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Homestead, Pennsylvania, circa 1908. "Billet chutes, Homestead Steel Works." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Looks like the chutes use old RR tracks (inverted). Waste not want not.
Imagine the noise as these billets landed in the steel hoppers for transport. The man descaling the fresh steel could probably hear it above his air hammer. I'm sure there was no such thing as ear protection in 1908. I guess it kept the ear horn industry alive.
The C-section rail on all three chutes in the front of our field of view look like they've taken a beating, something tells me that was a very lively work area when they were pushing the volume.
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