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 fiftyone_eggs
  
Location: jerzey
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 |  |  | artwork of industry and labor: essen, germany, 1912
< on 1/20/2010 8:35 PM >
|  | | | we all know the dead factories, the dying factory towns. but what was it really like back when the industrial revolution was just reaching its peak? what was it like 98 years ago?
the story:
about five years ago, i had some ue steel-mill photos in a gallery. at the opening, i talked with a retired steel-industry engineer. he took my card. two days later he called me and told me he had something i would like to see, so i arranged to meet him. he had a large brown envelope with only a date on it: 1912. apparently, the engineer's grandfather was a steelworker at krupps stahlwerks in essen, germany and the envelope was his retirement gift.
it contained 15 full-color prints derived from paintings of life in and around the krupps steel mills back in the early 1900s. an examination of the prints revealed the signature of otto bollhagen (1861-1924) - who i later learned was a noted german industrial artist.
the engineer explained that the envelope had just sat in his attic for decades - and he wanted me to have it. he said i would probably be a better guardian of it than anyone else he knew. i accepted with the intention of scanning the prints for the world to see, but the prints were too large for my flatbed scanner and an exploratory trip to kinkos put a $300 price tag on getting them scanned. so they sat in my attic until i found an affordable way to scan them.
so now, a uer exclusive: for the first time ever on the internet, i present to you the amazing artwork of krupps stahlwerks ca. 1912 - enjoy!
1. krupps essen steelworks, 1912 (tri-fold)
2. krupps essen steelworks (detail)
3. krupps magdeburg steelworks
4. krupps essen steelworks plant entrance (with statue of alfred krupp)
5. mechanical workshop (exterior), essen
6. mechanical workshop (interior), essen
7. pressing plant no.2 (exterior), essen
8. pressing plant no.2 (interior), essen
9. open hearth plant no.5, essen
10. open hearth/castings foundry no.6, essen
11. rail rolling mill, essen
12. stammhaus, essen
13. chemical laboratory, essen
14. administration building, essen
15. steel foundry, magdeburg
16. crucible steel foundry, essen
17. crucible steel foundry, essen (detail)
most of the buildings depicted above were destroyed in WWII, but krupps rebuilt. yet for various reasons, scenes like these have now virtually disappeared in the western hemisphere; leaving us here to scratch through the rubble.
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Avius
  
Location: Washington DC / NOVA
Gender: Male
Wow you guys!
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<Reply # 1 on 1/20/2010 9:42 PM >
| | | | Awesome. I love industrial stuff, and I love historical stuff, so this just hits the spot. Thanks for sharing!
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Imbroglio
 
Location: DFW
Gender: Male
The glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
| | | Re: artwork of industry and labor: essen, germany, 1912
<Reply # 2 on 1/23/2010 12:09 AM >
| | | | A very nice collection indeed, with an interesting backstory on your acquisition of them as well. Thanks for sharing them with us!
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DevilC
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I serve as a blank screen on which people of vastly different political stripes project their views.
| | | Re: artwork of industry and labor: essen, germany, 1912
<Reply # 3 on 1/23/2010 12:21 AM >
| | | | Thanks for sharing brother.
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Imbroglio
Location: DFW
Gender: Male
The glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
| | | Re: artwork of industry and labor: essen, germany, 1912
<Reply # 4 on 1/23/2010 4:54 AM >
| | | | By the way, do we know the current status of this plant? I can't imagine it could still be in use, but is it still standing and abandoned, or is it long gone?
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marektel
Gender: Male
| | Re: artwork of industry and labor: essen, germany, 1912
<Reply # 5 on 1/23/2010 10:16 AM >
| | | | Great photos! Thank you!!
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Mr. "D"
 
Location: East Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
| | Re: artwork of industry and labor: essen, germany, 1912
<Reply # 6 on 1/23/2010 10:53 AM >
| | | | These are awesome! Thanks for taking the time to share with us.
"If you don't believe your country should come before yourself. Ya can better serve your country, by living somewhere else" - Stompin' Tom Connors
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fiftyone_eggs
Location: jerzey
Gender: Male
| | | Re: artwork of industry and labor: essen, germany, 1912
<Reply # 7 on 1/23/2010 4:21 PM >
| | | | Posted by Imbroglio
By the way, do we know the current status of this plant? I can't imagine it could still be in use, but is it still standing and abandoned, or is it long gone?
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first, thank you for the kind comments. it is a pleasure to share these images here.
the krupps steel mill in essen was basically leveled in WWII:
(toppled statue of alfred krupp 1, toppled statue of alfred krupp 2 - see 4th image in original post)
but it was rebuilt and, for a while, its former glory was restored. but, just like in the US, far eastern steel markets began to outcompete the steel markets in the west and the plants in germany started to close. in 1978, krupp was folded into the huge german conglomerate thyssenkrupp. still, the german steel market was shrinking fast (this interesting story really illustrates that point).
today, thyssenkrupp still makes steel in essen - but on a much smaller scale. just like in the US, the people searched for ways to repurpose the miles of dead mills, with some interesting results:
(google zollverein to see more)
very few of the strucures from 1912 still exist. the krupps admin building did survive and is now the mövenpick hotel essen
the statue of alfred krupp was restored and resurrected again in essen:
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insanedArk
Location: GTA
Gender: Male
| | Re: artwork of industry and labor: essen, germany, 1912
<Reply # 8 on 1/23/2010 4:25 PM >
| | | | Beautiful. I love this kind of old artwork. Where could I get hi-res copies of these?
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Felonious Monk
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Gender: Male
This text is personal.
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<Reply # 9 on 1/23/2010 6:58 PM >
| | | | wow. great stuff!! thanks for sharing these with the world!
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metawaffle
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Location: Brisbane!
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Purveyor of Fine Lampshades
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<Reply # 10 on 1/23/2010 9:33 PM >
| | | | How cool. Great stuff, thanks for posting.
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baleze
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<Reply # 11 on 1/24/2010 4:04 PM >
| | | | Amazing. Thank you so much for sharing!
The Antiques Roadshow fan in me is just dying to see an evaluation made from those!
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seanblaze
Location: philadelaware
Gender: Male
| | Re: artwork of industry and labor: essen, germany, 1912
<Reply # 12 on 1/24/2010 4:32 PM >
| | | | Fantastic.
Thanks for sharing these.
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don_corleyone
Location: F/RoX
Gender: Male
I have abandonment issues
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<Reply # 13 on 1/24/2010 4:57 PM >
| | | | these are incredible. thanks for getting these online and sharing the backstory behind them.
leave the gun. take the cannoli.
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kts
Location: Laurel, MD
Gender: Male
LOL WAT?
| | | | Re: artwork of industry and labor: essen, germany, 1912
<Reply # 14 on 1/24/2010 7:54 PM >
| | | | +1 to what everyone else has said. this is some very cool stuff.
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| | Re: artwork of industry and labor: essen, germany, 1912
<Reply # 15 on 1/26/2010 7:06 PM >
| | | | Very interesting! Thanks for sharing!
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