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- Men Pouring Copper in the Quincy Smelter, Hancock, Michigan, circa 1906 -
- circa 1906
- Collections - Artifact
Men Pouring Copper in the Quincy Smelter, Hancock, Michigan, circa 1906
- Hot Metal Ladle -
- Collections - Artifact
Hot Metal Ladle
- Pickling Metal Crankcases and Other Parts to Remove Surface Impurities, Ford Rouge Plant, 1936 - At its peak in the 1930s, Ford Motor Company's massive Rouge factory employed more than 100,000 workers. The complex included more than 15 million square feet of floor space and 120 miles of conveyors that turned out a new car every 49 seconds. In 1936, when this photo was taken, the people of Ford built more than 790,000 automobiles.
- March 10, 1936
- Collections - Artifact
Pickling Metal Crankcases and Other Parts to Remove Surface Impurities, Ford Rouge Plant, 1936
At its peak in the 1930s, Ford Motor Company's massive Rouge factory employed more than 100,000 workers. The complex included more than 15 million square feet of floor space and 120 miles of conveyors that turned out a new car every 49 seconds. In 1936, when this photo was taken, the people of Ford built more than 790,000 automobiles.
- Women Working with Metal, 1890-1915 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <em>New York Herald</em>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- 1890-1915
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Women Working with Metal, 1890-1915
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- American Beauty Model 3128 Soldering Iron, circa 1930 -
- circa 1930
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American Beauty Model 3128 Soldering Iron, circa 1930
- "Pouring Copper," Quincy Smelter, Hancock Michigan, circa 1906 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. It had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, many of which were colored using the company's patented "Phostint" process. Popular "Phostint" postcards, the Detroit Publishing Company claimed, were delicately "executed in Nature's Coloring" to be truthful, tasteful, beautiful, and educational.
- circa 1906
- Collections - Artifact
"Pouring Copper," Quincy Smelter, Hancock Michigan, circa 1906
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. It had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, many of which were colored using the company's patented "Phostint" process. Popular "Phostint" postcards, the Detroit Publishing Company claimed, were delicately "executed in Nature's Coloring" to be truthful, tasteful, beautiful, and educational.
- Metalworking Dolly Used by Phil Remington, 1969-2012 - Phil Remington was one of racing's greatest fabricators and metalworkers. He worked alongside innovators like Lance Reventlow, Carroll Shelby, and Dan Gurney throughout his 70-year career. "Rem" used this dolly -- for forming curves in sheet metal -- during his four decades at Dan Gurney's All American Racers.
- 1969-2012
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Metalworking Dolly Used by Phil Remington, 1969-2012
Phil Remington was one of racing's greatest fabricators and metalworkers. He worked alongside innovators like Lance Reventlow, Carroll Shelby, and Dan Gurney throughout his 70-year career. "Rem" used this dolly -- for forming curves in sheet metal -- during his four decades at Dan Gurney's All American Racers.
- D. Chamberlain Lathe, circa 1865 -
- circa 1865
- Collections - Artifact
D. Chamberlain Lathe, circa 1865
- "American Machinist," Bound Volume, January 3-December 26, 1895 - Henry Ford and other inventors kept up-to-date on the latest automotive developments with magazines like <em>American Machinist</em>. Ford's Quadricycle engine was based on the one in this 1895 issue.
- 1895
- Collections - Artifact
"American Machinist," Bound Volume, January 3-December 26, 1895
Henry Ford and other inventors kept up-to-date on the latest automotive developments with magazines like American Machinist. Ford's Quadricycle engine was based on the one in this 1895 issue.
- F. E. Reed & Company Lathe, Used by Henry Ford, circa 1894 -
- circa 1894
- Collections - Artifact
F. E. Reed & Company Lathe, Used by Henry Ford, circa 1894