A group of old and young persons stand drinking their beverages around the spring. Published by The Bagley Co. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Bird's Eye View of Open Hearth of Weirton Steel Co. Works; Weirton, W. Va.
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Bird's eye view showing open Hearth Furnaces of Weirton Steel Co. Works, Weirton, W. Va. near Holliday's Core and Steubenville, Ohio". Published by Minsky Bros. & Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
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.)
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.)
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.)
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.)
View of the fountain at Newell Park. See original for correspondence. Published by The Valentine & Sons Publishing Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Two men and a young boy stand around the fountain and watch the swans swimming in it. Published by The Bagley Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Bathing Pool at Rock Springs Park; Chester, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1914
Description:
People can be seen hanging out in and around the pool as well as on the lake in canoes. Sign next to pool reads: "Use of tobacco and profanity strictly forbidden". See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Night Scene on the Lake, Rock Springs Park; Chester, W. Va.
Description:
Lots of people gather around the boat dock and cabin to watch people arrive to shore in lit up canoes. See original for correspondence. Published by The Bagley Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
A Scene on the Ohio River Showing Three Bridges and Children's Home; Steubenville, OH
Description:
Scene is near East Liverpool, Ohio, Chester, West Virginia, and Weirton, West Virginia. Caption on back of postcard reads: "Steubenville has become one of the leading steel producing areas, while its china, refractory brick, sewer pipes, foundry products, coal and oil products, and other manufactured wares, find their way to the principal markets of the world. East Liverpool is the World's pottery center". Published by Minsky Bros. & Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Lock Number Nine on the Ohio River; Hancock Co., W. Va.
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Lock No. 9 on the Ohio River near Toronto and Steubenville, Ohio, near Chester, W. Va. and East Liverpool, Ohio". Published by Minsky Bros. & Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
