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Two Industrial Chimneys at Midland Coke Ovens
ca. 1920
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Title
Two Industrial Chimneys at Midland Coke Ovens
Creator
Rust Engineering Company
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
ca. 1920
Identifier
200606.83.I04
Description
Two chimneys, built by the Rust Engineering Company of Pittsburgh, tower over coal cars at Midland Coke Ovens. Industrial chimneys needed to be tall to create a strong enough draft to draw out waste gasses and dissipate them at safer altitudes.
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
Chimneys
Coke plants
Geographic Subjects
Midland (Pa.)
Source
Rust Engineering Company Records, 1905-1989
Collection
Rust Engineering Company Records
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
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Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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