In 1945, the mills turned their attentions to the war effort.  This mill was forging shells.

Another interior view of shell forging.

These men are finishing axels before shipping them out of the mill.

The stock yard was always full of materials.

Another view of materials is the stock yard.

This roll mill was located at the Gautier works.

These wheels were for the railcars made at the railcar shop in Franklin Boro.

Inside the Wire Plant.

Wire was "drawn" through various size openings to make it smaller in diameter.

These rolls of wire were being galvanized.  It was a process with several steps.

This machine made fencing.

All these rolls of wire were drawn in Johnstown.