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Crane Operator at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1907
Description: A worker lifting a stationary gas engine frame with an overhead crane at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee ...
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Wisconsin Steel Works

Date: 1946
Description: Factory interior at International Harvester's Wisconsin Steel Works.
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Early Standard P&H Bridge Crane

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Description: Interior view of an early Pawling & Harnischfeger standard crane in a machine shop with a type "N" bridge and a type "A" trolley. There is an operator in t...
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P&H 1.5 Floor Operated Type "S" Monorail Hoist

Date: 10 11 1912
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 1.5 ton floor operated type "S" monorail hoist in the newspaper offices of the Milwaukee Leader loaded with a roll of paper....
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P&H Single Line Grab Bucket Hoist

Date: 1913
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger single line grab bucket in an unknown foundry. There is a man in a suit and tie and wearing a cap, who is holding the rope attached...
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P&H Crane Operator Cab

Date: 1914
Description: Operators cab of a Pawling & Harnischfeger crane at the Illinois Steel Co. warehouse in South Chicago.
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P&H 3-Ton Monorail Hoist with Grab Bucket

Date: 1914
Description: A Pawling & Harnischfeger monorail hoist with a grab bucket. The rail is stamped with the text "Capacity 6,000 Lbs., No. 3245". A man stands in the cab loo...
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Men Operating MEC&MC Overhead Monorail Hoist

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Description: Two men operating the hand controls of a Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company overhead monorail hoist.
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Man Next to Large Machinery at Osbourne Works

Date: 02 29 1912
Description: A man dressed in a suit and hat is standing next to a crane lifting machine crated for delivery. The wood building has tall ceilings and is filled with sta...
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Engine Testing Room at Fort Wayne Works

Date: 1930
Description: Factory workers and truck engines in the Engine Testing Room at International Harvester's Ft. Wayne Works. There is a man operating a Cleveland Crane in th...
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Manufacturing Area at McCormick Works

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Description: View looking up towards the ceiling inside a factory building. Bricks are stacked on the floor near the base of a ladder propped against a steel beam. Ther...
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View of Crane in Manufacturing Area

Date: 04 13 1915
Description: View from left of machinery mounted on brick wall at the ceiling beams, which is powering a wheel on an axle which is spinning a belt that is attached to s...
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View of Crane in Manufacturing Area

Date: 04 13 1915
Description: View from left of machinery mounted on brick wall at the ceiling beams, which is powering a wheel on an axle which is spinning a belt that is attached to s...
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View of Crane in Manufacturing Area

Date: 04 13 1915
Description: View from right of machinery mounted on a brick wall up at the ceiling beams, which is powering a wheel on an axle which is spinning a belt that is attache...
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Heat and Power Laboratory

Date: 1947
Description: Steam turbines in the Heat and Power Lab in the Mechanical Engineering Building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The lab has large windows an...

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