Steel city

"Atlas Works, Firth Brown" Scans of six slides from the "Sheffield - Steel City" set - A15 in the "Esso Geography Studies" series. The set seems intended for school use and was probably published in early 1960s. Nothing in the pack identifies the photographer or copyright owner. I hope Esso and the photographer(s) will be glad to see these seeing the light of day rather than object to my posting them...? Thank you very much to Sheila for the gift and to Mr Curzon for storing them for our…

Chris Litherland Photography

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Vibrant print of the Bethlehem Steel blast furnace printed on Aluminum, Canvas, or photo paper. The aluminum print stands about a half inch off the wall and will include a cleat for easy hanging. Please note for the framed version the size listed is the size of the print only. Actual dimensions for the mat and frame are 3 3/4" in each direction. The photographic prints will be sent in a tube.

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