Steel Mills of Gary, Indiana

ID: 1080 ~ Source: NHPRC Cirkut Negative Preservation Collection, Indiana Historical Society ~ Creator: Crose Photo Company ~ Date: 1913
This file appears in: ¡Bienvenido a Gary! Mexicans in the Steel City
Steel Mills of Gary, Indiana

Gary, Indiana is still home to some of the largest steel mills in the United States. Many Mexican immigrants were recruited to work in the mills like ones pictured here during the United States Steel Strike of 1919.

Image courtesy of Indiana Historical Society.

This file appears in: ¡Bienvenido a Gary! Mexicans in the Steel City

By The Discover Indiana team
The Mexican Experience in Gary Thousands of Mexican immigrants first migrated to Indiana to work as strikebreakers for United States Steel during the Great Steel Strike of 1919. In the following decades, the Mexican population survived…