Bethlehem #14
I had a few days booked at the Steel Plant Museum in Lackawanna, and several very helpful people (thanks Mel, Joe, Jerry) got some guys from the plant to swing by and talk to me for a little bit.
This was mildly sucessful, and I got several great interviews and some nice shots.
But the real break happened when I was told that the very last union meeting was happening just a few miles down the road at a Knights of Columbus.
Jackpot.
Stories about ‘lid man’ days, cooking turkeys on coke ovens, and people being melted in smelters.
And some photos. Here are just a few. I ended up interviewing and shooting over 45 guys.
The last part of the project is now just about done…







Hey man, you should have reminded me and I would have had my dad stop by –he’s still available if you need more.
Anonymous said this on December 26th, 2009 at 7:44 am