A band play and officials speak at a gala ceremony of the opening of a new steel ...HD Stock Footage

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A band play and officials speak at a gala ceremony of the opening of a new steel plant in Ashland Kentucky.

A new steel plant is introduced at Gala ceremony in Ashland, Kentucky. A band plays musical instrument as it marches at a gala ceremony. Civilians stand behind a boundary of rope. Officials speak at dais. A man digs mud and shovel it. View of steel plant. Interior: Fuel is being burnt inside the combustion chamber. Molten material is being poured. Location: Ashland Kentucky. Date: March 18, 1941.

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