Photograph
Factory of Comet Aircraft Engines
| Interior view of a factory floor. Machinery by Whitcomb Manufacturing Company is in the right foreground, and a Comet 7-cylinder aircraft engine is in the center of the floor. A man, leaning against the wall by a machine, is looking towards the photographer. The room also includes an enclosed work space with tools, and is surrounded by a chain link fence. |
| Image ID: | 133110 |
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| Creation Date: | 11 07 1929 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
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| 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 2, Sleeve 35 |
| Original Dimensions: | 10 x 8 inches |
| This image is one of forty-nine photographs in this Gisholt Machine Company collection documenting the Comet Engine Corporation. Gisholt Machine Company purchased the the Comet factory in Oakland, California and moved it to Madison, Wisconsin in 1929. |
| Factories |
| Fences |
| Machinery |
| Indoor photography |
| Airplane engines |
| Blue collar workers |
| Windows |
| Hats |
| Work clothes |
| Tools |
| Aircraft industry |
| Aircraft supplies industry |
| This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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