Buffington Coke Works | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Buffington Coke Works

Buffington Coke Works | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
The roofs and smokestacks of the power house and hoist house of Buffington Coke Works are behind the coke ovens which are in the foreground. Buffington Coke Works contained 426 bee-hive coke ovens by 1910. Caption reads: "Coke Works, Buffington, PA."
DESCRIPTION
The roofs and smokestacks of the power house and hoist house of Buffington Coke Works are behind the coke ovens which are in the foreground. Buffington Coke Works contained 426 bee-hive coke ovens by 1910. Caption reads: "Coke Works, Buffington, PA."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:73729
Creation Date:date unknown
Creator Name:Armstrong, Alfred
City:Buffington
County:
State:Pennsylvania
Collection Name:Albertype Company photographs, circa 1880s-circa 1950
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:negative, original
Original Format Number:(A6)02139
Original Dimensions:5 x 4 inches
SUBJECTS
Brickwork
Chimneys
Work clothes
Charcoal industry
Industrial buildings
Machinery
Men
Outdoor photography
Rivers

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