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First to Fly — Wright Brothers' Factory

Date: 1910
Description: Workers in the General Assembly Department of the Wright Brothers' airplane factory.
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P&H 20-Ton Traveling Crane in Machine Shop

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Description: Elevated view of shop floor of an early Pawling and Harnischfeger 20-ton type "N" dial controlled cab-operated traveling crane. The crane is in machine sho...
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P&H 30-Ton Traveling Crane in Power Plant

Date: 1920
Description: Interior view of an early Pawling and Harnischfeger 30-ton type "N" dial controlled cab-operated traveling crane. The stenciling on the crane reads "Pawlin...
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Early P&H 5-Ton Crane in Large Foundry

Date: 1910
Description: An early Pawling and Harnischfeger cab-operated crane with dial operated controllers and a 5-ton type "O" bridge with a type "A" trolley. The operator is i...
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P&H Traveling Electric Monorail Hoist

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Description: Pawling and Harnischfeger traveling electric monorail hoist carrying a piece of equipment at the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. There's an operator in th...
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P&H 60-Ton Bridge Crane with Two Hooks

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Description: A 60-ton Pawling & Harnischfeger type "AN" bridge crane with 10-ton type "A" trolley's and two hooks at power house for the Metropolitan Street Railway Co....
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P&H 20-Ton Type "AN" Crane with Standard Hook

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Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger type "AN" crane with a type "A" trolley and a standard hook at Holthoff Machinery Co., Power & Mining Machine Co. There is a man in...
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P&H 5-Ton Wall Crane Type "AN" Bridge Crane

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Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 5-ton special wall crane carrying a metal ladle below a type "AN" bridge crane with a suspended operators cab. The cranes are at th...
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P&H 50-Ton Type "AN" Bridge Crane at St. Louis Exposition

Date: 1904
Description: A Pawling & Harnischfeger 50-ton type "AN" bridge crane with a 10-ton type "A" trolley with standard a block at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair in either t...
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P&H 40-Ton Type "AN" Bridge Crane with Two Hooks

Date: 1906
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 40-ton bridge crane with a 10-ton 2 block type "A" trolley and two hooks. The crane is located at the West Allis Works. The crane i...
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P&H 3-Ton Grab Bucket on Monorail Hoist

Date: 07 19 1907
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger monorail hoist with a 3-ton grab bucket in the engine room of the Wisconsin Steel Co., which was a subsidiary of the International ...
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P&H Monorail Hoist with Lumber Handling Unit

Date: 1910
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger monorail hoist with a lumber handling unit, laden with lumber, with operator repositioning load as the hoist leaves the lumber shed...
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P&H Monorail Hoist With Lumber Handling Unit In Warehouse

Date: 1910
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger monorail hoist with lumber handling unit inside of an unidentified lumber warehouse. There is a man operating the unit.
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P&H Monorail Hoist with Lumber Handling Unit

Date: 1910
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 3-ton monorail hoist with lumber handling unit in an unidentified lumber shed with two men standing on a pile of lumber underneath ...
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P&H 2-Ton Monorail Hoist in Rail Storage House

Date: 1911
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 2-ton monorail hoist in the William Wharton Jr. & Co. rail storage house. There's a man in the cab and the text on the cab reads "P...
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P&H 3-Ton Monorail Hoist Unloading Lumber

Date: 1911
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 3-ton monorail hoist with an exterior closed cab and a lumber handling unit unloading lumber. There is a man in the cab of the cran...
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P&H 3-Ton Monorail Hoist in Lumber Storage Racks

Date: 1911
Description: A Pawling & Harnischfeger 3-ton monorail hoist in lumber storage racks. There's a man in the cab, and another man standing at the bottom of one of the stac...
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P&H 3-Ton Monorail Hoist In Lumber Mill

Date: 1912
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 3-ton monorail hoist in a lumber mill. There is an operator in the cab, and many men working on the floor of the mill.
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P&H 3-Ton Standard I-Beam Monorail Hoist in Lumber Mill

Date: 1912
Description: A standard Pawling & Harnischfeger 3-ton monorail hoist with lumber handling unit in a lumber mill. There is an operator in the cab, as well as a man with ...
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P&H 3-Ton Monorail Hoist

Date: 1912
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 3-ton monorail hoist with lumber handling unit operated by a man. There is a small shed in the background. The I-beam is stamped "P...

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