Foundry on Channel in East Chicago Leading to Lake Michigan

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Description

Original caption states: “Foundry on Channel in East Chicago Leading to Lake Michigan. Iron and steel are among the city’s leading industries.”

This photograph was taken as part of the Documerica project – a social and environmental photography project sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency during the 1970s.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the Environmental Protection Agency.

National Archives Identifier: 547702

Full Citation: 412-DA-5215; Foundry on Channel in East Chicago Leading to Lake Michigan; 5/1973; DOCUMERICA: The Environmental Protection Agency’s Program to Photographically Document Subjects of Environmental Concern, 1972–1977; Records of the Environmental Protection Agency, Record Group 412; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/foundry-on-channel-in-east-chicago-leading-to-lake-michigan/, March 27, 2026]

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