Two Machinists Standing with Brown Horizontal Engine, circa 1910

THF201379 / Two Machinists Standing with Brown Horizontal Engine, circa 1910
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Artifact Overview

Steam engines, which powered most American factories at the turn of the 20th century, required special attention. Factories hired skilled mechanics to keep engines - and factory operations - running smoothly and reliably. These machinists maintained a horizontal engine built by the C. H. Brown Steam Engine Company of Fitchburg, Massachusetts.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

circa 1910

Subject Date

circa 1910

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

43.136.5

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10.125 in
Width: 8.125 in

Two Machinists Standing with Brown Horizontal Engine, circa 1910