Photograph
Comet Engine Cutaway View with Female Model
| 3-D cutaway view of the mechanical substructure and configuration of a Comet aircraft engine showcased with a female model. The engine is partially encased in a rectangular frame that replicates the crankcase. A cylinder and its two valves jut out at the top and the cam and pistons are housed in the frame. A propeller shaft protrudes from the side of crankcase. The model is wearing a 1920s black, long-sleeved dress with silk or satin sleeves and skirt, drop waist and embellishments. She is also wearing a beaded necklace, and with her hair loosely styled in Marcel waves. |
| Image ID: | 133141 |
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| Creation Date: | 02 13 1930 |
| 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 39 |
| Original Dimensions: | 8 x 10 inches |
| This image is one of forty-nine photographs in this Gisholt Machine Company collection documenting the Comet Engine Corporation. It is one of three in this series with the female model. The other two can be seen in WHS archive files M2017-013.2.40 and .41. Gisholt Machine Company purchased the the Comet factory in Oakland, California and moved it to Madison, Wisconsin in 1929. |
| Portrait photography |
| Dresses |
| Jewelry |
| Aircraft industry |
| Aircraft supplies industry |
| Hairstyles |
| Indoor photography |
| Women |
| Airplane engines |
| Models |
| 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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