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MEC&MC Lumber Crane in Lumber Yard

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Description: View from water of Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company lumber crane in an unknown lumber yard. The cab is stamped "Milwaukee Electric Crane & ...
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Flatbed Rail Car Loaded with MEC&MC Crane Parts

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Description: 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 assem...
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MEC&MC Grab Bucket Crane at Cement Factory

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Description: Elevated view of Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company grab bucket crane on the exterior of the Calaveras Cement Factory. A sign on the crane re...
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MEC&MC Bridge Crane In Lumber Warehouse

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Description: Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company bridge crane in an unidentified lumber warehouse. A sign on the crane reads "The Milwaukee Crane," and the...
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Two MEC&MC Bridge Cranes Over Assembly Floor

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Description: Two Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company bridge cranes over an assembly floor, possibly that of the Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Co...
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MEC&MC Gantry Crane Constructing a Bridge

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Description: Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company gantry crane involved with the construction of a bridge. There is a sign on the crane that reads "The Milw...
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MEC&MC Type "AO" Crane in Sugar Refining Operation

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Description: Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company type "AO" crane equipped with three trolleys in the American Sugar Refining Co.
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MEC&MC Type "AO" Crane in Sugar Refining Operation

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Description: Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company type "AO" crane equipped with three trolleys in the American Sugar Refining Co. Two men are in the cab. Th...
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MEC&MC Gantry Crane Constructing the L.I.R.R.

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Description: Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company gantry crane involved with the construction of the Long Island Railroad. There is a sign on the crane that...
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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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MEC&MC Gantry Crane with Auxiliary Hoist

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Description: Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company gantry crane unloading railroad cars at the Fisher Body Co. There is a sign that reads "The Milwaukee Cran...
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MEC&MC Gantry Crane with Dual Hooks

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Description: A Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company gantry crane with dual hooks, one standard, and the other a magnetic unit, used for unloading train cars...
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MEC&MC Sales and Product Displays

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Description: Various Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company crane parts and other products are on display at the factory's sales floor. Signs read "Milwaukee ...
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MEC&MC 15-Ton Type "N" Bridge with Type "A" Trolley

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Description: Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company 15-Ton type "N" bridge crane with a type "A" trolley and a standard bottom block. The crane is loading mat...
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MEC&MC Single Leg Gantry Crane

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Description: Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company single leg gantry crane handling steel at the Racor Pacific Frog and Switch Works. There are a couple of m...
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P&H Gantry Crane Lifting Railroad Car

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Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger gantry crane with a specifically designed drive for handling railroad cars. Two men stand below the crane.
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MEC&MC Type "G" Trolley with Type "O" Bridge

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Description: Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company specially designed low-head type "O" bridge crane with a type "G" trolley lifting a beam. There is an oper...
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MEC&MC Single Leg Half Ton Gantry Crane

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Description: Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company half ton single leg gantry crane in a steel operation. There is a driver in a truck beneath the crane, and...
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MEC&MC Gantry Crane

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Description: Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company gantry crane over a railroad track and piles of lumber, with a building on the right. There is a sign that...
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MEC&MC Half Ton Floor Operated Auxiliary Hoist

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Description: Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company floor operated half ton auxiliary hoist. The hoist assembly is marked "1,000 Lbs," and is above a set of d...

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