Mechanical Landscapes

A medley of all kinds of engineering, industrial and mechanical stuff, some of my own off my websites www.mechanicallandscapes.com and www.theviewfromthenorth.org, and some from my own archives of images from books and the web.

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The log train passes through the lumber camp en route to Rhinelander, Wisconsin, where the sawmill of the lumbercamp is located

The log train passes through the lumber camp en route to Rhinelander, Wisconsin, where the sawmill of the lumbercamp is located

Click on image to view at a larger size Title: The log train passes through the lumber camp en route to Rhinelander, Wisconsin, where the sawmill of the lumbercamp is located Date: Apr-May 1937 Photographer: Russell Lee Source: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017763905/ (link correct at time of publication)

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Lieutenant Mike Hunter, Army pilot assigned to Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, California

Lieutenant Mike Hunter, Army pilot assigned to Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, California

Click on image to view at a larger size Title: Lieutenant Mike Hunter, Army pilot assigned to Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, California Date: October 1942 Photographer: Alfred T.Palmer Source: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017878926/

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Loading Steamer During High Water, March 23rd 1903 New Orleans, Louisiana

Loading Steamer During High Water, March 23rd 1903 New Orleans, Louisiana

Click on image to view at a larger size Title: Loading Steamer During High Water, March 23rd 1903 New Orleans, LA Date: 1903 Photographer: Detroit Publishing Co Source: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2016803103/ (link correct at time of publication)

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SS Franconia

Click on image to view at a larger size Title: SS Franconia Date: 1911 Photographer: Detroit Publishing Company Source: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2016806555/ (link correct at time of publication)

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S.S. Cymric, White Star Line

S.S. Cymric, White Star Line

Click on image to view at a larger size Title: SS Cymric, White Star Line Date: 1901 Photographer: Detroit Publishing Company Source: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2016804977/ (link correct at time of publication)

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Pennsylvania Railroad ore docks, unloading ore from a lake freighter by means of Hulett unloaders, Cleveland, Ohio

Pennsylvania Railroad ore docks, unloading ore from a lake freighter by means of Hulett unloaders, Cleveland, Ohio

Click on image to view at a larger size Title: Pennsylvania R.R. ore docks, unloading ore from a lake freighter by means of Hulett unloaders, Cleveland, Ohio Date: May 1943 Photographer: Jack Delano Source: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017878198/ (link correct at time of publication)

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Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana

Click on image to view at a larger size Title: Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. The train pulls out of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad yard Date: January 1943 Photographer: Jack Delano Source: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017842309/ (link correct at time of publication)

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Crossing the Detroit River in winter

Crossing the Detroit River in winter

Click on image to view at a larger size Title: Crossing the Detroit River in winter Date: 1905 Photographer: Detroit Publishing Company Source: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2016795254/ (link correct at time of publication)

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Westbound Santa Fe Railroad freight train waiting in a siding to meet an eastbound train, Ricardo, New Mexico

Westbound Santa Fe Railroad freight train waiting in a siding to meet an eastbound train, Ricardo, New Mexico

Click on image to view at a larger size Title: West-bound Santa Fe R.R. freight train waiting in a siding to meet an east bound train, Ricardo, New Mexico Date: March 1943 Photographer: Jack Delano Source: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017878116/ (link correct at time of publication)

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Chicago and North Western Railway viaduct over Des Moines River, near Boone, Iowa

Chicago and North Western Railway viaduct over Des Moines River, near Boone, Iowa

Click on image to view at a larger size Title: C. & N.W. Ry. [i.e. Chicago & North Western Railway] viaduct over Des Moines River, near Boone, Iowa Date: Photographer: Source: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2016808822/ (link correct at time of publication)

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Hamburg American Steamer Augusta Victoria

Hamburg American Steamer Augusta Victoria

Click on image to view at a larger size Title: Hamburg American Str Agusta Victoria Date: between 1890 and 1900 Photographer: Detroit Publishing Company Source: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2016805757/ (correct at time of publishing) Notes (from Wikipedia) Augusta Victoria, later Auguste Victoria, placed in service in 1889 and named for Empress Augusta Victoria, wife of German Emperor…

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Steamer North Land at dock, Mackinac Island, Michigan

Steamer North Land at dock, Mackinac Island, Michigan

Click on image to view at a larger size Title: Steamer North Land at dock, Mackinac Island, Mich. Date: between 1900 and 1910 Photographer: Detroit Publishing Company Source: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2016809435/ (link correct at time of publication)

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Floating dry dock, Great Lakes Engineering Works

Floating dry dock, Great Lakes Engineering Works

Click on image to view at a larger size Title: Floating dry dock, Great Lakes Engineering Works Date: 1906 Photographer: Detroit Publishing Company Source: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2016812952/ (link correct at time of publication)

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Board of Commerce excursion, City of Cleveland, Detroit, Michigan

Board of Commerce excursion, City of Cleveland, Detroit, Michigan

Click on image to view a larger version Title: Board of Commerce excursion, City of Cleveland, Detroit, Michigan Date: 1910 Photographer: Detroit Publishing Company Source: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2016810384/

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Aircraft Hanno

Click on image to view at a larger size Title: Aircraft Hanno Date: 1935 Photographer: American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Source: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2019703252/ (link correct at time of publication)

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Jackknife Bridge, Chicago, Illinois

Jackknife Bridge, Chicago, Illinois

Click on image to view at a larger size Title: Jackknife Bridge, Chicago, Ill. Date: 1907 Photographer: Detroit Publishing Company Source: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2016813803/ (link correct at time of publication)

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Cleaning an engine near the roundhouse, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, Bensenville, Illinois

Cleaning an engine near the roundhouse, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, Bensenville, Illinois

Click on image to view at a larger size Title: Cleaning an engine near the roundhouse, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, Bensenville, Illinois Date: April 1943 Photographer: Jack Delano Source: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017878184/ (link correct at time of publication)

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