JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Johnstown-area artist Joseph Hensel owns multiple storage containers filled with old Bethlehem Steel Corp. and U.S. Steel foundry patterns, documents and other materials of local historic significance.
He accumulated the items over the years to use in his artwork.
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