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Sid Standing with Colleague

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Description: Sid and a colleague standing in what appears to be a work area. Sid is leaning back, while holding a pair of eyeglasses in his right hand and grasping his ...
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Interior View of Gisholt Machine Company

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Description: Interior view of Gisholt Machine Company. Two men are standing next to large machinery, marked with the name "GRAY."
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Grinding Wheel at Gisholt Machine Company

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Description: Close-up of an industrial grinding wheel throwing sparks at the Gisholt Machine Company.
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Gisholt Milling Machine

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Description: Elevated view of a milling machine inside the Gisholt Machine Company. A male employee on the left is working with the machine.
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Workers Printing the "Gisholt Crib"

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Description: Elevated view of two employees running the internal printing press of Gisholt Machine Company. They are printing product pamphlets.
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Two Managers Posing with Large Machine at Gisholt Machine Company

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Description: Two men in button-down shirts and neckties are standing in front of a large metal tooling machine in a corner of the Gisholt Machine Company factory. Large...
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Operator of a Rod Cutting Machine at Gisholt Machine Company

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Description: Elevated view of a worker supervising a rod cutting machine at the Gisholt Machine Company factory.
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Man Sitting on Factory Floor at Gisholt Machine Company

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Description: A male office worker wearing a white shirt and necktie is sitting cross-legged on a blueprint drawing on the factory floor at Gisholt Machine Company. The ...
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Tom 'n Jerry Event

Date: 12 1958
Description: Two male employees of Gisholt Machine Company advertise an upcoming holiday party at 1540 Morrison Street. One of the them, formally dressed in suit and ti...
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Schaerer Machine

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Description: Side view of the Schaerer metalworking (?) machine.
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12E-RING WE

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Description: Close-up of a machine.
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Two Workers at Gisholt Machine Company

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Description: Elevated view of two Gisholt workers operating machinery on the factory floor. They are wearing t-shirts and jeans or khaki work pants; both men have rags ...
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Gisholt Machine on Man's Head

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Description: Funny portrait of a man looking up at a Gisholt machine resting on top of a his bald head. Below the round Gisholt trademark is the number 372-7306A.
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Gisholt Balancing Machine

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Description: Gisholt Dyanetric Type U Balancing Machine? Label pasted in bottom right corner reads "Type U Between Center Checking Machine."
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Gisholt Static Balancer

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Description: Drill press and static balancer set up in front of a dark backdrop. The factory ceiling is in the upper background. A plate on the front of the balancer re...
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UJP Compressor Turbine

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Description: UJP Compressor Turbine by Gisholt Machine Company.
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Dynetric 3U Balancer

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Description: A male employee standing at a machine. The caption along the left reads: "No. 9274A/Balancing a crankshaft in a Dynetric 3U Balancer." Gisholt Machine Comp...
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13S Rayon Spinner

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Description: Commercial / industrial 13S Rayon Spinner set up on a dark backdrop.
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Gisholt Pump Impeller

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Description: 1S Pump Impeller disassembled on tabletop with dark draped background.
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Sid Posing in Gisholt Darkroom

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Description: Portrait of Sid posing in the Gisholt darkroom while smoking a cigar. He is sitting in a chair and is wearing a ripped, button up white shirt with a bow ti...

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