants burn coal to form coke, which in turn is used as a fuel in blast furnaces to convert iron ore into pig iron. This is the first step of the steelmaking process. This photograph belongs to the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Audiovisual Archives, so it likely depicts a Youngstown company plant. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B04F69_019
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; Coke plants
 

Description: This photograph depicts a coke plant dryer. It is a tall, cylindrical device with conical ends. Coke plants burn coal to remove its impurities and form it into coke, which is then used as a fuel in blast furnaces to make pig iron. This is the first step of the steelmaking process. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B04F69_015
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; Coke plants
 

Description: This photograph depicts a coke plant's chemical laboratory. Coke plants burn coal to purify it into coke, which can then be used as a fuel in blast furnaces. Blast furnaces use coke to convert iron ore to pig iron, which is the first step in the steelmaking process. The photograph is part of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company Audiovisual Archives, so it likely depicts a Youngstown company plant. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B04F69_017
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; Coke plants
 

Description: This photograph depicts ammonium sulfide dryers at a coke plant. Coke plants burn coal to form coke, which in turn is used as a fuel in blast furnaces to convert iron ore into pig iron. This is the first step of the steelmaking process. This photograph belongs to the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Audiovisual Archives, so it likely depicts a Youngstown company plant. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B04F69_021
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; Coke plants
 

Description: This photograph, taken at Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company's Indiana Harbor works coke plant, depicts a pile of coal to the right of the image and a coal bridge in the center. Coke plants produce coke from coal so that it can be used as a fuel in a blast furnace. Blast furnaces are used to smelt iron ore with coke to produce pig iron. This is the first step of steel production that occurs at mills. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B04F67_016
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company. Indiana Harbor works; Steel industry; Coke plants
Places: East Chicago (Indiana)
 

Description: This photograph, take at Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company's Indiana Harbor works coke plant, depicts a tall building surrounded by several large tanks and single-story mill buildings. Coke plants produce coke from coal so that it can be used as a fuel in a blast furnace. Blast furnaces are used to smelt iron ore with coke to produce pig iron. This is the first step of steel production that occurs at mills. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B04F67_014
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company. Indiana Harbor works; Steel industry; Coke plants
Places: East Chicago (Indiana)
 

Description: This photograph, taken at Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company's Indiana Harbor works coke plant, depicts smokestacks, Youngstown Sheet and Tube railroad cars, and a Steel & Tube Company of America railroad car. Coke plants produce coke from coal so that it can be used as a fuel in a blast furnace. Blast furnaces are used to smelt iron ore with coke to produce pig iron. This is the first step of steel production that occurs at mills. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B04F67_009
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company. Indiana Harbor works; Steel industry; Coke plants; Railroad cars
Places: East Chicago (Indiana)
 

Description: A steel worker is pictured walking along a railroad track in this photograph taken at Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company's Indiana Harbor works coke plant. Coke plants produce coke from coal so that it can be used as a fuel in a blast furnace. Blast furnaces are used to smelt iron ore with coke to produce pig iron. This is the first step of steel production that occurs at mills. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B04F67_003
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company. Indiana Harbor works; Steel industry; Coke plants; Steel workers
Places: East Chicago (Indiana)
 

Description: This photograph, taken at Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company's Indiana Harbor works coke plant, depicts a two-story building that may be an office or other administrative center. Coke plants produce coke from coal so that it can be used as a fuel in a blast furnace. Blast furnaces are used to smelt iron ore with coke to produce pig iron. This is the first step of steel production that occurs at mills. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B04F68_004
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; Coke plants
Places: East Chicago (Indiana)
 

Description: This photograph, taken at Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company's Indiana Harbor works coke plant, depicts two steelworkers moving a cart in the foreground and elevators and a tall building in the background. Coke plants produce coke from coal so that it can be used as a fuel in a blast furnace. Blast furnaces are used to smelt iron ore with coke to produce pig iron. This is the first step of steel production that occurs at mills. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B04F67_013
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company. Indiana Harbor works; Steel industry; Coke plants; Steel workers
Places: East Chicago (Indiana)