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Flatbed Rail Car Loaded with MEC&MC Crane Parts
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A flatbed rail car, possibly on the packing floor at the Milwaukee Electric Crane Co., loaded with trolleys, motors, cases, and other parts needed to assemble various Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company cranes. The sign on the crane reads "Milwaukee Electric Crane & Mfg. Co., Incorporated, Milwaukee, Wis." and "Stone & Webster, Incorporated, Engineers-Builders, Boston, New York, Chicago, San Francisco." The freight car is from the C.&N.W. Railway.
circa 1890-1899
Publication Information
| Date Created | circa 1890-1899 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Extent | 1 photograph |
| Dimensions | 26 x 21 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Harnischfeger Corporation photographs and negatives, circa 1890-circa 1970 |
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| Call Number | PH 6015.370 |
| Catalog Record | https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999465639202121 |
| Finding Aid | https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ph06015 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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