Gisholt Metal Worker #4 | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Gisholt Metal Worker #4

Gisholt Metal Worker #4 | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Portrait of two Gisholt laborers. One man is in profile and the other is in semi-profile. They are wearing work aprons, suspenders, boots and brimmed hats. Taken outdoors before a white sweep, they are standing on opposite sides of the anvil placed on a wooden platform. The man on the right is holding a hammer to demonstrate pounding a white-hot metal band into shape, while the man on the left is holding the band in place with tongs in one hand to alternately pound with a smaller hammer with the other hand.
DESCRIPTION
Portrait of two Gisholt laborers. One man is in profile and the other is in semi-profile. They are wearing work aprons, suspenders, boots and brimmed hats. Taken outdoors before a white sweep, they are standing on opposite sides of the anvil placed on a wooden platform. The man on the right is holding a hammer to demonstrate pounding a white-hot metal band into shape, while the man on the left is holding the band in place with tongs in one hand to alternately pound with a smaller hammer with the other hand.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:132801
Creation Date:date unknown
Creator Name:Unknown
City:Madison
County:Dane
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Gisholt Machine Company negatives and photographs, circa 1900-circa 1960 (bulk circa 1910-circa 1930)
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:negative, original
Original Format Number:PH 7114 Box 1, Sleeve 17
Original Dimensions:10 x 8 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This image, numbered 111, is one in a set of four in this collection that demonstrates manual foundry labor.
SUBJECTS
Hammers
Tools
Factories
Hats
Moustache
Outdoor photography
Portrait photography
Blacksmiths
Blue collar workers
Work clothes
Shoes
Aprons
Manual work

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