Sparrows Point cyanotype collection
Abstract
This collection contains photographs of the Sparrows Point steel and shipyard, circa 1890-1899.
Dates
- 1890-1899
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
The reproduction of materials in this collection may be subject to copyright restrictions. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine and satisfy copyright clearances or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections. For more information visit the MCHC’s Rights and Permissions page.
Biographical / Historical
In the mid twentieth century the steel and shipyard located at Sparrows Point was the world’s largest steel plant. In 1887, The Pennsylvania Steel Company purchased 1221 acres on the land southeast of Baltimore on the Patapsco River known as Sparrows Point, with plans on constructing a steel and shipyard. In 1891, the first blast furnace was completed. Two years later the Pennsylvania Steel Company created a subsidiary – The Maryland Steel Company – which began construction of a shipyard that same year. In 1916, the Bethlehem Steel Company purchased the shipyard, and turned the plant into one of the leading steel manufacturers in the nation. Changes in the steel industry in the 1970s along with a number of financial crises in the 1980s and 90s, eventually led to the permanent shutdown of the plant in 2004.
Extent
0.33 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The items in this collection are arranged according to PP catalog numbers.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection was originally an inventoried but un-cataloged part of the Subject Vertical File.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one box of 89 cyanotype prints of the Sparrows Point steel and shipyard. The photographer is unidentified. All the prints are undated, ca 1890s, except for two blueprint designs for a ship dated January 4, 1892.
- Title
- Guide to the Sparrows Point cyanotype collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Damon Talbot
- Date
- 2013-09
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Revision Statements
- 2020-03-03: Manually entered into ArchivesSpace by Mallory Herberger.
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org