Title supplied by cataloger. Though the origins of the company are somewhat obscure, it appears Western Pipe & Steel was organized in Los Angeles around 1907, and quickly began to expand its operations. In 1910 it established a factory in Taft, California for the supply of pipes and containers to the oil industry. In late 1945, Western Pipe & Steel Company was sold for a sum in excess of $6.2 million to Consolidated Steel of California; in 1948, it sold the assets for $8.3 million to Columbia Steel, a division of US Steel. Columbia Steel transferred the assets to a new division, Consolidated Western Steel, which was later merged into the parent company, U.S. Steel. Aerial view of Consolidated Western Steel, a subsidiary of U.S. Steel Corp., located at 5717 S. Santa Fe Avenue in Vernon; view is looking northwest. Slauson Avenue is lower left to bottom right corner; Santa Fe Avenue is bottom right to top right corner. Photograph was taken for Consolidated Western Steel. Photograph dated July 5, 1957.
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1 negative :safety ;11 x 14 cm. Photographic safety negatives
Consolidated Western Steel Industrial facilities--California--Vernon Steel industry and trade--California--Vernon Industrial sites--California--Vernon Warehouses--California--Vernon Industries--California--Vernon Streets--California--Vernon Vernon (Calif.)--Aerial views Vernon (Calif.) Aerial photographs
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