English: Chobei Tanaka was Japan's first pioneer of the iron industry. In 1887, an ironworks was established in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture.
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『釜石製鉄所七十年史』富士製鉄釜石製鉄所、1955年発行 NCID:BN05767130
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Chobei Tanaka died in 1901, and this photo was taken before then.
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