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Caption on back of postcard reads: "This view taken at street level of the Weirton Steel plant shows some of the rail facilities of this enormous plant". Published by Imperial Greeting Card Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

709. Rail Facilities at Weirton Steel Plant; Weirton, W. Va.

IDNO:
042361
Title:
Rail Facilities at Weirton Steel Plant; Weirton, W. Va.
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "This view taken at street level of the Weirton Steel plant shows some of the rail facilities of this enormous plant". Published by Imperial Greeting Card Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "West Virginia's fifth largest city has grown from a placid field of grain and apple orchards in 1909 to one of the nation's leading and outstanding steel producing centers. The community of 30,000 located on the Ohio River, 39 miles from Pittsburgh, is the home of Weirton Steel, a division of National Steel Corporation, the country's fourth largest producer. From the Weirton plants come various types of sheet steel, galvanized steel and tinplate". Published by Harms Photo Service. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

710. Bird's Eye View of Weirton, W. Va.

IDNO:
042362
Title:
Bird's Eye View of Weirton, W. Va.
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "West Virginia's fifth largest city has grown from a placid field of grain and apple orchards in 1909 to one of the nation's leading and outstanding steel producing centers. The community of 30,000 located on the Ohio River, 39 miles from Pittsburgh, is the home of Weirton Steel, a division of National Steel Corporation, the country's fourth largest producer. From the Weirton plants come various types of sheet steel, galvanized steel and tinplate". Published by Harms Photo Service. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
(From postcard collection legacy system.)

711. Newell Pottery, Largest in the World; Newell, W. Va.

IDNO:
042363
Title:
Newell Pottery, Largest in the World; Newell, W. Va.
Description:
(From postcard collection legacy system.)
(From postcard collection legacy system.)

712. Taylor, Smith, and Taylor, Pottery; Chester, W. Va.

IDNO:
042364
Title:
Taylor, Smith, and Taylor, Pottery; Chester, W. Va.
Description:
(From postcard collection legacy system.)
See original for correspondence. Published by Davis & Gould. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

713. Newell Pottery; Newell, W. Va.

IDNO:
042365
Title:
Newell Pottery; Newell, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1909
Description:
See original for correspondence. Published by Davis & Gould. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Published by The Collotype Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

714. The Ohio River Bridge; Chester, W. Va.

IDNO:
042367
Title:
The Ohio River Bridge; Chester, W. Va.
Description:
Published by The Collotype Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Published by I. Robbins and Son. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

715. Edwin M. Knowles China Company; Newell, W. Va.

IDNO:
042368
Title:
Edwin M. Knowles China Company; Newell, W. Va.
Description:
Published by I. Robbins and Son. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
From here the molten iron will be transported to the steel making furnaces of the Weirton Steel Division of National Steel Corp. Published by Luoma Photos. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

716. Molten Iron Pours From Blast Furnace Into a Hot Metal Car; Weirton, W. Va.

IDNO:
042369
Title:
Molten Iron Pours From Blast Furnace Into a Hot Metal Car; Weirton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1972
Description:
From here the molten iron will be transported to the steel making furnaces of the Weirton Steel Division of National Steel Corp. Published by Luoma Photos. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Steel Mills belching forth smoke and the brilliant glow of molten iron are a familiar sight in the Ohio River Valley. From Weirton and Wheeling in the Pittsburgh area south to Ashland, Ky. and other river cities". Published by Dexter Press Incorporated. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

717. Steel Mill Producing Smoke and Glowing From Molten Iron; Hancock Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
042370
Title:
Steel Mill Producing Smoke and Glowing From Molten Iron; Hancock Co., W. Va.
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Steel Mills belching forth smoke and the brilliant glow of molten iron are a familiar sight in the Ohio River Valley. From Weirton and Wheeling in the Pittsburgh area south to Ashland, Ky. and other river cities". Published by Dexter Press Incorporated. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
See original for correspondence. Published by The Bagley Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

718. Scene in Laurel Hollow; Newell, W. Va.

IDNO:
042371
Title:
Scene in Laurel Hollow; Newell, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
See original for correspondence. Published by The Bagley Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Rock Spring Park was opened in 1897 and was closed in 1970 after the death of the park's final owner Robert Hand. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

719. Rock Spring Park; Chester, W. Va.

IDNO:
042372
Title:
Rock Spring Park; Chester, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
Rock Spring Park was opened in 1897 and was closed in 1970 after the death of the park's final owner Robert Hand. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
People can be seen boating on the lake in the distance. On the left side of postcard there appears to be a swimming pool and slides. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

720. The Lake at Rock Springs Park; Chester, W. Va.

IDNO:
042373
Title:
The Lake at Rock Springs Park; Chester, W. Va.
Description:
People can be seen boating on the lake in the distance. On the left side of postcard there appears to be a swimming pool and slides. (From postcard collection legacy system.)