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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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Red Dot Potato Chip Workers

Date: 1939
Description: A group portrait of female workers at the Red Dot Potato Chip Company. Fourth from the left in the top row is Vivian Harrison Matheson, identified by Ellis...
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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 Standard Type "AN" Hoist in Machine Shop

Date: 1910
Description: A standard Pawling & Harnischfeger type "AN" hoist crane in the Nordberg Erecting shop. Many parts are sitting on the shop floor.
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Painters in Library Reading Room

Date: 1923
Description: Men in work clothes stand on scaffolding in the library reading room of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Desks below are covered with drop cloths. The rea...
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P&H 5-Ton Auxiliary Type "M" Hoist

Date: 02 10 1913
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 5-ton type "M" auxiliary hoist at the Belmont Iron Works. A man wearing a hat is in the cab. The monorail hoist crane, used in stee...
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P&H Single Line Grab Bucket Hoist

Date: 1913
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger single line grab bucket in an unknown foundry. There is a man in a suit and tie and wearing a cap, who is holding the rope attached...
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Grab Bucket on 25-Ton Type "AN" Crane

Date: 1913
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 3-ton grab bucket suspended from a 25-ton type "AN" crane with a 5-ton auxiliary type "A" trolley in an unidentified foundry. A ma...
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2 P&H Type "AN" Cranes in Foundry Operation

Date: 1916
Description: Two 50-ton Pawling & Harnischfeger type "AN" cranes with 10-ton auxiliary hoists in a foundry operation in Columbus, Ohio. Men are on the foundry floor, an...
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Two P&H Type "AN" Cranes with Standard Bottom Block

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Description: Two Pawling & Harnischfeger Type "AN" cranes with standard bottom blocks holding metal ladles in a foundry operation. The upper half, as well as other area...
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P&H Type "GN" Low Overhead Crane in Tanning Operation

Date: 1920
Description: View across room of tanks and a Pawling & Harnischfeger type "GN" low overhead crane in a tanning operation. Men are standing on the left towards the back ...
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MEC&MC Lumber Crane in Lumber Storage Area

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Description: Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company lumber crane in a lumber storage area at the Long Bell Lumber Company. The sign on the crane reads "The Mi...
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MEC&MC Lumber Crane

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Description: Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company lumber crane at the Long Bell Lumber Company. The cab is stamped "Milwaukee Electric Crane & Mfg. Co., 5 T...
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Flatbed Rail Car Loaded with MEC&MC Crane Parts

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Description: A flatbed rail car, possibly on the packing floor at the Milwaukee Electric Crane Co., loaded with trolleys, motors, cases, and other parts needed to assem...
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MEC&MC 15-Ton Type "N" Bridge with Type "A" Trolley

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Description: Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company 15-Ton type "N" bridge crane with a type "A" trolley and a standard bottom block. The crane is loading mat...
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Bridge and Trolley Installation in a Factory

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Description: Pawling and Harnischfeger bridge and trolley in a factory.
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Springfield Works Conveyor System

Date: 1937
Description: A conveyor system suspended from the ceiling at International Harvester's Springfield Works transports truck parts across the workroom floor. There are sky...
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Mounting Cab at Springfield Works

Date: 1937
Description: A factory worker standing by a truck cab as it is lowered onto the assembly line at International Harvester's Springfield Works. Another man near a railing...
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Assembling Truck Grills at Springfield Works

Date: 03 15 1937
Description: Factory workers assemble the grill of a truck at International Harvester's Springfield Works.
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Columbus Library

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Description: Interior view of the Columbus Library looking toward children's room. In the foreground is a reading table, and librarian's desk. There are also bookshelve...

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