Worker Inspects Pistons at Indianapolis Works | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Worker Inspects Pistons at Indianapolis Works

Worker Inspects Pistons at Indianapolis Works | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Worker inspecting pistons at International Harvester's Indianapolis Motor Truck Engine Works. Original caption reads: "An inspection operation on the wrist pin holder and lock ring groove on piston. Pistons are inspected 100 percent on this operation. Pin holes must be held to .0001 in. Note power conveyor on which the pistons are hung to be carried along with the connecting-rod assemblies to the final piston and connecting-rod assembly."
DESCRIPTION
Worker inspecting pistons at International Harvester's Indianapolis Motor Truck Engine Works. Original caption reads: "An inspection operation on the wrist pin holder and lock ring groove on piston. Pistons are inspected 100 percent on this operation. Pin holes must be held to .0001 in. Note power conveyor on which the pistons are hung to be carried along with the connecting-rod assemblies to the final piston and connecting-rod assembly."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:11198
Creation Date: 10 1938
Creator Name:International Harvester Company
City:Indianapolis
County:
State:Indiana
Collection Name:International Harvester Company corporate archives central file (documented series), 1819-1998
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:M2002-181, box 10, folder 14, pg. 36
Original Dimensions:8 x 10 inches
SUBJECTS
Blue collar workers
Parts
Work clothes
Eyeglasses
Factories
Machinery industry
Trucks
Men
Indoor photography

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