Sonatas XII-59 (Industry)

The mill on the hill on Iron Lane
Was the place Mayville’s iron works brought jobs and acclaim.
The Maysteel power house is shown from the rear
The iron ore was smelted in a building near here.

The old power house at the iron works in Mayville, Wisconsin. Later known as Maysteel, these iron works were the first in Wisconsin. Maysteel has now left Mayville, although it still has locations in the area. This building, on Iron Lane, is now used by a local machine shop and custom fabricating business. The photo was taken in September of 2015 with Pentax 6x7 MLU medium format SLR equipped with a 105 mm f/2.4 SMC Pentax 67 lens on Ilford HP4+ film. The negative was enlarged optically with a Beseler 23CIIXL enlarger and a 100 mm f/5.6 Schneider Componon-S lens on Ilford Multigrade FB Classic Double Weight Fiber Base silver gelatin photo paper. Processing was done archivally using Kodak chemistry, with a final toning with Kodak Rapid Selenium Toner, treated with hypo clearing agent, and washed in an archival washer.

All aspects of this print were handled in an authentic, pre-digital manner. Archival processing will ensure the maximum life span for this print.

This print (1/25) on 8” x 10” paper is available for purchase, mounted or unmounted. Please contact me if interested. Thank You.