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Early P&H Machine Shop
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Exterior view of one of the first Pawling & Harnischfeger machine shops. The building was built in 1886 on the corner of South First Street and East Oregon Street. Painted on both sides of the building are the words "Pawling & Harnischfeger, Engineers and Machinists." There are five men standing in front of and to the left of the building. Painted on the side of the building to the right of the machine shop are the words "Centennial Bell Foundry & Iron Works, Gardiner Campbell and Sons."
1886
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A standard Pawling & Harnischfeger type "AN" hoist crane in the Nordberg Erecting shop. Many parts are sitting on the shop floor.
P&H Shop Office
August 15, 1913
Men working at desks at the Pawling & Harnischfeger shop office. A row of windows is on the left, and another building can be seen through an open window.
Gas-Powered Concrete Breaker
1914
Man operating a Pawling & Harnischfeger concrete breaker on the street. The machine is stamped "Pawling & Harnischfeger Co. Milwaukee, Wis." Pedestrians are walking on the street and sidewalk near ...
P&H 20-Ton Traveling Crane in Machine Shop
circa 1900-1909
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 shop bay no. 1 at Nordberg Manufacturing Co. ...
Two P&H Type "A" Outdoor Yard Cranes
circa 1900-1909
Two Pawling & Harnischfeger type "A" outdoor yard cranes at the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. Stamped on the crane are the words "Pawling & Harnischfeger Builders, Milwaukee, Wis, Capacity 80,00...
Early P&H 6-Ton I-Beam Cranes
1910
Interior view of two early 6-ton Pawling & Harnischfeger I-Beam cranes, numbered 123 and 124. The bridges of both are an early "O" type used for short spans. The stencil on both cranes read "Pawlin...
