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Men Planning for World War II Scrap Drive

Date: 1942
Description: International Harvester dealer Charles Landaal signs a pledge to help collect scrap as part of Governor Julius P. Heil's "MacArthur Week" scrap drive. Milw...
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East High School Shop Class

Date: 03 01 1945
Description: O.I. Dhein, instructor, with East High School shop students Bob Somerville, Carl Carlson and Francis Lockman working on the aluminum heads for canes they w...
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Zimmerman Steel Company Truck

Date: 1930
Description: Two men standing on the back of an International truck used by the Zimmerman Steel Company. Text on the truck reads: "Zimmerman Steel Company, Bittendorf, ...
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Man Welding

Date: 12 07 1955
Description: A worker welds together sections of a press slide that was later purchased by Federal Engineering and used by the automotive industry.
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Two Employees Cutting Metal

Date: 03 03 1956
Description: Two long-time Falk employees, Bob Quitzow and Frank Ruscitti, work in the gas cutting department. Original Falk caption reads: "View of 'Bug' cutting Depar...
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Single Helical Mills Gears

Date: 06 15 1956
Description: Single helical mills gear that was later purchased by Nordberg and used by Universal Atlas Cement Company of Milwaukee. Original Falk caption reads: "23/29...
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Heat Treating Shop

Date: 09 04 1956
Description: A view looking west of several workers in the Heat Treating Department of the Falk Corporation.
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Mill Gears

Date: 10 09 1956
Description: Original Falk caption reads: "Mill Gears, 21 or 22.289T, 1 1/2 DP, 26 inch F. 100 hp, 18.3 rpm mills." Purchaser was Allis Chalmers and it was used by the ...
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Screw Press Washers

Date: 02 14 1957
Description: A male employee stands near a screw press washer. The speed reducer shown is a Right Angle, Double Red. Later purchased and used by the American Boxboard C...
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Employee Standing Near Roll Drive Pinion

Date: 04 18 1957
Description: This roll drive pinion was purchased by E.W. Bliss Co of Salem, Ohio, and later used by Empire Steel Company. Falk original caption reads: "Forging being p...
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Man Oversees Roll Drive Pinion

Date: 04 19 1957
Description: A man oversees the manufacturing process of a roll drive pinion which was purchased by E.W. Bliss Company of Salem, Ohio, and used by Empire Steel Company....
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Two Men Welding a Sugar Mill Drive

Date: 06 14 1957
Description: Two seated men weld a sugar mill drive that was later purchased by E.L. Dennis Engineering Company of New Orleans, Louisiana and used by A. Wilbert's Sons ...
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Seated Man Welding a Sugar Mill Drive

Date: 06 1957
Description: A seated man welds a sugar mill drive that was later purchased by E.L. Dennis Engineering Company of New Orleans, Louisiana and used by A. Wilbert's Sons M...
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Parallel Double Red Shaft

Date: 07 03 1957
Description: Two male employees ease the top half of a metal casing over a Parallel Double Red Shaft that was purchased by E.L. Smidth and Company. Original Falk captio...
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Gears Used in Gear Laboratory

Date: 11 25 1957
Description: A male employee operates a large machine at the Falk Corporation. The gear was purchased and used by the Falk Corporation. Original Falk caption reads: "Th...
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Large Helical Hub Gear

Date: 06 07 1963
Description: Single large helical hub gear that was a component of an oxygen furnace drive. This gear was purchased by Morgan Engineering Company and used by Pittsburgh...
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Employee with Bowl Casting

Date: 10 29 1965
Description: A male employee inspects a discharge bowl that was later purchased by Fairbanks Morse and Company of Beloit, Wisconsin, and used by the Department of the I...
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Primary Drive

Date: 05 31 1968
Description: Primary drive that was manufactured in the Special High Speed Division. This drive was later purchased and used by the Vertol Division/Boeing Corporation. ...
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Large Mill Drive

Date: 07 22 1970
Description: Large mill drive that was purchased by Koppers Corporation and used by Hanna Mining. Original Falk caption reads, "Large ring gear made to 1970. First ring...
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Large Ring Gear

Date: 01 19 1971
Description: View of a 29 foot in diameter ring gear that is a component of a ball mill drive on a truck. This ring gear was purchased by Koppers and used by Hannah Min...

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