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Large electric phosphate smelting furnace used in the making of elemental phosphorus in a TVA chemical plant in the Muscle Shoals area, Alabama (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• Rob Scumaci said:

  Great scale in this photo. Again, excellent lighting as well.

• JayneLM, Flickr fickle said:

  The light in this photo is wonderful - it almost looks like a theatre set.

• John said:

  -And if you look in the lower right hand corner you can see the source of the lighting.

• joseph webb said:

  So SICK!!!

• Norman Gates said:

  these wires must carry thousands of amperes of current, just like the electric steel smelters.

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from The Library of Virginia

• oaktree_brian_1976 said:

  Large compressed gas holder (for CNG?) on the left?

A large electric phosphate smelting furnace used to make elemental phosphorus in a TVA chemical plant in the vicinity of Muscle Shoals, Ala. (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• 3 older comments, and then…
• Sandwick said:

  Absolutely stunning photograph!

• advocateone@sbcglobal.net said:

  Intense!

• Kary Nieuwenhuis said:

  Nice!

• Jack Porter said:

  Looks like a dangerous job, especially since asbestos gloves seem to make up his protective gear.

• Science History Institute said:

  Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The Story of Chemistry, and we'd love to have this added to the group!