Hecla Iron Works from 1876 to 1908

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Description: Niels Poulson and Charles Eger founded the Hecla Iron Works in 1876. The company (named for an active volcano in Iceland) supplied ornamental work for many New York City landmark buildings. These three volumes contain images of their work space, as well as examples of their projects.
Names: Hecla Iron Works (Author)
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1908; Place: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Library locations: Rare Book Division; Shelf locator: VIR+ (Hecla Iron Works. . .)
Topics: Industries -- United States; Steel-works -- United States
Genres: Photographs
Physical Description: Photogravures; Photographs, encapsulated in mylar, mounted and bound; Extent: 3 v. photographic prints : ill. ; f̊.
Type of Resource: Still image
Identifiers: RLIN/OCLC: 53171107; NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15823239; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5f00fa20-c615-012f-c85b-58d385a7bc34