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| Date: | 05 02 1956 |
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| Description: | Father demonstrates controls of a mini-race car as his daughter sits in the car. |
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| Description: | Billy Huber of Reading, PA, dubbed "America's most popular motorcycle competition rider" by the American Motorcycle Association, is shown astride his Harle... |
| Date: | 02 1943 |
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| Description: | Enola O'Connell, the only woman welder at the Heil Company during World War II, working on gasoline trailer tanks. A 32-year-old widow and the mother of o... |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | Freedom House in flames after Milwaukee Police fired tear gas into the building. Two armed officers stand in front of the burning building. Both officers h... |
| Date: | 05 16 1958 |
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| Description: | Milwaukee Braves first baseman Joe Adcock swinging a bat, possibly in spring training 1958. Known for his power, Adcock had an off year in 1958, hitting 1... |
| Date: | 06 08 1959 |
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| Description: | Lew Burdette, pitcher for the Milwaukee Braves baseball team, swinging a bat against the Chicago Cubs on June 8, 1959. Burdette, always known as a good hit... |
| Date: | 12 07 1955 |
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| Description: | A worker welds together sections of a press slide that was later purchased by Federal Engineering and used by the automotive industry. |
| Date: | 03 03 1956 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 04 14 1956 |
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| Description: | Two men simultaneously weld. According to an original Falk caption, "rough weight. 72000 pound est.-Unit was rough machine to with [sic]. 1/4 inch o... |
| Date: | 06 14 1957 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 06 1957 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 11 13 1959 |
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| Description: | Two male employees weld a large gear. Original Falk caption reads, "Made in halves, 16 feet to zero inch in diameter on the top. Ribs 4 1/2 OL. Premachine ... |
| Date: | 03 27 1963 |
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| Description: | A man welds at the base of an upper chamber. This upper chamber or pressure vessel was purchased by Adamson-United Company of Akron, Ohio, and used by B.F.... |
| Date: | 01 07 1964 |
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| Description: | Employees in protective clothing near aluminum rolling mill drive. Falk caption reads,"Drawing number 415731 and 415732, patent number 605385. View shows b... |
| Date: | 05 1965 |
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| Description: | Pinion stand that was later purchased by U.S. Steel (Allegheny Project) and used by Gary Steel Works. Falk caption reads, "Various manufacturing and assemb... |
| Date: | 06 16 1969 |
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| Description: | Paper mill debarker drum that was purchased and used by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company. Man in photograph is unidentified. |
| Date: | 05 08 1970 |
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| Description: | Man welding a 0200R Mixco. Falk caption reads, "Shows stick welding of housing wrapper inside." |
| Date: | 07 09 1970 |
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| Description: | Male employee, John Beck, welding a mud guard to a gear. |
| Date: | 07 09 1970 |
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| Description: | Male employee, John Beck, arc welding a mud guard to a split ring gear. |
| Date: | 12 1972 |
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| Description: | View of a large casting made in the foundry. A male employee, Arthur Beoman, stands next to the casting as it is being lifted. This unit was purchased by C... |
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