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| Description: | Elevated panoramic view of the Gisholt Machine Company, 1245 East Washington Avenue. |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | Madison-Kipp Corporation, 2824 Atwood Avenue entrance. The building was built in 1918 by the US government to manufacture guns for World War I. It was own... |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | A machine and repair shop, 228 East Main Street, shows an example of the Dutch style front. The shop was originally the Frank J. Fleckenstein residence. |
| Date: | 08 06 1944 |
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| Description: | Five speakers at the Gisholt Machine Company picnic, taken at the Blooming Grove carnival grounds. Left to right: Marion "Red" Borland, president of Gishol... |
| Date: | 07 27 1946 |
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| Description: | Interior view of Madison Armature Parts Company. Three men are standing in front of the counter with displays of flowers (opening day). The men are (?): Ja... |
| Date: | 08 20 1947 |
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| Description: | Display of a 50-ton machine, developed by the Gisholt Machine Company, that will help speed up production of automobile crankshafts. W.A. Smlja, on the lef... |
| Date: | 11 03 1914 |
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| Description: | Interior view of the power house with the Allis-Chalmers generators installed. |
| Date: | 12 07 1955 |
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| Description: | A worker welds together sections of a press slide that was later purchased by Federal Engineering and used by the automotive industry. |
| Date: | 03 03 1956 |
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| Description: | Two long-time Falk employees, Bob Quitzow and Frank Ruscitti, work in the gas cutting department. Original Falk caption reads: "View of 'Bug' cutting Depar... |
| Date: | 03 02 1956 |
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| Description: | A seamless pipe fitting sits atop a railroad car, ready to be shipped. Later purchased and used by Elmes & Kings. Original Falk caption reads: "14' high-78... |
| Date: | 04 14 1956 |
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| Description: | View of the manufacturing process of vacuum chucks. Used for skin milling, this particular order, according to an original Falk caption, "covers four dupli... |
| Date: | 04 14 1956 |
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| Description: | Two men simultaneously weld. According to an original Falk caption, "rough weight. 72000 pound est.-Unit was rough machine to with [sic]. 1/4 inch o... |
| Date: | 04 14 1956 |
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| Description: | View of the manufacturing process of vacuum chucks. Used for skin milling, this particular order, according to an original Falk caption, "covers four dupli... |
| Date: | 06 15 1956 |
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| Description: | Single helical mills gear that was later purchased by Nordberg and used by Universal Atlas Cement Company of Milwaukee. Original Falk caption reads: "23/29... |
| Date: | 09 04 1956 |
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| Description: | A view looking west of several workers in the Heat Treating Department of the Falk Corporation. |
| Date: | 08 24 1956 |
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| Description: | Purchased by Allis Chalmers and used by the Marquette Cement Company, original Falk caption reads:"M.O. NO. 5541-0574 & 5520-7424. Type of Unit, 12 1/2 GDA... |
| Date: | 10 09 1956 |
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| Description: | Original Falk caption reads: "Mill Gears, 21 or 22.289T, 1 1/2 DP, 26 inch F. 100 hp, 18.3 rpm mills." Purchaser was Allis Chalmers and it was used by the ... |
| Date: | 02 14 1957 |
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| Description: | A male employee stands near a screw press washer. The speed reducer shown is a Right Angle, Double Red. Later purchased and used by the American Boxboard C... |
| Date: | 03 13 1957 |
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| Description: | Described by the orginial Falk caption with "91 teeth, .77039 DP, 12 inch Face Meshes with 15 tooth pinion. Gear is shown on Drawing 317096 and Pinion on 2... |
| Date: | 04 03 1957 |
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| Description: | Man measuring Drive Gear that was later purchased by Foster Wheeler Corporation and used by Pennsylvania Power & Light Company of Sunbury Station, Shamokin... |
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