Abstract
In 1907, acting on impulse, Albert Lee Anchors bought a 35-cent train ticket from Chicago to
Gary, Indiana. He liked what he saw, and he never looked back. (Lane, 1978, 60) When much
of the frontier was disappearing and much of the Midwest was already well established, Gary
boomed as a rough-and-tumble outpost that attracted opportunists, immigrants, and capitalists.
In the first part of the twentieth century, U.S. Steel Corporation transformed Gary by constructing
a mill and creating a planned industrial community. The company’s documentation of its
presence in and influence on the town forms the basis of an impressive series of photographs.
Gary, Indiana. He liked what he saw, and he never looked back. (Lane, 1978, 60) When much
of the frontier was disappearing and much of the Midwest was already well established, Gary
boomed as a rough-and-tumble outpost that attracted opportunists, immigrants, and capitalists.
In the first part of the twentieth century, U.S. Steel Corporation transformed Gary by constructing
a mill and creating a planned industrial community. The company’s documentation of its
presence in and influence on the town forms the basis of an impressive series of photographs.
| Original language | American English |
|---|---|
| Number of pages | 12 |
| State | Published - 2000 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Disciplines
- Library and Information Science