Photographs, ca. 1900-1927.

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Photographs, ca. 1900-1927.

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Series 1 includes sets of original glass-plate negatives taken by J.S. Huse and other photographers hired by Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, to document construction at the Cramp company; products and workrooms of subsidiary I.P. Morris Company, manufacturer of turbines; workers and details of work processes and building techniques such as welding, plating, riveting, and joinery; dry docks, launches, test runs.

1, 480 photographs (17 linear ft.)

Independence Seaport Museum

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SNAC Resource ID: 7138208

Independence Seaport Museum

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