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Digitized Content Erasmus D. Leavitt Papers
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Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
Calumet and Hecla Mining Company.
Leavitt, Erasmus D., 1836-1916
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
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Dates:
1871-1917
Size:
20.4 Cubic feet (3 boxes, 82 folders)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0966
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Tracings on linen of steam engines of all types, pumping, histing, air compressing, mining, material handling, power transmission, mine structures, mining machinery, and buildings by Erasmus D. Leavitt, Jr. for Calumet Heclas, Inc. of Calumet, Michigan.

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Digitized Content BOSTON, Mass.--Picture shows in excellent fashion how the black diamonds [coal] are unloaded. The boat ties up at the warf. Then the coal passers hoist the precious fuel to the proper place and dump it into chutes. From the chutes it is shot into open freight cars, which convey it to its destination. 5/6/26. 1760 photonegative
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Creators:
Underwood & Underwood
Dates:
1926
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item
Size:
1 Item (4" x 5")
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0143
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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"Steel beams hoist relay"
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Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0360
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Digitized Content "The flag is unfurled when the 174 foot spire, the last hoist, is raised and bolted into place"
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Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0360
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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"Steel being hoisted on the Empire State Building-1930." 4-1/4" x 2-21/2", unevenly trimmed at top and bottom
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Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0360
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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"Hoisting the 174 foot spire to be / bolted into place on" [sic], 3-1/4" x 4-1/4", untrimmed
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Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0360
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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"Relay-Chrysler 1929 / Steel being hoisted from one derrick to another. The shadow of the Chrysler Building in construction falls across[?] Lexington Ave. onto the Grey Bar [?] Building." 4-1/2" x 2-1/2", trimmed on all four sides
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NMAH.AC.0360
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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"The two ironworkers are bolting a tempering [extension] to the last floor, the 78 [sic] of the Chrysler. [Similar extensions] were bolted to the other three sides of the floor. This was necessary because there wasn't enough space on the last floor to work. Planks were then laid out to create an adequate work area. After this was done, the derrick was raised and used, hoist both and rivet the 185 foot span to the structure 1929." 4" x 5" copy negative
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Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0360
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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"1 section of the spire being hoisted to be assembled to a 174 foot spire and then bolted into place / Chrysler Building-1929." 4-1/4" x 2-1/2", trimmed at top and bottom
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Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0360
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Coal handling machinery
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Collection ID:
Record Unit 81
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
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