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Welding a Milk Truck

Date: 1949
Description: Welding a milk truck at the Heil Corporation in Milwaukee. The Heil company was founded by German-born Julius P. Heil in 1901. As the Heil Rail Joint Wel...
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Enola the Welder

Date: 02 1943
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...
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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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Welding of a Boring Mill

Date: 04 14 1956
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...
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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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Man Welding a Gear Generation

Date: 11 13 1959
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 ...
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Welding of an Upper Chamber

Date: 03 27 1963
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....
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Stick Welding

Date: 05 08 1970
Description: Man welding a 0200R Mixco. Falk caption reads, "Shows stick welding of housing wrapper inside."
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Man Welding

Date: 07 09 1970
Description: Male employee, John Beck, welding a mud guard to a gear.
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Welding a Split Ring Gear

Date: 07 09 1970
Description: Male employee, John Beck, arc welding a mud guard to a split ring gear.
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Welding of a Worm Gear

Date: 07 1975
Description: A male employee, Harold Ladwig, welds an area on a worm gear. Original Falk caption reads, "A series of pictures taken in Weld Shop to illustrate steps in ...
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Shovel Base

Date: 09 12 1985
Description: Shovel base in the Falk foundry. This particular unit was purchased and used by Bucyrus Erie. Original Falk caption reads, "First job on VBM. Large weldmen...
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Shell Manufacture at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1941
Description: Factory worker wearing saftey goggles and welding a shell casing at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. Original caption reads: "75-Millimeter Shell...
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Young Sculptor

Date: 05 13 1968
Description: Thurman Butler, 16, with the sculpture he made while practicing cutting and welding techniques in a foundry course at Milwaukee Technical college. He calle...
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Welder

Date: 1952
Description: A man is working in a welding shop stick welding on a large bracket. He is wearing a welding helmet and leather gloves. On the left is an air exhaust pipe ...
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Another World

Date: 1957
Description: Sparks are flying as a welder is working on a column.

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