Machine Operator Standing Behind Brown Horizontal Steam Engine, circa 1890
THF201373 / Machine Operator Standing Behind Brown Horizontal Steam Engine, circa 1890
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Artifact Overview
Steam engines, which powered most American factories by the late 1800s, required special attention. Factories hired skilled mechanics to keep engines - and factory operations - running smoothly. This machinist used specialized tools to maintain a horizontal engine built by the C. H. Brown Steam Engine Company of Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1890
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
43.136.6
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.375 in
Width: 10.188 in
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