Historic Manufacturing Scenes

Black and white vintage photographs of manufacturing processes, featuring workers and machinery in factories, emphasizing historical industrial activities.

Vintage Photograph. Caterpillar Tractor Co. Peoria, Ill-Drilling and boring holes in side of D8 tractor main frame.

Vintage Photograph. Caterpillar Tractor Co. Peoria, Ill-Drilling and boring holes in side of D8 tractor main frame.

2 Pounder anti-tank gun. July 1, 1941.

An assembly hall of the Aviolaland aircraft factory in Papendrecht around 1950, where various aircraft for the marine air shipping service (MLD) and the Royal Netherlands Air Force (KLU) were (co-part) built and maintained.

A large British marine engine works. Here the various parts from the foundry and blacksmith's shop are machined and assembled. All the many items, making up marine engines are finally assembled in theengine pit, just as the ship's frames and plates go out to the building berth for erection. September 21, 1951.

Interior SRJ-Stockholm-Rimbo Workshop

View of the N.S. station Amsterdam Sloterdijk in Amsterdam.

Image of making miniature models for the railway model in Madurodam by employees of the central workshop of the N.S. in Haarlem.

Påhlsson's Bakery, Malmö

Production of engines, axles and other car manufacturing parts at the Opel plant in Bochum, Germany, 08.07.1975, Europe

Continuous cold rolling mill, Munkfors use.

Main Workshop in Östersund

Vintage photograph. Assembly of crankshaft, piston, and connecting rod at Hudson Motor Car Co.

Transport path Made from the workshop share company Mekelo in Hälsingborg.

Indianapolis, Indiana: c. 1955 Workers at the Allison Transmission factory.

Weaver at the textile institute in Borås.

Production line T.B.V. License building of Gloster Meteor F.MK .4 Junction aircraft from the Royal Air Force in the Aviolaland aircraft factory. Various aircraft for the KLU and the Marine Aastery Service (MLD) were built by Aviolaland.

Vintage Photograph. Interior of Pratt and Whitney Company plant near West Palm Beach Florida The Company produces and tests jet and rocket engines.

The limited company Electrolux, Stockholm.Lindanding department. Anchor and state manufacturing for electric motors.

Male Workers, Printing Department, National Cash Register, Dayton, Ohio, USA, William Henry Jackson for Detroit Publishing Company, 1902

Munkfors use in Värmland. New Härdrverket in 1930.

Production line t.b.v. License building of Gloster Meteor F.MK.4 Hunting aircraft from the Royal Air Force in the Aviolaland Aircraft Factory. Various aircraft for the KLU and the Marine Aastery Service (MLD) were built by Aviolaland.

Vintage photograph. Women sewing in factory

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

Assembly hall for aircraft and aircraft parts in the Aviolaland aircraft factory around 1950. Various aircraft for the Marine air shipping service (MLD) and the Royal Air Force (KLU) (co-part) were built by Aviolaland.

Unites States: c. 1929 Workers machining metal parts in a factory.

Thousands Chinese Workers Assured Livelihood -- Japanese engineers have made vast improvements on standard weaving machines, and these have been adopted in the mills in Shaghai. The elaborate series of machines shown above, for instance, gives the required tension to fabrics, correcting inequalities and strengthening the texture. The building itself which houses the machines with its high ceiling and abundance of natural light, is a decided factor for promoting efficiency and preserving the health of workers. July 01, 1939. (Photo by Japan Photo Library).

Manual labour in the car industry, as here at Opel in Bochum in 1970, was still dominant over automation, Germany, Europe

Interior of the N.V. Drukkerij v/h L.E. Bosch & Zn. (publisher of ao the Utrechtsch Dagblad, Oudegracht 172-176) in Utrecht: Snelpersprintkerij.

Bicycle factory in the 1950s. A worker at the bicycle manufacturer Monark in Varberg. On the production line are womens bicycle models being assembled. Sweden 1956

Vintage Photograph. Caterpillar Tractor Co-Peoria, Ill.- Steelweld cutting press.

Man in workshop environment.

Company recordings Army shops, October 1976.

Anefo photo collection. Production at DAF-trucks Eindhoven considering strike in Belgium; Employees in conversation after shuttles production. March 9, 1978. Belgium, Eindhoven

Engines are tested and assembled - held by mechanical arm in Ford motor Co.

Anefo photo collection. Assignment the company BOM at Sigfried. March 13, 1957

AB Svenska Railway workshops Falun, 3-4/10-61. Wagon production

Production line. Various aircraft for the KLU and the Marine Aastery Service (MLD) were built by Aviolaland.

The limited company Nordic silk cellulose. Acetate foliage machine.

Motor vehicle factory, 1928 , New Zealand, by Gordon Burt, Gordon H. Burt Ltd.

Vintage Photograph. Men working in Paper milling factory.

The frigidaire department. Refrigerator. >>

Instrument Hangar Of The 2Nd Base Air Depot At Lancashire, England. 15 September 1944.

Bruneau Foundry, Orleans. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Building B-17s

Machine hall.

Army shops, gunmaker, fal rifle.

Pre-War View of Krupp Steel Works, ESsen, in the Ruhr, GermanyThis pre-war view of the Krupp Steel Works in Essen, in the Ruhr, Germany, is serviced for use in connection with possible news developments. March 5, 1945. (Photo by U.S. Office of War Information Picture).

Vintage photograph. Television assembly line at the Crosley Division

Car assembly on current bands at AB English car factory. 1/10 1934.

British Bicycles For The World - Millions of parts are passed through a chrome- bath, the largest of its kind in Britain, to be plated. The Welfare section of the factory attends to all members problems, and the staff nurse tours the factory to see that workers are free from cuts and scratches that may become infected if left unattended. July 09, 1951.;British Bicycles For The World - Millions of parts are passed through a chrome- bath, the largest of its kind in Britain, to be plated. The Welfa

Träminsvepare Bonding keel M.M.Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

Replacement of wheels at AB Gävle cart workshop.

Interieur van Drukkerij J. van Boekhoven N.V. (Begijnehof 7) in Utrecht, during the printing of the 1970 Spoorboekje for the N.S.

Manufacture of electric batteries: MWJ Jenks's Electrical Accumulator Company, New York, USA. Engraving 1887

Machine Tool Plant G.S.P.. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Vintage Photograph. Auto assembly line of the Volkswagen beetle. Frame 2

Påhlsson's Bakery, Malmö

reparto controllo e montaggio dei motori fiat per aeroplani, 1960

Vintage Photograph. The Ginaca machine removes shells, ends and cores from pineapples.

Steel Replaces Copper in Ammunition - Cartoucherie National de Valence, Rhone River. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Anefo photo collection. Frisiana in Leeuwarden officially opened by Minister J. E. Andriessen. Minister Andriessen during the tour at the driving workers. September 16, 1963. Friesland, Leeuwarden

The clothing company Junex. Great workshop hall.

Vintage photograph. Welding screw spot welding quarter panel and rear deck

Anefo photo collection. Marvo (7346) Gunning canon 4.7 inch. April 22, 1949

Salt packaging in a factory

Vintage photograph. Five diesel engines and two natural gas engines driving pipeline pumps

Anefo photo collection. Sugar exhibition stands pare. April 27, 1952

The Employment of Women in Britain, 1914-1918 Female workers operate a cutting machine at a Cheshire biscuit factory, September 1918.

Production line. Various aircraft for the KLU and the Marine Aastery Service (MLD) were built by Aviolaland.

Gustaf Eriksson's metal factory, Eskilstuna.

Interior from Ljuste- Woxna Companies Wallboard Factory, 1947.Take machine for hard plates.

Assembly line of F-86 Sabre Jets

Workers Packing Salmon into Cans, Columbia River Packing Association, Astoria, Oregon, USA, Russell Lee, Farm Security Administration, September 1941

Launching of Sub-Chaser P-5. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

SNCASE Aircraft Factory (Armagnac). Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Mounting work for four-stroke engines. Hesselman engine.

The VW plant in Hanover-Stoecken, shown here on 7. 12. 1971, was temporarily shut down with the production of commercial vehicles, Germany, Europe

The laundry on the Marine Barracks Sorido in Biak.

Vintage photograph. Painted hoods are placed on a conveyer in the paint shop and travel to final assembly plant

Post Office Workroom, Washington, D.C., USA, Harris & Ewing, February 1907

Anefo photo collection. Strike at Hoogovens, empty central workshop, overview. February 21, 1973

Industry during the First World War Female workers operate a cutting machine at a Cheshire biscuit factory during the First World War.

Cecil Beaton Photographs- Tyneside Shipyards, 1943.

General Motors Assembly Plant, Petone, circa 1936, Petone, by Ken Niven, Gordon H. Burt Ltd.

SOLLAC Steel Mill. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Jobs in a chocolate factory of the Coop Group 9.7.1974 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. A factory hall (spinning mill). September 20, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

U.S. Tanks Roll of Assembly Lines - "General Sherman" tanks, the type which helped smash Marshall Rommel's iixis armies in Egypt and Libya, roll in ever-increasing quantities off American factory assembly lines. This is a view of part of one company's factory in the U.S. Midwest. Eleven of the corporation's plants send tank parts to this assembly room. February 08, 1943. (Photo by Interphoto News Pictures, Inc.).

Production of engines, axles and other car manufacturing parts at the Opel plant in Bochum, Germany, 08.07.1975, Europe

Vintage Photograph. Parker Pen Co in the metal department pen and pencil cas and clips are made and assembled.

Schullström & Sjöström's factory Södermanland.

Manual labour in the car industry, as here at Opel in Bochum in 1970, was still dominant over automation, Germany, Europe

Factory , Armories, Ordnance industry, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Vintage Photograph. Press operators performing the operation of piercing the laminations used in the rotor and field of household refrigerator motor of the compressor

Hemköp, Älvsjö. In conjunction with the industrial track being put into operation

Anefo photo collection. Command Nordisk. European Space Center between Northwij Katwijk. Interior. July 18, 1967. Katwijk, Noordwijk

Interior of the central workshop of the N.S. in Tilburg: brake department.

Diesel engine assembly line of the caterpillar tractor Company, Peoria, Illinois

Men and women working on a radio assembly line in Washington D.C. area. 1925.

Anefo photo collection. The company of Porter Precision Products in Weesp is occupied by employees. Machines are dismantled. January 9, 1974. Noord-Holland, Weesp

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