Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Link Belt Company Photographs

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0997
Creators:
Link Belt Company
Dates:
1915-1967.
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
1 Cubic foot
3 boxes
Repository:
The photographs relate to the Link Belt Company, a manufacturer of industrial equipment.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Photographs, including cyanotypes, of factory and industrial equipment, especially industrial belts for sand and gravel companies and for the wood, pulp and paper industry.

Arrangement

Arrangement
The photographs are arranged in chronological order by accession number, but roughly grouped in order by type of equipment: water screens and conveyors. Within those subjects, the photographs are roughly arranged by type of mill or plant (e.g., pulp and paper, quarry, glass, etc.) Photographs from the same companies are grouped together. Most photographs are captioned and some are dated.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
: Formed in 1906, the Link Belt Company was formed from several smaller concerns, the earliest of which was involved in the manufacture of detachable chain links. As Link Belt grew, its product line grew to include numerous types of industrial equipment including chains, bearings, boiler equipment, hoppers, loaders, gears, and other products. By the 1920s, the company, based in Chicago, had plants in several cities. In the 1960s they were purchased by FMC Corporation.

Administration

Author
Archives Center Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
This collection was purchased by the National Museum of American History's Division of Engineering and Industry from Xerxes Fine Books, 1990.
Custodial History
Collection transferred from the Division of Engineering and Industry (now Division of Work and Industry) to the Archives Center in 2007.
Processing Information
Collection processed by the Division of Work and Industry, 2007.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Preferred Citation
Link Belt Company Photographs, 1915-1967, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Quarries and quarrying Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sand and gravel industry Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Papermaking Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pulp mills Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs -- 1900-1950 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Belt industry Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cyanotypes Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Glass manufacture Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Conveyor belts Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Conveying machinery industry Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Conveying machinery Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs -- 1950-2000 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Paper mills Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Logging Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Industrial equipment industry -- 1910-1970 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Industrial equipment -- 1910-1970 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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