Schenectady NY - The General Electric Company collected and shipped more that 153,000 gross tons of vital iron and steel scrap to steel mills and foundries throughout the United States in 1951. Here, workmen sort and push scrap metal into the chutes of a giant chip-crusher where it will be crushed and poured into waiting railroad cars. The crushed metal will then go to steel mills or foundries.

General Electric Company1952-02-14

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Title: Schenectady NY - The General Electric Company collected and shipped more that 153,000 gross tons of vital iron and steel scrap to steel mills and foundries throughout the United States in 1951. Here, workmen sort and push scrap metal into the chutes of a giant chip-crusher where it will be crushed and poured into waiting railroad cars. The crushed metal will then go to steel mills or foundries.
Creator: General Electric Company
Date Created: 1952-02-14
Location: Schenectady - Schenectady County - New York
Physical Dimensions: 8 x 10
Original Language: English
Subject Keywords: Scrap; Recycling; General Electric Company;
Type: Photograph
Publisher: General Electric Company
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