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A111638-1
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- 1958-01-03 (Creation)
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New facilities of Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel make abundant use of its product during construction of the new steel plant in Seattle. Progress photographs were taken on January 3, 1958, for later usage in the company's annual report. Cranes would be used to hoist the steel trusses and joists. This construction was part of the $25 million dollar expansion program in Seattle. The first of two new 100-ton furnaces was already in operation; the furnaces would boost steelmaking capacity 70% to 420,000 tons annually. In addition, new finishing facilities were also part of the expansion program. Sepia photograph ordered by Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel. (TNT ad 1-2-58, B-8)
Building construction--Seattle--1950-1960; Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel Corp. (Seattle); Steel; Hoisting machinery;