The world’s largest and most powerful air cooled airplane engine, the new 18 cylinder 2000 H.P. Wright Duplex-Cyclone, was announced Monday by the War department and is being inspected here by (left to right) VP George Chapline, Chief Engineer...
This collection helps to document the history of Singer Manufacturing Company during the period 1860 through 1880. After success in forming one of the first U.S. patent pools the Singer Company was ready to capitalize and built several new...
Written on back of image: "Photographed June 15, 1951. Built April-June 1951. Showing parts of the mechanical drive built for the crimper and feed aprons. Notice the two narrow feed belts. Notice horizontal [illegible], trap doors. Wet processing...
U.S. Route 7, on the grounds of Shelburne Museum; Architect: Robert H. Robertson; Date built: c. 1890; On back: "The Shelburne Museum near Burlington, Vt. features many historic items of the Yankee Kingdom, including old buildings, hardware and...
Crane Hook Church was built by the Swedes at the mouth of the Christiana River, and used until 1698 when Old Swedes Church was built. In 1896, the Historical Society of Delaware marked the site of Crane Hook with a stone monument. It is inscribed...
Crane Hook Church was built by the Swedes at the mouth of the Christiana River, and used until 1698 when Old Swedes Church was built. In 1896, the Historical Society of Delaware marked the site of Crane Hook with a stone monument. It is inscribed...
Glass block in bands surrounding the monitors and in shafts above the canopies of stainless steel at each entrance to the new Standard Register Company press shop in Dayton, OH have become the new architectural symbol of a business built on holes....
25 of these giant new type steam locomotive for freight service are being built by the PRR to draw wartime trains of 125 loaded cars at speeds in excess of 50 mph. The new engine develops more power in its working range than any steam locomotive...
This camp housed part of Hanford Engineer Works 52,000 population during WWII. Barracks pictured here sheltered construction employees of first atomic energy materials plant at Hanford, WA which DuPont designed, built and operated at the...
Hendrick begins this business letter with a paragraph about his automobiles. He compares his current steam carriage to the electric he owned before. Hendrick muses about building his own or having one built that will meet his expectations.
Hendrick is interested in their surrey though he wants to see it before he buys it. Hendrick wants a vehicle to take to California and feels that the one he currently owns is built on too contracted a scale. He also desires a boiler from them as...
Written on back of image: "Photographed June 15, 1951. Built 1949-1950. This is the first converging apron stock feed built to rest directly on top of the standard textralizer unit, using 2 1/2" diameter rolls. In general unsuccessful. New...
Written on back of image: "Original nylon unit - Built for 4000 denier and smaller, any material. Built June-July 1951. Photographed Tuesday, Sept 25, 1951. #2 of 3. This shows the general machine, drive, controls for reversing, chamber, etc....
Written on back of image: "Original Nylon Unit - Built for 4,000 denier and smaller, any material. Built June-July 1951. Photographed Tuesday, Sept. 25, 1951. #3 of 3. This is a close-up of the rolls and 4 piece saddle with clamp bar in place....
Written on back of image: "House built for Joseph Bancroft 1868. Occupied by William Poole Bancroft 1874-1928. Now occupied by John Bancroft, Jr. (1961)."
