Some warnings on the older battery which was visibly older than its eastern counterpart. This set of batteries had no railing between the side of the ovens and a long drop onto railroad tracks… I like this picture because it shows the effects of the heat and corrosive gasses on the area around the ovens.
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The coal crusher (above) and the conveyor (left) to bring the powdered coal to furnace hoppers (right).
One of Martinsdale’s defunct businesses perpendicular to the depot. Recall that Martinsdale is a T-town.
This picture typifies the industrial ideal of the early 20th century. More metal than air. More efficiency than beauty. More profits than people.
While the stokers are gone, the pipes bringing pulverized coal down were left.
The front of the mill reads “Montana Flour Mills Company”
At noon, the lower skylights around the shops glow yellow-green, thanks to the flora blooming on the roof above.
Looking into the main workhouse from the skyway into the annex elevator. But who care? Look at the colors!
The two exhaust vents coming out from the boilers en route to the stacks. Plywood marks where where catwalks were removed to extract equipment.
The Osborn Block (front) and the Twohy (rear) at sunset. In the distance, you can almost make out Globe Elevators. One of my favorite photos of 2013.