Friday, October 9, 2009

Donora zinc mill



The smokestacks of the infamous zinc mill in Donora, Pa., that contributed to a deadly air-pollution disaster in 1948. The photo was taken during the same decade.

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(Photo courtesy: Donora Historical Society)

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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Lulu was a card


Lulu Dreisbach was the wife of Bruce, a mysterious photographer who captured hundreds of images of Donora, Pa., steel-making in its early days. Click here for the rest of the story. Photo courtesy of the Donora Historical Society.

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