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Description
Interior view of the machine shop at the Portland Company, Portland, Maine, ca. 1890. "This photograph shows...the machine shop, where small castings are being machined to high tolerances. In the foreground we see a pile of casting flasks used when cast parts are made by pouring molten metal into sand molds in the foundry." - Fletcher, David H. 'The Portland Company 1846-1982. Charleston, S.C. : Arcadia Pub., 2002. 15.
About This Item
- Title: Machine shop, Portland Company, ca. 1890
- Creation Date: circa 1890
- Subject Date: circa 1890
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photoprint
- Local Code: Coll. 242, Box 29 10-5
- Collection: Portland Company records
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Metalworking industries--Maine--Portland
- Portland Company (Portland, Me.)--Interiors--Photographs
- Machine shops--1890-1900--Photographs
- Machine shops--Maine--Portland--Photographs
- Transportation equipment industries
- Railroad equipment industries
- Shipbuilding
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