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Hess and Sons Cooperage

Date: 1949
Description: Interior view of Frank J. Hess and Sons barrel-making factory, 1952 Atwood Avenue at Schenck's Corners. Pictured l to r: Frank Jr., Edward, Joseph, Tony, a...
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Fauerbach Brewery

Date: 1885
Description: Exterior view of Fauerbach's Brewery at 651-53 Williamson Street.
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Pickle Cellar at Oscar Mayer

Date: 11 20 1931
Description: Barrels of pickles stacked in a room at Oscar Mayer.
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U.S. Post Office & Courthouse Under Construction

Date: 05 01 1928
Description: Looking south at rear of the building nearly complete, with barrels and lamppost.
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Scale at Mautz Paint

Date: 04 15 1929
Description: Man weighing a container on an old scale at the Mautz Paint Company.
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Oscar Mayer Plant with Toledo Scale

Date: 02 28 1928
Description: Oscar Mayer plant interior with Toledo Scale.
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Hess Barrel Company

Date: 06 14 1927
Description: Loading barrels into a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad car behind the Hess Barrel Company (cooperage) at about 1950 Atwood Avenue. Stacks of oak barrel h...
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Mautz Paint Company Shipping Department

Date: 03 03 1927
Description: Interior view of shipping department at Mautz Paint Company.
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Coolant Equipment Corporation

Date: 02 14 1957
Description: Two men moving an oil barrel at Coolant Equipment Corporation.
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Coolant Equipment Corporation

Date: 02 14 1957
Description: A man is clamping a barrel onto a hydraulic barrel lifter at the Coolant Equipment Corporation.
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Hess Cooperage Sawmill

Date: 1952
Description: Three employees working at the Hess Cooperage sawmill, quarter sawing oak logs to make staves and heads for barrels.
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Oak Logs Used in Barrel Making

Date: 1952
Description: Pile of oak logs used in barrel making at the Hess Cooperage. Also seen are stacks of heads and staves curing in the open air.
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Hess Brothers with Large Oak Log

Date: 1952
Description: Joe Hess, Eddie Hess, and Foots Hess (l to r) of the Hess Cooperage pose with a large oak log which will be cut into staves and heads for barrels. Houses ...
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Oak Barrel Staves and Heads Curing

Date: 1952
Description: Stacks of oak barrel staves and heads curing outdoors behind the Hess Cooperage, near Atwood Avenue. The round stacks are the heads and the square stacks ...
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Milling Barrel Staves

Date: 1952
Description: Two employees of the Hess Cooperage, working at machines that are milling oak lumber into staves for barrels.
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Using a Draw Knife to Shape a Barrel Stave

Date: 1952
Description: Frank "Foots" Hess Jr. using a draw knife to shape an oak barrel stave at the Hess Cooperage. Also known as "schnitzeling on the schnitzelbank".
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Oak Barrel Heads and Staves Curing

Date: 1952
Description: Large stacks of oak barrel heads and staves curing outdoors at the Hess Cooperage.
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Hess Cooperage Sawmill

Date: 1952
Description: Sawmill, for cutting barrel heads and staves out of oak logs, behind the Hess Cooperage.
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Joe Hess Finishing Barrel Heads

Date: 1952
Description: Joe Hess finishing barrel heads at the Hess Cooperage.
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Quarter Sawing Barrel Staves and Heads

Date: 1952
Description: Hess Cooperage employees cutting quarter sawn pieces of oak into barrel staves and heads at the sawmill behind the cooperage.

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