and is one of several cultural institutions which the founder of U.S. Steel endowed while feeling guilty about theHomestead Strike and massacre. The museum also incorporates an art museum into its design, and you can move freely between the two once inside. It was a cold day in Pittsburgh,...
the embodiment of St Peter, brings John, a steelworker killed in the infamous Carnegie Steel Homestead Steel plant dispute of 1892, back from the afterlife to help him hear the story of Carnegie’s life and ultimately decide on Carnegie’s eternal fate. Carnegie tells Peterson his story from ...
During my years (1954-58), Pittsburgh was a steel city set up by Andrew Carnegie from Scotland. This Jones and Laughlin steel plant was within six kilometers from the city center. Let us look at some other photos. Steel mills along the Monongahela River. Steel mills Close-up view of...
The name was later changed to Carnegie Steel. The company's first plant was built just outside of Pittsburgh. Its first order, from the Pennsylvania Railroad, was for two thousand steel rails. The Steel King Slowly, Carnegie and his workers began producing more and more steel at a lower...
Carnegie had moved to New York City in 1867 to be close to the marketing centers for steel products; Frick stayed in Pittsburgh as the general manager. They made a good team. Behind the scenes, Carnegie planned new projects, cost controls, and the improvement of plants; Frick was the ...
By 1889, Carnegie Steel Corporation was the largest of its kind in the world. Some felt that the company's success came at the expense of its workers. The most notable case of this came in 1892. When the company tried to lower wages at a Carnegie Steel plant in Homestead, Pennsylvania,...
as well as a hundred other industrial products, made Pittsburgh a center of wartime production. Carnegie worked with others in establishing a steel rolling mill and steel production and control of industry became the source of his fortune. Carnegie had some investments in the iron industry before ...
which included working for the Pennsylvania Railroad where he first recognized the importance of steel. With this recognition, he resigned and started the Keystone Bridge Company in 1865. He built a steel-rail mill, and bought out a small steel company. By 1888, he had a large plant, which...
Now, therefore be it resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby honor the great work of the Carnegie Libraries of Pittsburgh; and Be it further resolved, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare February 20th through 25th Carnegie Library Week in the...
Steel prices dropped the year Frick became chair. To maintain a profit, Frick intended to reduce wages. Theuniondisagreed and workers at the Homestead plant went on strike. Carnegie was out of the country at the time. Frick was determined to keep the plant operating and hired guards from the...