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Inside the Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation in Benson Mines in the 1950s

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J&L worker examines iron ore slurry at Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation in Benson Mines

Photos from around the Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation mine and plant in Benson Mines, which processed iron ore. It includes shots of the company machine shop and garage, chemistry lab, and plant.

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Aerial view of Jones & Laughlin Ore Company in Benson Mines
Homer Lenon in the Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation lab in Benson Mines
Homer Lenon in the Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation lab in Benson Mines
Inspecting a crank shaft in the garage of the Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation in Benson Mines
Inspecting a crank shaft in the garage of the Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation in Benson Mines
J&L worker examines iron ore slurry at Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation in Benson Mines
J&L worker examines iron ore slurry at Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation in Benson Mines
Mechanics with tires inside the garage of the Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation in Benson Mines
Mechanics with tires inside the garage of the Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation in Benson Mines
Mechanics working on trucks inside the garage of the Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation in Benson Mines
Mechanics working on trucks inside the garage of the Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation in Benson Mines
Shoveling iron ore slurry at Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation in Benson Mines
Shoveling iron ore slurry at Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation in Benson Mines
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