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Bridge Drives
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Bridge drives that the City of Milwaukee purchased and used. Falk caption reads,"Unit drives the opening of Broadway Street. Unit opens each half of the bridge, powered by a 50 HP motor. Emergency and service brakes are shown enclosed at each end of motor."
April 23, 1965
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W012GG5
WHi 50402
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Transportation of TCD Drives
May 1965
TCD drive that was later purchased by U.S. Steel (Allegheny Project) and used by Gary Steel Works.
Stacker Drive
May 1976
View of a FPD product cut that was a later component of a stacker drive. This particular unit was purchased by Jervis B. Webb and was exported to South America. Original Falk caption reads, "Shows ...
Industry Drive
April 30, 1965
This drive was purchased by Pennsylvania Engineering and used by Republic Steel Cleveland. Falk caption reads,"BOF drive, for specifications see Engineering File." An employee stands in the backgro...
Shaft Mount BOF Drive
May 25, 1967
BOF drive that was later purchased by Chicago Bridge and Iron Company and used by Crucible Steel of Midland, Pennsylvania.
TCD Drives
May 1965
TCD drives that were purchased by U.S. Steel (Allegheny Project) and used by Gary Steel Works. Falk caption reads, "Various manufacturing and assembly photos of TCD secondary drives on Allegheny pr...
Manufacturing a Marine Propulsion Drive
December 1980
Al Strobel works on a later component of a marine propulsion drive. Falk caption reads, "Prototype-new 1980 smallest size, used by Falk. In process photos of 145 MR unit...these photos record trans...
