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Browsing 111 item(s) in: Calumet Regional Archives, Indiana University Northwest Library  
 Image: Title: Subject: Description:
1. 0000 Joseph Block 0000 Joseph BlockSteel industry; Steel; Railroads; Agricultural machinery & implements;Railroad rails; Block, Joseph, 1830-1914This photograph depicts Joseph Block,a partner in the Block-Pollack Iron Company in Cincinnatti, Ohio. The firm supplied used rails to the Chicago Iron Works, which rerolled the rails into farm imple
2. 0001 Joseph Block with the S.S. Joseph Block, 1912 0001 Joseph Block with the S.S. Joseph Block, 1912Boats; Piers & wharves; Steel; Steel industry; Block, Joseph, 1830-1914This photograph shows Inland Steel Company co-founder Joseph Block standing next to a ship named for him.
3. 0002 Philip D. Block, Senior 0002 Philip D. Block, SeniorBlock, Philip D., 1871-1942; Steel; Steel industry; Railroads; Railroad rails;Philip D. Block, Sr. aka P.D. Block, was one of the eight founders of the Inland Steel Company, along with his father, Joseph Block, in 1893. P.D. served as the first plant manager of the Chicago He
4. 0003 Leopold E. Block 0003 Leopold E. BlockBlock, Leopold E., 1869-1952; Steel; Steel industry; Railroad rails; RailroadsLeopold E. Block, aka L.E. Block, was the older brother of Philip D. Block, Sr.. L.E. Block joined the Inland Steel Company in 1898 as vice president and director. He became Inland's first chairman
5. 0004 Emanuel J. Block 0004 Emanuel J. BlockBlock, Emanual J., 1880-1939; Railroad rails; Railroads; Steel; Steel industryEmanual J. Block, aka E.J. Block, aka Jimmie, was the younger brother of L.E. Block and P.D. Block. E. J. joined the Inland Steel Company in 1901. He became the purchasing agent in 1908 and a direct
6. 0005 Madeline Block lights the Madeline No. 1 blast furnace, Inland Steel Company, Indiana Harbor Works, 0005 Madeline Block lights the Madeline No. 1 blast furnace, Inland Steel Company, Indiana Harbor Works, 1907Furnaces; Steel; Steel industry; Block, MadelineFive-year old Madeline Block, daughter of Inland Steel Company co-founder Philip D. Block, lights the first blast furnace at the Indiana Harbor Works, East Chicago, Indiana, in 1907. Between 1907 and
7. 0006 Madeline Block and her brother Philip D. Block, Jr., stand ready to light the Madeline No. 2 blast 0006 Madeline Block and her brother Philip D. Block, Jr., stand ready to light the Madeline No. 2 blast furnace at the Inland Steel Company Indiana Harbor Works, 1912Furnaces; Steel; Steel industry; Block, MadelineThis photograph depicts Madeline Block, daughter of Inland Steel Company co-founder Philip D. Block, Sr., and her younger brother, Philip D. Block, Jr., poised to light the second blast furnace at Inl
8. 0007 Madeline Block Straus at the lighting of Madeline No. 5 blast furnace, Inland Steel Company, Indiana 0007 Madeline Block Straus at the lighting of Madeline No. 5 blast furnace, Inland Steel Company, Indiana Harbor Works, 1939Straus, Madeline Block, 1902-1994; Furnaces; Steel; Steel industryMadeline Block Straus is shown at the lighting ceremony of Madeline No. 5 blast furnace, Inland Steel Company, Indiana Harbor Works, East Chicago, Indiana. This occasion represented the fourth blast
9. 0008 Madeline Block Straus with family members at Madeline No. 5 blast furnace lighting, 1939 0008 Madeline Block Straus with family members at Madeline No. 5 blast furnace lighting, 1939Straus, Madeline Block, 1902-1994; Furnaces; Steel; Steel industry;Mrs. Madeline Block Straus stands with family members at the lighting of Madeline No. 5 blast furnace, Inland Steel Company, Indiana Harbor Works, East Chicago, Indiana. With Mrs. Straus are George H
10. 0009 Madeline Block Straus with family members on 50th anniversary of Madeline No. 1 blast furnace, 1957 0009 Madeline Block Straus with family members on 50th anniversary of Madeline No. 1 blast furnace, 1957Straus, Madeline Block, 1902-1994; Steel; Steel industry; FurnacesInland Steel Company commemorated the golden anniversary of the Madeline No. 1 blast furnace in 1957. From left to right are Philip D. Block, Jr., Inland senior vice president; Henry H. Straus, Inlan
11. 0010 Madeline Block Straus Willner lights a lamp to be used to light the Madeline No. 7 blast furnace, 0010 Madeline Block Straus Willner lights a lamp to be used to light the Madeline No. 7 blast furnace, 1980Willner, Madeline Block Straus, 1902-1994; Furnaces; Steel; Steel industryAt age 78, Madeline Block Straus Willner continues her record of lighting the majority of blast furnaces at Inland Steel Company's Indiana Harbor Works, East Chicago, Indiana. Madeline No. 7 will be
12. 0011 Artist's Rendering, Inland Steel Company, Chicago Heights, Illinois plant, 1894 0011 Artist's Rendering, Inland Steel Company, Chicago Heights, Illinois plant, 1894Steel; Steel industry;Railroad rails; Agricultural machinery & implementsThis image portrays the first plant owned by Inland Steel Company. Inland Steel was created in 1893 and purchased the equipment of the defunct Chicago Steel Works. The company used the Chicago Heigh
13. 0012 Steel rails stockpiled at Inland Steel Chicago Heights, Illinois plant, n.d. 0012 Steel rails stockpiled at Inland Steel Chicago Heights, Illinois plant, n.d.Steel; Steel industry; Iron & steel workers; Railroad rails;A worker grasps a used steel rail to add to the stockpile of rails seen behind him.
14. 0013 Split rails are heated and rerolled as steel bars, n.d. 0013 Split rails are heated and rerolled as steel bars, n.d.Steel; Steel industry; Iron & steel workers; Railroad rails; Agricultural machinery & implementsWorkers handling hot split rails to be rerolled into various types of steel bars.
15. 0014 Display of steel bars made from old rails, n.d. 0014 Display of steel bars made from old rails, n.d.Steel; Steel industry;This photograph depicts a display of the various steel bars and products produced from used steel rails by the Inland Steel Company.
16. 0014a Artist Rendering, Inland Steel Company, Indiana Harbor Works, 1909 0014a Artist Rendering, Inland Steel Company, Indiana Harbor Works, 1909Steel; Steel industry;This rendering of the Indiana Harbor Works in East Chicago, Indiana appeared in the Inland Steel Company's product book for 1909.
17. 0015 Aerial view, Inland Steel Company, Indiana Harbor Works, 1959 0015 Aerial view, Inland Steel Company, Indiana Harbor Works, 1959Steel; Steel industry; East Chicago (Ind.)An aerial view of Inland Steel's Indiana Harbor Works, on the southern shore of Lake Michigan, looking WSW. Plants 1 and 2 are shown, along with the City of East Chicago, Indiana.
18. 0016 Aerial view, Inland Steel Company Indiana Harbor Works, 1962 0016 Aerial view, Inland Steel Company Indiana Harbor Works, 1962Steel; Steel industry; East Chicago (Ind)An aerial view of Inland Steel's Indiana Harbor Works, on the southern shore of Lake Michigan, looking North. Plants 1,2, and 3 are shown, with Plant 2 built on a two-mile long peninsula into the lake
19. 0017 Aerial view, Inland Steel Indiana Harbor Works, 1961 0017 Aerial view, Inland Steel Indiana Harbor Works, 1961Steel; Steel industry; East Chicago (Ind)An aerial view of Inland Steel's Indiana Harbor Works, on the southern shore of Lake Michigan, looking directly above the Works. Plants 1, 2 and 3 are shown, with a small portion of Plant 4. Also visi
20. 0018 Stormy Lake Michigan pounds Inland Steel's Indiana Harbor Works Shoreline, 1963 0018 Stormy Lake Michigan pounds Inland Steel's Indiana Harbor Works Shoreline, 1963Steel; Steel industry;Despite inclement weather as depicted in this photograph, Inland Steel expanded its Indiana Harbor Works by filling in its Indiana Harbor lakefront, on the southern tip of Lake Michigan, beginning in
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