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City of Madison Water Well No. 4
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Interior of pumphouse for City of Madison well no. 4, 5 N. Randall Avenue, showing the Electric Machinery Co. motor driven by Sullivan angle compound air compressor and an airlift. Water is pumped into the mains with an Allis-Chalmers motor driven horizontal centrifugal pump.
February 25, 1932
McVicar, Angus Boyd, 1903-1964
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WHi 18046
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Pumping Station Switchboard
August 2, 1931
Switchboard at City of Madison water well no. 4 pumping station, 5 N. Randall Street.
Centrifugal Pump
September 15, 1966
240P double piloted coupling. This coupling helps compile the centrifugal pump that was purchased by Foster Wheeler Corporation and later used by Commonweath Edison. Falk caption reads, "Vertical c...
Centrifugal Compressor
January 17, 1978
William Kozlowski, a Falk employee, inspects a centrifugal compressor. This particular unit was purchased and used by the Cities Service Oil Company.
Dredge Pump Drive
June 12, 1970
This dredge pump drive was purchased by Ellicott. Falk caption reads, "Special (submersible) dredge pump drive. Quad input single output, ratio 1.8214:1. 100 rpm input, 182 rpm output, service rati...
Pumping Station
Exterior of a wooden water pumping station in a wooded area. Caption reads: "Pumping Station at Stuttgart on Cotton Belt, Near Jonesboro, Ark."
Worker at City Water Works
November 20, 1933
John Hines dismantling one of two out-of-date pumps at the Madison Water Works, 311 N. Hancock Street, a job he obtained through the CWA (Civil Works Administration).
