Aircraft Manufacturer and 7-Cylinder Comet Engine | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Aircraft Manufacturer and 7-Cylinder Comet Engine

Aircraft Manufacturer and 7-Cylinder Comet Engine | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Left side view of the 7-cylinder Comet engine fitted to the nose of an aircraft under construction. The fuselage is standing on the factory floor. A work table and exit doors to the outside are in the background.
DESCRIPTION
Left side view of the 7-cylinder Comet engine fitted to the nose of an aircraft under construction. The fuselage is standing on the factory floor. A work table and exit doors to the outside are in the background.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:132999
Creation Date: 07 22 1929
Creator Name:Unknown
City:
County:
State:California
Collection Name:Gisholt Machine Company negatives and photographs, circa 1900-circa 1960 (bulk circa 1910-circa 1930)
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:negative, original
Original Format Number:PH 7114 Box 2, Sleeve 6
Original Dimensions:10 x 8 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This image is one of forty-nine photographs in this Gisholt Machine Company collection documenting the Comet Engine Corporation. Gisholt Machine Company purchased the the Comet factory in Oakland, California and moved it to Madison, Wisconsin in 1929.
SUBJECTS
Indoor photography
Aircraft supplies industry
Airplanes
Airplane engines
Industrial buildings
Machinery industry

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