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Workers pour molten metal into castings, 1950s. Verso: "...Gift of W.G. Rose 1957... Please return to F.G. Steinebach, editor The Foundry, Peceton Bldg., Cleveland 13, Ohio."

Aerial view of the Corrigan-McKinney plant, taken from the Clark Ave. Bridge, 1947. The plant was acquired by Republic Steel Corp. in 1935.

Men working on the finishing trains in the hot mill at Republic Steel Corp., circa 1940. The Republic Steel Corp., headquartered in Cleveland, was the 5th-largest steel producer in the U.S. at the time of its merger into LTV Steel in 1984.

Exterior view of Republic Steel's Corrigan-McKinney blast furnace, 1947. The Republic Steel Corp., headquartered in Cleveland, was the 5th-largest steel producer in the U.S. at the time of its merger into LTV Steel in 1984. Republic Steel acquired…

A worker changes molten steel in an open hearth at Republic Steel plant, circa 1947. The Republic Steel Corp., headquartered in Cleveland, was the 5th-largest steel producer in the U.S. at the time of its merger into LTV Steel in 1984.

A view of the #98 strip mill at Republic Steel, 1947. The Republic Steel Corp., headquartered in Cleveland, was the 5th-largest steel producer in the U.S. at the time of its merger into LTV Steel in 1984.

A worker operates a four-gang drill press at a Cleveland factory.

Verso reads: "Probably Republic Steel Corrigan-McKinney works in Cleveland." Corrigan-McKinney was acquired by Republic Steel Corporation in 1935, and was an important asset to that company, significantly improving its industrial strength.