Preparing St. Paul Works for Gun Manufacture | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Preparing St. Paul Works for Gun Manufacture

Preparing St. Paul Works for Gun Manufacture | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Factory workers use a crane mounted on a truck to unload a transformer on the loading dock of International Harvester's St. Paul Works. Original caption reads: "Medium Caliber Artillery Gun Manufacture. A vast amount of machinery had to be assembled to put the plant in operation in the shortest possible time.  Here a part of a transformer is moved into the plant for the plant's electric power system."
DESCRIPTION
Factory workers use a crane mounted on a truck to unload a transformer on the loading dock of International Harvester's St. Paul Works. Original caption reads: "Medium Caliber Artillery Gun Manufacture. A vast amount of machinery had to be assembled to put the plant in operation in the shortest possible time. Here a part of a transformer is moved into the plant for the plant's electric power system."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:59466
Creation Date:circa 09 19 1941
Creator Name:International Harvester Company
City:St. Paul
County:
State:Minnesota
Collection Name:International Harvester Company photo albums, circa 1899-1965
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:MCC MSS 7Z, Album 555 Page 52
Original Dimensions:9 x 7.25 inches
SUBJECTS
Outdoor photography
Hats
Work clothes
Cities and towns
Factories
Cranes, derricks, etc.
War work
World War, 1939-1945
Men
Electric apparatus and appliances
Automobiles
Cargo handling
Conveying machinery
Loading docks
Railroad tracks
Trucks
Blue collar workers
Manual work

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