Mpororo smelter on the Kilimanjaro steppe from 1911. Traditional method of African iron extraction in a dome-shaped racing furnace, melting furnace. The men use long blowpipes to conduct oxygen into the furnace to generate the high temperatures required for smelting iron ore, Africa, school picture, illustration, reproduction from a 19th century model. School picture, mural, authentic, file restored for optimal use, exact date of original unknown, historical
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Mpororo smelter on the Kilimanjaro steppe from 1911. Traditional method of African iron extraction in a dome-shaped racing furnace, melting furnace. The men use long blowpipes to conduct oxygen into the furnace to generate the high temperatures required for smelting iron ore, Africa, school picture, illustration, reproduction from a 19th century model. School picture, mural, authentic, file restored for optimal use, exact date of original unknown, historical

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Jul 04, 2026

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Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

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BRK26H32_394

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