Name/Title
StereographEntry/Object ID
2023.055.3.0421Description
A black and white stereograph. Image is of a railroad car being unloaded with via a crane, a worker is helping to stead the bucket, there is a ship in the background. Above the image "89" is printed, below the image "V23280 - Unloading Iron Ore From Lake Vessels - Old and New Methods, Cleveland, O." is printed, to the left of the image "Keystone View Company Copyrighted, Underwood & Underwood Manufacturers MADE IN U.S.A. Publishers" is printed, to the right of the image "Meadville, Pa., New York, N. Y., Portland, Oregon, London, Eng.,l Sydney, Aus." is printed. On the reverse the following is printed:
V23280
UNLOADING IRON ORE FROM LAKE VESSELS, CLEVELAND
Lat. 41 (Degrees) N.; Long. 81 (Degrees) W.
Cleveland is the largest city in the state of Ohio and is situated ont eh south shore of Lake Erie at the mouth of the Cuyaboga River. it has excellent connection by water with Superior iron regions. It has a lake frontage of about fourteen miles, protected for five and three-quarter miles by a breakwater constructed by the Gederal Government. The barbor has unexcelled facilities for handling iron ore. hat lake steamer over yonder and the nearer vessel at our left have come down from the western end of Lake Superior, laden with ore for great steel mills at Youngstown, Pittsburg, or Wheeling.
A few years ago the unloading system which we see in operation directly before us was considered splendidly effective. That suspeneded bucket has been lowered into the vessel's hold and there filled, then drawn along an overhead trolley beam for dumping into the car.
Today the "clam" unloaders are more commonly used. We can see this apparatus looming in the air above that farther pier. By this newer method, five to ten tons of ore can be lifted in one load, and the work can be done much more quickly than by the "pocket" method.
Copyrigh by The Keystone View CompanyCollection
Photograph Collection