Photograph
Allis-Chalmers Company
| Plate Steel Spiral Casing for 70,000 horse-power Niagara Falls hydraulic turbine unit at the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company erecting shop. The casting inlet diameter is 15 feet while the overall diameter is 50 feet. The plate thickness varies from 7/8 to 1 1/4 inches. Note the automobile in the lower right corner for scale. |
| Image ID: | 2045 |
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| Creation Date: | |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Milwaukee |
| County: | Milwaukee |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Allis-Chalmers Company manufacturing photographs, ca. 1870-1920 and ca. 1938-1958 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 403 |
| Original Dimensions: | unknown |
| This collection contains photographs of technical operations in the manufacture of heavy machinery at the Allis-Chalmers plant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
| Blue collar workers |
| Work clothes |
| Factories |
| Automobile industry and trade |
| Metal industry |
| Indoor photography |
| Men |
| Automobiles |
| 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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