An undated look inside the Hardie-Tynes Co. erection shop on 28th Street North near Sloss Furnaces in Birmingham. The company was founded in 1895 by William Hardie and William Tynes, according to Bhamwiki.com. Over the decades, the company produced many things using iron and steel, including ship engines, propeller screws, valves and gates used in the dam now known as Hoover Dam, air compressors and equipment for public utilities. The company ceased operations in 2016. Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress.
This article appears in the August 2026 issue of Business Alabama.
