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Atlas Imperial Diesel Engine Company photographs and ephemera [graphic]
BANC PIC 2000.019--PICLOCAL
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Title:

Atlas Imperial Diesel Engine Company photographs and ephemera

Creator/Contributor:

Atlas Imperial Diesel Engine Company, creator

Abstract:

Includes views of vehicles, machinery, and job sites employing Atlas engines. Includes pumps and other machinery, tractors, steam shovels, dredges, etc. Sites include oil fields, Grand Coulee Dam, Kaiser Paving Co. facilities, the Colorado River Aqueduct, Casalco Dam, San Francisco Airport, Oregon Caves, mines, and numerous other locations from the Pacific Coast to New Orleans to Minneapolis, with a few views from Virgin Islands facilities. Appears to include other gas engines in addition to diesel.

Date:

ca. 1930-ca. 1945? (issued)

Subject:

Diesel motor industry -- United States -- Photographs
Engines -- Photographs
Machinery industry -- California -- Photographs

Note:

Each image bears alphanumeric filing code. Received in two binders labelled "Installations" which were arranged in filing code order, plus 15 unbound photographs (now in Binder 3).
Company based Chicago, Illinois, but some trade fair images indicate present material may be from their Oakland, Calif. branch.

Type:

graphic

Physical Description:

graphic
photoprint
ca. 280 photographic prints : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller. + printed and ms. ephemera.

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC PIC 2000.019--PICLOCAL

Origin:

United States