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Item
Title
D37711-3
Date(s)
- 1949-01-08 (Creation)
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Name of creator
(1919-1980)
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Scope and content
Rainier Steel would use scrap iron as their raw resource in producing steel. The plant began producing steel on December 3, 1948, they were the first steel plant in Tacoma. The plant would employ about 50 people, when they reached full operations, which would help build the payrolls in Tacoma industries. Aerial view of Rainier Steel Corporation, located between Blair Waterway and Hylebos Waterway on Lincoln Avenue.
Steel industry--Tacoma; Steel; Foundries--Tacoma; Waterfronts; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Aerial photographs; Aerial views; Rainier Steel Corp. (Tacoma);