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Busy Milwaukee Intersection

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Description: Busy street in Milwaukee, bustling with automobiles, pedestrians, and a streetcar. Original Falk caption reads, "Photos borrowed from Milwaukee County Tran...
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Man Welding

Date: 12 07 1955
Description: A worker welds together sections of a press slide that was later purchased by Federal Engineering and used by the automotive industry.
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Flange

Date: 11 29 1978
Description: Melvin E. Rew attends to a large flange for a mill head. This unit was purchased by Humbolt Wedag and used by Kaiser.
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Double Reduction-Reverse Gear

Date: 08 29 1967
Description: View from above of double reduction-reverse gear that is a component of a gas turbine drive. This gear was purchased by Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Compa...
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Large Mill Drive

Date: 10 29 1968
Description: Mill drive purchased by Allis Chalmers and used by Duval. Original Falk caption reads, "260 inch x 34 inch single helical split ring gear... part of a phot...
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4 Pinion BOF Drive

Date: 11 25 1968
Description: A 4 pinion BOF drive that was purchased by Pennsylvania Engineering and used by Youngstown Sheet and Tube. Original Falk caption reads, "4 pinion BOF, shaf...
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Dry Dock Hoist Drive

Date: 11 25 1968
Description: Dry dock hoist drive that is a component of a Pearlson Syncrolift. This product was later purchased by Pearlson Engineering. Original Falk caption reads, "...
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Marine Gear Unit

Date: 05 07 1969
Description: Marine gear unit ready to be shipped. This particular gear unit, a component of a Great Lakes Ore Carrier was purchased by General Motors-Electro Motive Di...
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End Head for Ball Mill

Date: 10 17 1969
Description: This product was later purchased by Fuller Company (Traylor Engineering and Manufacturing). Falk caption reads, "Estimated rough weight 46,720 pounds. Flan...
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Dredge Pump Drive

Date: 06 12 1970
Description: This dredge pump drive was purchased by Ellicott. Falk caption reads, "Special (submersible) dredge pump drive. Quad input single output, ratio 1.8214:1. 1...
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Speed Increaser for a Generator Drive

Date: 06 23 1971
Description: Speed increaser on the factory floor. This product was purchased by Allis Chalmers and used by the United States Corps of Engineers. Falk caption reads, "L...
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Speed Reducer

Date: 10 08 1971
Description: This product was purchased by Allis Chalmers and used by Kennecott Copper. Falk caption reads, "5CB3-10 BS speed reducer, ratio 7.394:1 with rifle drilled ...
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Marine Reduction Gear

Date: 01 11 1974
Description: Non-reversing marine reduction gear that was later purchased and used by Zapata for an offshore oil drilling service boat. Falk caption reads, "Nameplate r...
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Hoist Drive

Date: 04 1980
Description: Two men, Ervin Kasper and A. Chirello, attend to a large hoist drive. This unit was purchased by GHH Sterkrade and used by Union Oil/Molycorporation. Origi...
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Men Inspecting Pinion Stands

Date: 05 1965
Description: The pinion stand depicted was purchased by U.S. Steel (Allegheny Project) and then used by Gary Steel Works. The two men in the photograph are R. Haag and...
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TCD Secondary Drives

Date: 05 1965
Description: Secondary TCD drives that were purchased by U.S. Steel (Allegheny Project) and used by Gary Steel Works. Male employee in photograph is R. Moreno.
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Pinions

Date: 05 1965
Description: Pinions that were purchased by U.S. Steel (Allegheny Project) and used by Gary Steel Works. Male employee in photograph is R. Ponto.
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Twin Pinion

Date: 07 02 1970
Description: Twin pinion that was a later component of a tug on a controllable pitch propeller. This product was purchased by the Electro-Motive Division of the General...
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Large Single Helical Ring Gear

Date: 03 1977
Description: This particular unit was purchased by Allis Chalmers and used by the Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company of the Tilden II Mine.
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Large Single Helical Ring Gear

Date: 04 25 1979
Description: A large single helical ring gear hangs from the ceiling in the Falk factory. This later component of a kiln drive was purchased by Allis Chalmers and used ...

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