Immigrant Steelworkers
"I came from Krakow, Poland. The bosses did not understand
me. They did not appreciate my customs, my religion, even my food. Polish life seemed
strange to them ... Danger always hung over our heads. Cuts and bruises caught those
unaware. Dangling cauldrons, broken chains, explosions, and falling ingots killed."
"The Pittsburgh Press': 1937, interview with a
retired steelworker
Photograph: Italian Steel Worker, Crucible Steel Company, January 1940 —
Library of Congress