1912 - USA, Steel Industry: American in the Making, An - Clips

1912 - USA, Steel Industry Footage Titles. Educational film for accident prevention - dramatises the story of an immigrant workman. 02:41:45 European peasant son w/ parents, receives passage money to USA & letter in Polish from brother, kisses parents & rejoices. 02:42:52 Intertitle: “He arrives in America.” Aboard ship to America nearing NYC sees Statue of Libery & skyscrapers; landing at Ellis Island, crowds of immigrants w/ suitcases & boxes. CU wearing tag. Walks w/ others to Pennsylvania railroad. 02:44:00 Intertitle: “At Gary...” Welcomed on getting off railroad car, hugged by brother in city clothes. 02:44:12 Slug. 02:44:15 Steel plant safety measures w/ belt & pulley guard; guard put around feed gears of lathe. 02:44:38 Intertitle: “He Returns To Gary, And Goes To Work At The Open Hearth Furnaces.” Steel poured glowing hot & sparking & splashing. GOOD. 02:45:18 Intertitle: “Hot Metal Blast Furnace.” Worker ladling sample. 02:45:36 Intertitle: “A Bessemer Convertor.” Blazing hot. 02:45:46 Intertitle: “Fan Supplies Cool Air For Workmen.” Worker sitting in front of fan. Washing hands. 1910s; Heavy Industry; Manual Laborers; Immigrants; Dramatization; Industrial Film;