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| Description: | Indoor view of the Spirit of Saint Louis, the first airplane to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a non-stop flight, displayed in the Smithsonian Institute. The ... |
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| Description: | A view of the airship, "Los Angeles," in Hangar No. One, at the Naval Air Station. The hangar was erected in 1920, and the airship was completed in 1924. |
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| Description: | A view of the interior of airship Hangar No. One at the Naval Air Station. The "Los Angeles," completed in 1924, is found on the left, and a J-3 blimp, fi... |
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| Description: | A view of the interior of airship Hangar No. One at the Naval Air Station. The "Los Angeles," completed in 1924, is found on the right, and a J-3 blimp, fi... |
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| Description: | A view of the exterior of Hangar No. One, a steel structure erected in 1920, at the Naval Air Station and the "Los Angeles," an airship completed in 1924, ... |
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| Description: | A view of the "Los Angeles" refueling at the Naval Air Station. The airship, completed in 1924, is seen at a tower, flying over a field. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of the pump double inlet pipe for a Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2). Some further details of the engine are visible as well. |
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| Description: | Gisholt 52" vertical boring mill. The machine has a turret head on the left hand side and "an attachment for crowning pulleys or fly wheels, capable of fin... |
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| Description: | Standard type of Gisholt Vertical Boring and Turning Mills manufactured as 52, 60, 64, and 72 inches. Gisholt was the first company to specialize in heavy ... |
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| Description: | Gisholt 22" Turret Lathe. The metal stamp states: "American Turret Lathe Mfg. Co. Patented December 26, 1899. Semi-Automatic. Warren, PA." The Pennsylvania... |
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| Description: | Gisholt Standard Turret Lathe. The metal stamp states: "Gisholt Machine Co. Madison, Wis., U.S.A." Gisholt was the first company to specialize in heavy typ... |
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| Description: | Standard Turret Lathe, "Conradson," by American Turret Lathe Company in Wilmington, Delaware, "Patented December 26, 1899." Gisholt was the first company t... |
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| Description: | Gisholt Standard Turret Lathe. The metal stamp states: "Gisholt Machine Co. Madison, Wis., U.S.A." Gisholt was the first company to specialize in heavy typ... |
| Date: | 07 22 1929 |
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| Description: | Left side view of the 7-cylinder Comet engine fitted to the nose of an aircraft under construction. The fuselage is standing on the factory floor. A work t... |
| Date: | 01 24 1930 |
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| Description: | View from front of a 7-cylinder Comet airplane engine undergoing assembly. The engine is mounted to a wooden stand, located in a brick manufacturing buildi... |
| Date: | 06 01 1929 |
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| Description: | Two 7-cylinder Comet engines assembled with cams are set up on a factory floor. Supported in opposing engine stands vertically and horizontally, they are u... |
| Date: | 01 24 1930 |
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| Description: | View towards a factory man working at a plant that assembled Comet engines for aircraft. The man is standing at a desk fitted with instruments in a narrow ... |
| Date: | 01 24 1930 |
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| Description: | View of two factory men at work desks at a plant that assembled Comet aircraft engines. They are sitting on wooden stools between Korn scales in a narrow b... |
| Date: | 07 26 1929 |
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| Description: | Straight-on view of the front crankcase of a 7-D Comet aircraft engine on a stand. It was made in front of a sheer backdrop inside a factory, with windows ... |
| Date: | 11 07 1929 |
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| Description: | Interior of a factory floor, with several large machines for manufacturing aircraft engines under the skylights. A Gisholt lathe is prominently pictured se... |
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