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Coreless Induction Furnace - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Bessemer Foundry, 2217 Carolina Avenue, Bessemer, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BES,5- (sheet 5 of 9).tif - Fæ

Melting Process Area - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Bessemer Foundry, 2217 Carolina Avenue, Bessemer, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BES,5- (sheet 4 of 9).tif - Fæ

Site Development, 1956-1995 - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Bessemer Foundry, 2217 Carolina Avenue, Bessemer, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BES,5- (sheet 2 of 9).tif - Fæ

Cover - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Bessemer Foundry, 2217 Carolina Avenue, Bessemer, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BES,5- (sheet 1 of 9).tif - Fæ

Sand Core Machines - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Bessemer Foundry, 2217 Carolina Avenue, Bessemer, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BES,5- (sheet 8 of 9).tif - Fæ

British Molding Machine Line - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Bessemer Foundry, 2217 Carolina Avenue, Bessemer, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BES,5- (sheet 7 of 9).tif - Fæ

Shakeout, Degating, and Sand Systems - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Bessemer Foundry, 2217 Carolina Avenue, Bessemer, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BES,5- (sheet 9 of 9).tif - Fæ

Hunter Molding Machine and Hartmann Tru-Flo - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Bessemer Foundry, 2217 Carolina Avenue, Bessemer, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BES,5- (sheet 6 of 9).tif - Fæ

SCRAP STEEL AND FOUNDRY SCRAP IRON, USED AS THE PRIMARY METAL SOURCES, ARE STORED IN THESE BINS AND LIFTED TO SCALES BY AN ELECTRIC MAGNET. - Southern Ductile Casting Company, HAER ALA,37-BES,5A-1.tif - Fæ

WORKER REMOVING COVER OF FURNACE IN PREPARATION FOR CHARGING. - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Melting, 2217 Carolina Avenue, Bessemer, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BES,5A-2.tif - Fæ

WORKER REMOVING SLAG FROM THE MOLTEN METAL BATH IN THE ELECTRIC FURNACE AFTER ADDING A CHEMICAL COAGULANT TO FORCE IT TO THE SURFACE. - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Melting, HAER ALA,37-BES,5A-9.tif - Fæ

SOUTHERN DUCTILE DOES NOT OWN OR CREATE PATTERNS USED IN THEIR MOLDS. AS A JOBBING FOUNDRY MAKING CASTINGS ON AN CONTRACTUAL-ORDER BASIS, THEIR CUSTOMERS PROVIDE, OR CONTRACT FOR HAER ALA,37-BES,5B-1.tif - Fæ

REDFORD CORE MAKING MACHINE. RESIN IMPREGNATED SAND IS BLOWN INTO THE HEATED CORE BOX THAT SETS THE RESIN CREATING THE HARDENED CORE SHOWN HERE. - Southern Ductile Casting HAER ALA,37-BES,5C-1.tif - Fæ

BEARDSLEY AND PIPER ROTOMOLD CORMATIC, WITH CORE BOX CLOSED. WILLIAM SEAL STACKS CORES IN FOREGROUND. - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Core Making, 2217 Carolina Avenue, HAER ALA,37-BES,5C-4.tif - Fæ

WILLIAM SEAL REJECTING AN INCOMPLETE OR IMPROPERLY SET BEARDSLEY AND PIPER ROTOMOLD CORMATIC CORE. - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Core Making, 2217 Carolina Avenue, Bessemer, HAER ALA,37-BES,5C-8.tif - Fæ

WILLIAM SEAL PLACING COMPLETED BEARDSLEY AND PIPER ROTOMOLD CORMATIC CORE ON A SHORT CONVEYOR THAT TRANSPORTS IT TO WAITING STORAGE BOXES. - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Core HAER ALA,37-BES,5C-6.tif - Fæ

OVERALL VIEW OF SOUTHERN DUCTILE'S BESSEMER CORE ROOM SHOWING REDFORD, BandP, AND BEARDSLEY AND PIPER ROTOMOLD CORMATIC MOLDING MACHINES. OUT OF VIEW TO THE LEFT, SOUTHERN DUCTILE HAER ALA,37-BES,5C-9.tif - Fæ

REDFORD CORE MAKING MACHINE WITH THE CORE BOX CLOSED, HEATING AND FIXING THE RESIN. - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Core Making, 2217 Carolina Avenue, Bessemer, Jefferson HAER ALA,37-BES,5C-2.tif - Fæ

WILLIAM SEAL USING A HAMMER TO LOOSEN A BEARDSLEY AND PIPER ROTOMOLD CORMATIC CORE FROM ITS CORE BOX. - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Core Making, 2217 Carolina Avenue, HAER ALA,37-BES,5C-7.tif - Fæ

POURING IRON FROM BULL LADLE INTO MOBILE LADLES USED TO FILL MOLDS ON CONVEYOR LINES AFTER FERRO-SILICON IS ADDED TO ENHANCE DUCTILITY AND FLUIDITY. - Southern Ductile Casting HAER ALA,37-BES,5D-3.tif - Fæ

FILLING MOLDS MADE ON THE BRITISH MOLDING MACHINE, AUTOMATIC COPE AND DRAG (BMM) FROM MOBILE LADLE. EMPTY BULL LADLE IN FOREGROUND. - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Casting, HAER ALA,37-BES,5D-4.tif - Fæ

HUNTER 20 MATCHPLATE MOLDING MACHINE 'SQUEEZING' BOTH HALVES OF A MOLD SURROUNDING A MATCHPLATE PATTERN, DENNIS GRAY OPERATOR. - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Casting, 2217 HAER ALA,37-BES,5D-14.tif - Fæ

HUNTER 20 MATCHPLATE MOLDING MACHINE 'SQUEEZING' BOTH HALVES OF A MOLD SURROUNDING A MATCHPLATE PATTERN, DENNIS GRAY OPERATOR. - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Casting, 2217 HAER ALA,37-BES,5D-15.tif - Fæ

HUNTER 20 MATCHPLATE MOLDING MACHINE, WITH COMPLETED MOLD EXITING, DENNIS GRAY OPERATOR. - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Casting, 2217 Carolina Avenue, Bessemer, Jefferson HAER ALA,37-BES,5D-13.tif - Fæ

MANUAL DEGATING OPERATIONS PERFORMED BY SLEDGE-HAMMERS AND PNEUMATIC WEDGE SEPARATORS. - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Shaking, Degating and Sand Systems, 2217 Carolina HAER ALA,37-BES,5E-3.tif - Fæ

MANUAL DEGATING WITH SLEDGE-HAMMERS AND PNEUMATIC WEDGE SEPARATORS. - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Shaking, Degating and Sand Systems, 2217 Carolina Avenue, Bessemer, HAER ALA,37-BES,5E-4.tif - Fæ

BMM SHAKEOUT AND VIBRATING CONVEYOR TRANSPORT SAND AND CASTINGS TO SEPARATIONS SCREENS. - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Shaking, Degating and Sand Systems, 2217 Carolina HAER ALA,37-BES,5E-1.tif - Fæ

JOHN JAMES AND RONNIE DENNIS GRINDING THE INTERIOR OF A CAST SPACE. - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Grinding and Shipping, 2217 Carolina Avenue, Bessemer, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BES,5F-2.tif - Fæ

POURING IRON INTO THE LARGE JACKETED MOLDS. - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Centerville Foundry, 101 Airport Road, Centreville, Bibb County, AL HAER ALA,4-CENTR,3-5.tif - Fæ

POURING IRON INTO THE LARGE JACKETED MOLDS. - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Centerville Foundry, 101 Airport Road, Centreville, Bibb County, AL HAER ALA,4-CENTR,3-4.tif - Fæ

GRINDING ROOM AT SOUTHERN DUCTILE CASTING COMPANY, BESSEMER FOUNDRY SHOWING WHEELABORATOR THAT IMPALE SHOT AT TUMBLING CASTINGS TO REMOVE EXCESS SURFACE METALS AND SAND; ANNEALING HAER ALA,37-BES,5F-1.tif - Fæ

FINISHED CASTINGS ARE ONLY GROUND BEFORE THEY ARE SHIPPED TO CUSTOMERS WHO COMPLETE THE FINISHING IN THEIR OWN MACHINE SHOPS. - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Grinding and HAER ALA,37-BES,5F-3.tif - Fæ

MOVING A NOW JACKETLESS MOLD OFF OF THE POURING PLATFORM ONTO THE SHAKEOUT RAILS. - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Centerville Foundry, 101 Airport Road, Centreville, Bibb HAER ALA,4-CENTR,3-9.tif - Fæ

REMOVING POURING JACKET AND WEIGHTS FROM A LARGE POURED MOLD. - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Centerville Foundry, 101 Airport Road, Centreville, Bibb County, AL HAER ALA,4-CENTR,3-8.tif - Fæ

SHAKE OUT WORKER DUMPING COOLED MOLDS ONTO THE VIBRATING CONVEYOR THAT TRANSPORTS SAND AND CASTINGS TO THE SEPARATION SCREEN. - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Centerville HAER ALA,4-CENTR,3-12.tif - Fæ

SHAKE OUT WORKER DUMPING COOLED MOLDS ONTO THE VIBRATING CONVEYOR THAT TRANSPORTS SAND AND CASTINGS TO THE SEPARATION SCREEN. - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Centerville HAER ALA,4-CENTR,3-11.tif - Fæ

POURED, JACKETLESS MOLDS AWAITING SHAKEOUT ON THE SHAKEOUT RAILS. - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Centerville Foundry, 101 Airport Road, Centreville, Bibb County, AL HAER ALA,4-CENTR,3-10.tif - Fæ

British Molding Machine Line - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Bessemer Foundry, 2217 Carolina Avenue, Bessemer, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BES,5- (sheet 7 of 9).png - Fæ

Coreless Induction Furnace - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Bessemer Foundry, 2217 Carolina Avenue, Bessemer, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BES,5- (sheet 5 of 9).png - Fæ

Sand Core Machines - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Bessemer Foundry, 2217 Carolina Avenue, Bessemer, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BES,5- (sheet 8 of 9).png - Fæ

Shakeout, Degating, and Sand Systems - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Bessemer Foundry, 2217 Carolina Avenue, Bessemer, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BES,5- (sheet 9 of 9).png - Fæ

Site Development, 1956-1995 - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Bessemer Foundry, 2217 Carolina Avenue, Bessemer, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BES,5- (sheet 2 of 9).png - Fæ

Hunter Molding Machine and Hartmann Tru-Flo - Southern Ductile Casting Company, Bessemer Foundry, 2217 Carolina Avenue, Bessemer, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BES,5- (sheet 6 of 9).png - Fæ