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Inspecting of landing wheel of the transport planes at Willow Run (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Inspecting of landing wheel of the transport planes at Willow Run (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Installing one of the 4 motors on the transport plane at Willow Run (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Hanna furnaces of the Great Lakes Steel Corporation, Detroit, Mich. General view showing tank which stores gas from the coke oven. Square building and extension in middle ground is where coal is fed to a feeder belt and then transferred to a storage place from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Coke being pushed into a quenching car, Hanna furnaces of the Great Lakes Steel Corporation, Detroit, Mich. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Hanna furnaces of the Great Lakes Steel Corporation, Detroit, Mich. Coal tower atop coke ovens (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Hanna furnaces of the Great Lakes Steel Corporation, Detroit, Mich. Cleaning out loose coke after removing a door preparatory to putting door back (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Hanna furnaces of the Great Lakes Steel Coporation, stock pile of coal and iron ore, Detroit, Mich. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Coal feeders on tip of coke ovens, Hanna furnaces of the Great Lakes Steel Corporation, Detroit, Mich. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Hanna furnaces of the Great Lakes Steel Corporation, Detroit, Mich. Coal pusher apparatus with coal storage (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Hanna furnaces of the Great Lakes Steel Corporation, Detroit, Mich. Coal tower atop coal ovens (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Looking north on Woodward Ave., from the Maccabee[s] Building with the Fisher Building at the far left, and the Wardell Hotel at the middle right, Detroit, Mich. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Looking down on a parking lot from the rear of the Fisher Building, Detroit, Mich. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Traffic at 5:30 on Second Avenue, Detroit, Mich. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Looking south from the Maccabees Building with the Detroit skyline in the distance, Detroit, Mich. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008

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Inspecting of landing wheel of the transport planes at Willow Run (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

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roderickbodine said:
Great photo, but does it really take three men to inspect one wheel?
AV8TER said:
If your life depended on it how many people would you want inspecting it?
Graeme Smith said:
Wow, those of seriously big wheels!
Fantastical Quill said:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Ypsilanti, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
D. Miller said:
They're inspecting the landing gear for a Ford built B-24 Liberator. Ford built B-24's under contract from Consolidated Aircraft. Willow Run was and still is located just outside of Ypsilanti, Michigan. The assembly facility was owned and operated by Ford.

Hanna furnaces of the Great Lakes Steel Corporation, Detroit, Mich. General view showing tank which stores gas from the coke oven. Square building and extension in middle ground is where coal is fed to a feeder belt and then transferred to a storage place

from The Library of Congress

Shaun C. Williams said:
This is beautiful! It's so nice to see a color picture(!) of this facility, looking all clean and well-maintained in its heyday.
Chris Smart said:
these need to be added to the flickr map
vixengal said:
Let me correct peaceocake's comment. The company which was bought by a Russian firm was Rouge Steel, originally part of Ford Motor Company, and is approximately 3 miles from this facility. It's now Severstal Steel. Great Lakes Steel (pictured) was in bankruptcy when it was bought by US Steel in 2003, and now known as the "Great Lakes Works". The plant is currently in operation, with many of the same employees. This photo shows a portion of the ironmaking facility, located on Zug Island. The gas holder was torn down years ago.
BISassistant said:
My dad worked at Great Lakes Steel from sometime in the 1950's to about early 1970's. He was hurt in an explosion there on Memorial Day, 1972. I have looked everywhere on the internet for info on that explosion and cannot find anything. Does anyone remember that explosion and have any info on it? Thanks.

Coke being pushed into a quenching car, Hanna furnaces of the Great Lakes Steel Corporation, Detroit, Mich. (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

Vega Chastain said:
It's like Terminator 2...
juliaklarman said:
Wow the colors are so rich.
John M said:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Forno: ovens, kilns, furnaces & heaters, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
last page said:
Rare Photo. Hot fire and the Color is so nice. Probably not done this way anymore.