Shoveling iron ore slurry at Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation in Benson Mines

A worker inside the Jones and Laughlin Benson Mine puts iron ore slurry through the concentrator. The worker is dressed in overalls and uses a shovel to move the slurry from a wheelbarrow into the concentrator. Circa 1940s. Benson Mines, NY. Photo taken by C. Wellman.

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