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DW Image # 152: Men working with propellers in Balancing Dept., plant 2 (Neg #23), 1918 July 18

 Item — Box: 16, Folder: 152

Scope and Contents

Balancing Department at Plant 2 of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company July 18, 1918. The photograph shows the Balancing Department at Plant 2 of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. Employees of Dayton-Wright work to balance the aircraft propellers. The propellers are held off the ground by the small shaft that attaches them to the engine so that the balance can be tested. Other employees work on propellers in the background and various tools and supplies are seen in the room. Other buildings are visible through the windows of the room. The negative is titled "The Dayton-Wright Airplane Co. Balancing Dept. - Plant 2 - July 18-18." and labeled 23.

Dates

  • Creation: 1918 July 18

Creator

Restrictions on Access

Please use CORE Scholar, the campus online repository at http://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms152_photographs/ , to view the images for reference.

Extent

1 item(s)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Description

8x10 Glass plate negative

General

View this item (ms152_152) online in CORE Scholar: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms152_photographs/152.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
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Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
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