Blue Collar Art
by Mike Flynn
Title
Blue Collar Art
Artist
Mike Flynn
Medium
Photograph - Photo Art
Description
The Osgood steam shovel was built in Marion, Ohio circa 1920. This steam shovel was used by the Colorado Fuel and Iron Corporation from 1927 until 1939 to miine hematite, an important iron ore; in Sunrise, Wyoming. During this period the shovel dug a pit 750' deep and a quarter mile wide. The machine's overall reddish tint comes from the build up of hematite dust, a legacy of its many years of faithful service.
Two men were needed to operate this shovel. The fireman fed coal and water to the boiler and the operator controlled the three steam engines. The crowd engine would move the bucket forward and back, the hoist would raise the bucket, and the house engine would rotate the house.
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April 22nd, 2013
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