Louis A. Cavalli Mechanical Engineering Photograph Collection, 1899-1909.

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Louis A. Cavalli Mechanical Engineering Photograph Collection, 1899-1909.

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The Louis A. Cavalli Mechanical Engineering Photograph Collection contains nine black and white photographs. The items in this collection illustrate early years of Georgia Tech and most relate specifically to the Mechanical Engineering department, including an image of the wood shop and several early years of Mechanical Engineering graduates. Box 2 houses oversized materials; several of these items are fragile.

2 linear feet (9 photographs)

Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Tech

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SNAC Resource ID: 7336528

Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Tech

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Coon, John Saylor, 1854-1938.

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John Saylor Coon was appointed the first Mechanical Engineering and Drawing Professor at the Georgia School of Technology in 1889. The first chair of the Mechanical Engineering department, in 1896 he also assumed the role of superintendent of shops. During his thirty-five year career at Georgia Tech, Coon contributed much to the growth and reputation of the school. From the description of John Saylor Coon collection, 1878-1967. (Georgia Institute of Technology). WorldCat record id: 1...

Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Mechanical Engineering

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Georgia institute of technology

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The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as Georgia Tech or Tech, was founded on October 13, 1885 as the Georgia School of Technology. The creation of the educational institution was part of the plans of Georgia leadership to reconstruct and revitalize the state's economy following the Civil War. Eighty-four candidates took the first entrance examination on October 3, 1888 and the school formally opened on October 5, 1888. Over the next several decades the school evolved from tr...

Cavalli, Louis A., 1921-2006.

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Louis A. Cavalli (1921-2006), a Georgia Tech mechanical technician, collected photographs of the Georgia Tech Mechanical Engineering department and building specifications by J. S. Coon. During World War II, Cavalli worked in the US Navy shipyards; in 1948 he moved his family to Georgia. A welder by trade, Cavalli retired from the Mechanical Engineering department of Georgia Tech in 1983. From the description of Louis A. Cavalli Mechanical Engineering Photograph Collection, 1899-1909...