Erholm, Swedish Frighter Loading a 78.9 ton auto body press--largest single piece of machinery ever loade

Photograph

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

Erholm, Swedish Frighter Loading a 78.9 ton auto body press--largest single piece of machinery ever loade

Entry/Object ID

P-02393

Description

The press, destined for the Citroen Auto Co. at Paris, France, was built in Chicago but had to be disassembled and shipped to Milwaukee, because Chicago had no crane capable of lifting the weight.

Collection

Photograph Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Associated Press

Date made

Nov 24, 2054

Place

City

Milwaukee, WI

State/Province

Wisconsin

Country

USA

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Print, Photographic, Associated Press Wirephoto, IV-A Steam Cargo Vessel