Photograph
Gisholt Metal Worker #2
| 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. Taken outdoors before a white sweep, they are standing on opposite sides of the anvil placed on a wooden platform. The man on the right is holding a smaller hammer to demonstrate how workers forge hot metal into shape by pounding, while the man on the left is holding the metal bar in place with a sledgehammer in one hand and tongs in the other hand. |
| Image ID: | 132651 |
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| Creation Date: | date unknown |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Madison |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Gisholt Machine Company |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | PH 7114 Box 1, Sleeve 15 |
| Original Dimensions: | 10 x 8 inches |
| This image, numbered 107, is one in a set of four in this collection that demonstrates manual foundry labor. |
| Manual work |
| Shoes |
| Aprons |
| Hats |
| Work clothes |
| Hammers |
| Tools |
| Factories |
| Machinery industry |
| Moustache |
| Outdoor photography |
| Portrait photography |
| Blacksmiths |
| Blue collar workers |
| This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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