Description: An original 4x5" Kodak photograph negative of the Lehigh Portland Cement Co. possibly in Buffalo, Erie County, New York1940s or 1950s as many photos from same collection were. Shows smokestacks, company sign, water tower, and maybe processing metal building. (I can email digital copy of photo as well upon request.) online info - The Lehigh Portland Cement Company was originally known as the Great Lakes Portland Cement Company. The plant was constructed in 1925 on a 23 acre site adjacent to Lake Erie and the Union Ship Canal. The plant employed over 250 people, and had a production capacity of 7,000 barrels of cement a day. The Lehigh Portland Cement Company acquired the plant in 1941. During World War II, cement production at the plant was reduced sharply, as the plant produced large quantities of lime in support of the U.S. Government's war efforts. After the war, cement production increased, with the plant employing over 150 workers on six-days-a-week overtime schedules. To keep up with demand, the company constructed 24 additional cement storage silos in 1956. These new silos were capable of holding 360,000 barrels of cement, and allowed for faster loading onto railroad cars and trucks. Lehigh Portland Cement Company produces cements, concrete and concrete products, lightweight aggregates, and related construction materials and services. After 80 years of independent operation it was purchased by a German company, Heidelberger Zement A.G., in 1977. Heidelberger Zement, in 1995, placed under Lehigh’s corporate umbrella the cement and construction materials operations in North America of the Belgian company Cimenteries CBR S.A., also a Heidelberger affiliate. This merger quadrupled Lehigh’s revenues and made it the third largest cement producer in North America. The word wingstar is not on the photos. Happy to answer any questions and combine shipping. Please see my other vintage historical photographs. MB
Price: 6 USD
Location: Broomfield, Colorado
End Time: 2024-12-26T23:35:40.000Z
Shipping Cost: 1 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Antique: No
Image Orientation: Landscape
Image Color: Black & White
Material: Celluloid
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: signs, cement
Vintage: Yes
Type: Photograph
Number of Photographs: 1
Style: Snapshot, Documentary
Theme: History, Vintage
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
