THE SOUTHEAST CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Images in the collection -- Subject Youngstown

Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company, Iroquois Plant

c1950, Youngstown Sheet and Tube, an outgrowth of the Iroquois Iron and Steel Plant originally located at 95th and the Calumet River by owner Rogers Brown. Later moved to mouth of the Calumet River across from United States Steel South Works. Also known as Sheet and Tube Company of American Iroquois Plant.

Subject: Youngstown_Sheet_and_Tube_Company; Iroquois_Iron_and_Steel_Company; SCH_East_Side; Format: Photograph (all forms)

Youngstown Steel - Construction of Iroquois Steel

Photo from 1912 Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company book shows landfilling and construction of blast furnaces and concrete ore unloading dock for Iroquois Iron and Steel, predecessor company of Youngstown Steel. Plant was located on south (east) bank of Calumet River where the river meets Lake Michigan.

Subject: SCH_Waterways,_Calumet_River; Youngstown_Sheet_and_Tube_Company; Iroquois_Iron_and_Steel_Company; SCH_East_Side; Format: Photograph (all forms)

Youngstown Steel - Iroquois Iron Company Blast Furnace Construction

South Chicago IL. View of a portion of blast furnace foundations of the new plant for the Iroquois Iron Company. 18,000 foundation piles driven, and 35,000 cubic yards of concrete placed in ten months. Page 66 from Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company book.

Subject: SCH_Waterways,_Calumet_River; Youngstown_Sheet_and_Tube_Company; Iroquois_Iron_and_Steel_Company; SCH_East_Side; Format: Photograph (all forms)

Youngstown Steel - Iroquois Iron Company Cold Air Tunnel

South Chicago IL. Main cold air tunnel below stoves lined with fire brick for heavy foundations for the Iroquois Iron Company's new Furnace Plant. Page 67 from Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company book.

Subject: SCH_Waterways,_Calumet_River; Youngstown_Sheet_and_Tube_Company; Iroquois_Iron_and_Steel_Company; SCH_East_Side; Format: Photograph (all forms)

Youngstown Steel - Iroquois Iron Company Construction

South Chicago, IL. Construction view of blast furnace foundations, concrete ore unloading dock, etc. for Iroquois Iron Company's new plant. 35,000 yards of concrete placed in eleven months. A fill of two acres of ground in 15 feet of water was made in 14 days. 4,000 feet of breakwater in Lake Michigan completed in three months. Pages 32 and 33 from Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company book.

Subject: Youngstown_Sheet_and_Tube_Company; Iroquois_Iron_and_Steel_Company; SCH_East_Side; Format: Photograph (all forms)

Youngstown Steel - Iroquois Iron Company Construction

South Chicago, IL. Construction

Subject: SCH_Waterways,_Calumet_River; SCH_South_Chicago; Youngstown_Sheet_and_Tube_Company; Iroquois_Iron_and_Steel_Company; SCH_East_Side; Format: Artwork

Youngstown Steel - Iroquois Iron Company Ore Unloading Dock

South Chicago, IL. Showing portion of 1,400 lineal feet of ore unloading dock constructed for the Iroquois Iron Company's new plant on the Calumet River. Page 82 from Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company book.

Subject: Youngstown_Sheet_and_Tube_Company; Iroquois_Iron_and_Steel_Company; SCH_East_Side; Format: Photograph (all forms)

Youngstown Steel - Iroquois Iron Company Pile Pier

South Chicago IL. Steel derrick scow placing stone in 3,700 lineal feel of pile pier in Lake Michigan for the Iroquois Iron Company. Page 83 from Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company book.

Subject: World_War_II; Youngstown_Sheet_and_Tube_Company; Iroquois_Iron_and_Steel_Company; SCH_East_Side; Format: Photograph (all forms)

Youngstown Steel - No 1 blast furnace

Blast furnace No 1 at Iroquois Steel, predecessor of Youngstown Steel, 1918 Black smoke in picture was not considered a negative factor but a sign of prosperity.

Subject: Youngstown_Sheet_and_Tube_Company; Iroquois_Iron_and_Steel_Company; SCH_East_Side; Format: Photograph (all forms)

Youngstown Steel - No 3 Blast Furnace

Blast furnace No 3 at Iroquois Steel, predeccessor to Youngstown Steel, 1918. Photo also shows high line rail tracks.

Subject: Youngstown_Sheet_and_Tube_Company; Iroquois_Iron_and_Steel_Company; SCH_East_Side; Format: Photograph (all forms)

Youngstown Steel - Steel and Tube Company of America

Picture of Youngstown Steel. At the time the picture was taken, the plant was known as Steel and Tube Company of America. Published in East Side Centennial Commemoration booklet, "History and Progress of East Side 1851-1951 July 5, 6, 7 and 8 Chicago 17, Illinois"

Subject: Youngstown_Sheet_and_Tube_Company; Iroquois_Iron_and_Steel_Company; SCH_East_Side; Format: Photograph (all forms)

Youngstown Steel History

History of Youngstown Steel (originally Iroquois Iron, later Steel and Tube Company of America) up to 1951. Plant was at the mouth of the Calumet River across from South Works. Published in East Side Centennial Commemoration booklet, "History and Progress of East Side 1851-1951 July 5, 6, 7 and 8 Chicago 17, Illinois"

Subject: SCH_Waterways,_Calumet_River; Youngstown_Sheet_and_Tube_Company; Iroquois_Iron_and_Steel_Company; SCH_East_Side; Format: Photograph (all forms)

Youngstown Steel-Iroquois Iron Company Dredging for New Plant

South Chicago, IL. 24-inch hydraulic dredge working in Lake Michigan and pumping material into a fill for the Iroquois Iron Company's new plant located on the east bank of the Calumet River where it meets Lake Michigan. Page 30 of the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company book.

Subject: SCH_South_Chicago; Youngstown_Sheet_and_Tube_Company; Iroquois_Iron_and_Steel_Company; SCH_East_Side; Format: Photograph (all forms)

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