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P&H Monorail Hoist with Lumber Handling Unit

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Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger monorail hoist with lumber unit. The sign on the cab reads "Pawling & Harnischfeger Co., Milwaukee, Wis." and there is a man in the...
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Gas-Powered Concrete Breaker

Date: 1914
Description: Man operating a Pawling & Harnischfeger concrete breaker on the street. The machine is stamped "Pawling & Harnischfeger Co. Milwaukee, Wis." Pedestrians ar...
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P&H 3-Ton Monorail Hoist

Date: 1912
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 3-ton monorail hoist with lumber handling unit operated by a man. There is a small shed in the background. The I-beam is stamped "P...
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P&H Trade Show Display

Date: 09 1911
Description: A trade show display for Pawling & Harnischfeger cranes and hoists at the Merchants & Manufacturers Association Expo featuring a single-line grab bucket.
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P&H 3-Ton Monorail Hoist Lowering Lumber

Date: 1912
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 3-ton monorail hoist crane with lumber unit lowering its load at American Lumberman. There is an operator in the cab, and men on th...
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P&H Exterior Type "AN" Hoist with Grab Bucket

Date: 1914
Description: A Pawling & Harnischfeger type "AN" hoist with a grab bucket and an enclosed trolley over railroad tracks with a train car underneath it. The crane is stam...
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P&H 3-Ton Monorail Hoist in Lumber Storage Racks

Date: 1911
Description: A Pawling & Harnischfeger 3-ton monorail hoist in lumber storage racks. There's a man in the cab, and another man standing at the bottom of one of the stac...
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First P&H Manufacturing Storefront

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Description: The exterior of the first Pawling & Harnischfeger storefront from across a street. The text in the windows reads "Panyard Machinery & Pattern Works," "Mfrs...
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P&H 5-Ton Monorail Hoist Loading Lumber onto Barge

Date: 1913
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 5-ton monorail hoist with a lumber handling unit, possibly in Pensacola, Florida. The monorail track extends over the dock to permi...
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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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Lumber Storage Yard

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view from three monorail hoist crane tracks at the Pacific Lumber Co. lumber storage yard. Three smokestacks are in the background.
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Street Cleaner

Date: 1914
Description: Street cleaner cleaning a street. A man and boy stand on the opposite sidewalk watching. Another street cleaner is on the left. Perhaps in Milwaukee.
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MEC&MC Lumber Crane in Lumber Storage Area

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Description: Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company lumber crane in a lumber storage area at the Long Bell Lumber Company. The sign on the crane reads "The Mi...
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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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