Photograph
Atlas Concrete Products Truck
| An International truck owned by Atlas Concrete Products, Inc. parked in front of industrial buildings. A man is standing on the right hosing off the truck. In the background another man is in a glassed-in office at the base of a tall industrial tower. |
| Image ID: | 95076 |
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| Creation Date: | 08 21 1956 |
| Creator Name: | International Harvester Company |
| City: | Flint |
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| State: | Michigan |
| Collection Name: | International Harvester Company corporate archives central file (documented series), 1819-1998 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | MCC MSS 6Z, Box 1256, Folder 5920 |
| Original Dimensions: | 8.5 x 10 inches |
| A note accompanying the photograph reads: "Photograph MG-1428) -- Automation is the key to increased production capacity of Atlas Concrete Products, Inc., Flint, Mich. Completely glass enclosed, air-conditioned dispatcher's office is the nerve center of Atlas' automated operation which has boosted concrete output from 350 yards to 1,800 yards a day. Here, a maze of controls under the guidance of skilled operators electronically meter varying amounts of cement, aggregates, and water to waiting mixing trucks, like International model RF-192 with six-yard body. To handle this increased production, Atlas has expanded its truck fleet to 50 units, most of which are International heavy-duty six-wheel models. The firm is the subject of a feature article in the September issue of 'International Trail' magazine, nationally-circulated publication of International Harvester Company." |
| Work clothes |
| Agricultural machinery industry |
| Cement industries |
| Industrial buildings |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Signs and symbols |
| Conveying machinery |
| Trucks |
| Water |
| Offices |
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