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Early P&H 5-Ton Traveling Crane

Date: 1910
Description: Interior view of an early Pawling and Harnischfeger crane design with cab-operated dial controls. The stencil on the crane says "Pawling and Harnischfeger ...
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P&H 20-Ton Traveling Crane in Machine Shop

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Description: Elevated view of shop floor of an early Pawling and Harnischfeger 20-ton type "N" dial controlled cab-operated traveling crane. The crane is in machine sho...
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Sheet Metal Factory Worker

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Description: A boy (teenager?) works in a sheet metal factory.
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The Tool Room

Date: 08 25 1945
Description: Men working in the tool room, located in the northeast corner of Building #15.
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Attaching Tread to Tire

Date: 01 06 1947
Description: Tire builder Arnold Brandt rolls the tread onto a heavy service truck tire.
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Gisholt Metal Worker #1

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Description: Straight-on standing portrait of a Gisholt laborer in work apron, suspenders, boots and brimmed hat. Taken outdoors before a white sweep, he is standing wi...
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Gisholt Metal Worker #2

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Description: Portrait oftwo Gisholt laborers. One man is in profile and the other is facing front. They are wearing work aprons, suspenders, boots and brimmed hats. Tak...
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Gisholt Metal Worker #3

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Description: Portrait of two Gisholt laborers. One man is in profile and the other is facing front. They are wearing work aprons, suspenders, boots and brimmed hats. Ta...
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Gisholt Metal Worker #4

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Description: Portrait of two Gisholt laborers. One man is in profile and the other is in semi-profile. They are wearing work aprons, suspenders, boots and brimmed hats....
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Construction of Gisholt Building

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Description: View of construction of the skywalk across Baldwin Street at the Gisholt plant, facing East Washington Avenue. Two workers, one obscured by a beam, are unl...
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Factory of Comet Aircraft Engines

Date: 11 07 1929
Description: Interior view of a factory floor. Machinery by Whitcomb Manufacturing Company is in the right foreground, and a Comet 7-cylinder aircraft engine is in the ...
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Women Workers at Chaney Instrument Company

Date: 1943
Description: Five women are sitting around a table with machinery and various pieces of equipment. Three of the women are drinking coffee, and one woman is smoking. Wom...

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