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[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

• 46 older comments, and then…
• notsambass said:

  Is this one of the two Nitrate plans built in Muscle Shoals as part of the Muscle Shoals Project authorized under the National Defense Act of 1916 and later rolled into the TVA?

• glistening mine said:

  what a wonderful shot!

• macb said:

  I think this was an early conceptualization of the Internet.

• Bryson DeJong said:

  Indeed, its a series of tubes.

• Nick said:

  wow, great shot!

Electric phosphate smelting furnace used to make elemental phosphorus in a TVA chemical plant in the vicinity of Muscle Shoals, Alabama (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• 6 older comments, and then…
• Arni Kristjansson said:

  Almost looks painted. Very impressive shot.

• MichelleNMoon said:

  Looks so much like progressivist poster art of the same period, worker-as-superhero. Just beautiful.

• Rob Scumaci said:

  Beautiful shot. -- Seen on your photo stream. (?)

• strong hook said:

  The glow from the furnace and the judicious use of flash work together beautifully...

• Philip Herndon said:

  Very nice!

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.