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Destruction and Reconstruction of Steel Plants

Historical photos of war-damaged steel plants in Europe, showcasing ruins and remnants from reconstruction efforts post-war.

Anefo photo collection. Haarlemmerstraat with Autos, Demolition Haarlemmerhout gardens. October 31, 1972
Anefo photo collection. Haarlemmerstraat with Autos, Demolition Haarlemmerhout gardens. October 31, 1972
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Anefo photo collection. Destruction Shell stations protest South Africa; burnt shell station A20 hard. 12, 1986. 't Harde, Gelderland1940s ELECTROMAGNET EQUIPPED CRANE LIFTING IRON METAL FROM A SCRAP YARD DURING WW2 SALVAGE CAMPAIGN SPOKANE WASHINGTON USA - i328 HAR001 HARS CONCEPTUAL WORLD WAR 2 SYMBOLIC CARRIED CONCEPTS METALS RECYCLE SALVAGE BLACK AND WHITE CAST IRON HAR001 JUNKYARD OLD FASHIONED REPRESENTATION12/31/1936. Destruction inside telephones.Natural Gas Piped From SAAR Coal Mine. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and PersonnelUNDERGROUND AIRCRAFT PLANT-These twisted steel girders once supported a big hangar at Merignac Airdrome, near Bordeaux, which U.S. Army 8th Air force heavies bombed out of commission as an important Nazi operational field as the site01/01/1911. Formidable fire in Jaca Ruins of the machine room of the lumber warehouse and mechanical sawmill recently Destroyed by a fire Photo: las Heras.11/05/1909. The fire of the Ronda de Toledo. State of Mr. Blacksmith's Lumber warehouse after the accident.A person working to demolish a buildingAnefo photo collection. Repairing vandalism Leidseplein "celebration" win Europe Cup II Ajax. 14, 1987Anefo photo collection. Rampaartsedijk. Work Aan Dijkgat. 24 July 1953. RampaartsedijkAnefo photo collection. Construction of highway through Haarlemmer Houttuinen, Amsterdam. September 16, 1971. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandThe coking plant of the Gneisenau colliery in Dortmund-Oespel was rocked by an explosion on 17 July 1974. The damage to property was considerable, Germany, EuropeThe construction of the subway in Paris 1899-1911. "Le Métro de Paris".Anefo photo collection. Alderman Lammers looks at demolition in Nieuwmarkt; Alderman Lammers in demolition work. March 25, 1975Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Dirt processing, waste processing Twente. undated. EnschedePodgora at Görz, shot paper mill.HDA high pressure breakdown.Building the Fort Loudoun Dam, a unit of the Tennessee Valley Authority. A giant undertaking, its aim was to harness the powerful Tennessee River for the benefit of the 4,500,000 people who live in the valley. Circa 1940.Anefo photo collection. Preparations for the construction of the Hilton hotel at Bulleplein. July 29, 1959Cars Bogie for HSJ. KockumsInterior of the burnt -out Central Station (Stationsplein) in Utrecht after the fire in the evening of December 17, 1938: Restoration.Builder: Building company Contractor, Stockholm. The circular catch pond for the western land bracket on Långholmen.Anefo photo collection. Destruction: Venlo. VENLO vandalism. 1945. Limburg, VenloSweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)Remains of a severe factory fire.The Russians Come Back Home: A Russian Town Comes Back To Life - The Municipal Baths. The Vyazma people find their baths in ruins after eighteen months of German occupation. Only women and older men are available, but they set to work to clear the debris and rebuild. February 2, 1951. (Photo by Pictorial Press).Anefo photo collection. With the help of a gripper and bulldozer, a huge mountain dirt along the Amsteldijk in Amsterdam is thrown on garbage, after the strike. March 15, 1982. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandBuilder: Building company Contractor, Stockholm. Norrsundet's sulphate factory.ENGLAND-These skeleton ofrts that have known better days and have left their impression on the records of aerial history, are going the way of all flesh. In the base "boneyard" these masses of twisted metal which are beyond repair are left for groundAnefo photo collection. Building Weesperstraat, Weesperstraat and surroundings. April 14, 1964. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandReactor, utilities from bldg 97 , Armories, Ordnance industry, Nuclear reactors, Construction, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army OperationalThe coking plant of the Gneisenau colliery in Dortmund-Oespel was rocked by an explosion on 17 July 1974. The damage to property was considerable, Germany, EuropeBuilder: Building company Contractor, Stockholm. Norrsundet's sulphate factory.Anefo photo collection. Demolition village rich in the Haarlemmermeer i.v.m. Starting track for jet aircraft. December 14, 1959. Noord-Holland, RijkAnefo photo collection. Storm damage to beach tents and pavilions in Scheveningen. April 21, 1980. Scheveningen, South HollandBomb damage at a Renault factory, Sevres, Paris, 4 April 1943. The factory was bombed by aircraft of the US 8th Air Force. The photographer is unknown.The tailoring house at Siksjöberg's iron mines.The construction of bridgeRoof fire at the bakery HäßlerBuilder: Building company Contractor, Stockholm. Marabou, extension.Anefo photo collection. Façade with lifting bar came down to a move at evening on Waterlooplein van Lot 98. March 31, 1964. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandBomb damage at a Renault factory, Sevres, Paris, 4 April 1943. Artist: UnknownCollection Dutch Heidematschappij. Buildings, woodworking, machines, tools. undatedAnefo photo collection. Amsterdam municipal access to work after 4 weeks. Bulldozer removes the garbage. December 5, 1983. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandMen working on destroyed building sitePoll photo collection. Houses under construction in the city of Dimona with building materials in the foreground including many shelves. January 1, 1963. Dimona, Israel, NegevAnefo photo collection. Metro work on Waterlooplein Amsterdam, first caisson is underground, overview. January 31, 1972. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandKopparfors Industrier, Norrsundet. Kopparfors industrier, Norrsundet.Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Forestry, heather extraction, tillage, dewatering, disc senior. undatedB722049 FLAX PRE-SHOT TRAILER PARK John Allen (Project Engineer) Dec 19 72 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 12/19/1972 EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; FLAX; GENERATORS; GENERATORS (POWER PLANT); NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; NUCLEAR TESTING; NUCLEAR TESTS; TEST SITES; TRAILER PARK; TRAILER PARKS; TRAILERS; UGT; UNDERGROUND TESTING; PRE-SHOT TRAILER PARK historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.1975, Paris, Rive droite, men at work.Closed collieries, colliery ruins, and coal dumps dominated the image of the Ruhr area in 1965 and 1966, Germany, EuropePoll photo collection. Israel 1948-1949. Young emigrant, son of a Romanian lawyer, brickling of a wall in a destroyed house. In this way he builds his future home. January 1, 1948. Ain Karem, IsraelVintage Photograph. Excavator dumping earth into truck at construction site for the new Socony Vacuum Building at Third Avenue between 41st and 42nd Streets, New York CityAnefo photo collection. Fire at V and D in Tilburg, the Noun works. August 10, 1965. Noord-Brabant, TilburgConstruction of the Aswan Dam with the contribution of Italian labour, Egypt, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXV, No 51, December 20, 1908.The War Industry Manufacturing The Famous 17 Pounder Gun At A Royal Ordnance Factory In The Midlands -- General view of the gun Assembly shop. April 10, 1944. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency).Bombarded paper factory in Podgora near Görz North Italy.Anefo photo collection. Resumption IJ tunnel work. First bite goes out of the ground. October 2, 1961Closeup view of American Motor Transport and Manus Island.One of the many junk piles of vehicles and war equipment left behind by the U.S. Army on Manus Island. June 26, 1952.Renewing the roads on the Grands Boulevards, Paris, 1931.Artist: Ernest FlammarionSlums demolished, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia Copyright: xGoutamxRoy/DinodiaxPhotoxThe auction of a bankrupt farm on 22. 09. 1971 in Greven in Muensterland, Germany, EuropeAnefo photo collection. Wall collapsed at 7-up factory, overview of the damage. February 23, 1967Heap of scrap metal at a junkyardDigger demolishing buildingWork at Ellok after train accident.During the Second World War many houses were destroyed, due to this, prefabricated houses (prefabs) were built, quickly and cheaply providing quality housing with all the amenities, central heating, modern kitchens, built-in cupboards. These photographs here in 1945, shows prefabs being built within 3 and an half hours in Shirehampton, Bristol, using aluminium salvaged from crashed aircrafts, they were sponsored by The Ministry of Aircraft Production. 1945Symbolic for one part of the state of agriculture- here on 7.4.1972 in Schoenhagen in the district of Uslar near Northeim- is this decay of farms, Germany, EuropeItaly. Rome. construction of the underground tunnel. 1948-49In the collective bargaining dispute of IG Chemie, Papier, Keramik, the union went on strike at the VEBA plants in Gelsenkirchen and Wanne-Eickel (Herne), as seen here on 29.6.1971, DEU, Germany, Gelsenkirchen/Wanne, Europe