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Shooting for the Moon

Date: 05 14 1963
Description: Lunar trajectory paths and computations on a blackboard are discussed by employees of Milwaukee's Astronautics, Inc.
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Two Men Inspecting a Gear

Date: 11 21 1958
Description: Two men inspect a large gear which was later purchased by DeLaval Steam Turbine Company of Trenton, New Jersey. Original Falk caption reads, "This gear is ...
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Spacer Coupling

Date: 08 30 1965
Description: Man standing near spacer coupling that Chicago Bridge and Iron-East Chicago Industry later purchased and Inland Steel later used. Falk caption reads, "3340...
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Couplings

Date: 05 1965
Description: Couplings that were purchased by U.S. Steel (Allegheny Project) and used by Gary Steel Works. The man in the photograph is D. Ferch. There is also a man wo...
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Secondary TCD Drives

Date: 05 1965
Description: Secondary TCD drive that was purchased by U.S. Steel (Allegheny Project) and used by Gary Steel Works. The male employee in the photograph is Jim Kolbeck.
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Large Pinion Stand

Date: 05 1965
Description: Pinion stand that was purchased by U.S. Steel (Allegheny Project) and used by Gary Steel Works. Male employee in the photograph is Jim Kolbeck.
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Solid Foot Radicons

Date: 06 24 1966
Description: Solid foot radicons. Original Falk caption reads, "43145 is stock of solid-foot radicons in plant 2." The male employee in the photograph is Jim Jones.
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Centrifugal Pump

Date: 09 15 1966
Description: 240P double piloted coupling. This coupling helps compile the centrifugal pump that was purchased by Foster Wheeler Corporation and later used by Commonwea...
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Man Standing in Gear Couplings

Date: 12 30 1966
Description: The 220 G20 gear coupling pictured was later purchased by L.W. Nash Company. Falk caption reads, "220 G20 Gear Coupling per assembly, Drawing number 418288...
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Shaft Mount BOF Drive

Date: 05 25 1967
Description: BOF drive that was later purchased by Chicago Bridge and Iron Company and used by Crucible Steel of Midland, Pennsylvania.
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Large Mill Drive

Date: 10 29 1968
Description: Mill drive purchased by Allis Chalmers and used by Duval. Original Falk caption reads, "260 inch x 34 inch single helical split ring gear... part of a phot...
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No. 1-B Hammer Mill

Date: 04 05 1935
Description: Mr. W.L. Jens, manager of International Harvester's Milwaukee branch house, and Mr. F.C. Kohlmeyer look at a No. 1-B hammer mill.
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Service Managers in a Tractor Plant

Date: 10 1935
Description: Southwest District branch service managers touring the factory floor at Milwaukee Works. Original caption reads: "Milwaukee Works, Some of the group of Ser...
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Gun Carriage at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1941
Description: Milwaukee Works foremen and supervisors posing in front of a "high-speed, modernized gun carriage." At the right is Superintendent V.A. Guebard, and next t...
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Frank Arthur Sillman

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Frank Arthur Sillman, Milwaukee accountant.
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Singer Truck

Date: 1937
Description: A man carrying a box exits the passenger side of an International D-2 panel truck used by the Singer Sewing Machine Company. The text on the box reads: "Si...
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Fowler McCormick Speaking at Milwaukee Works

Date: 09 14 1942
Description: Fowler McCormick, president of the International Harvester Company, stands at a podium to address the audience at the Milwaukee Works "E" award ceremony. T...
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Golden Guernsey Dairy Employees

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Description: An outdoor group portrait of the employees of the Golden Guernsey Dairy, posed in front of the building.
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George Brumder at Work

Date: 05 1878
Description: George Brumder, in a three-piece suit and wearing pince-nez eyeglasses, is sitting in a swivel chair at a roll top desk. His unidentified secretary is sitt...

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