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MEC&MC Type "AN" Crane
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Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company type "AN" crane at the Western Avenue Pumping Station with men working on various levels of the structure. The crane is stamped "Milwaukee Electric Crane & Mfg. Co., 20 Tons, No. 728" and there is a sign that reads "The Milwaukee Crane."
circa 1910-1919
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